The Mpox Biology, Outcome, Transmission and Epidemiology Project - HIV Immunization and Vaccination Against Mpox eXposure Trial

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Biological
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 2
SUMMARY

This is an open-label, phase 2, immunogenicity and safety trial of the MVA-BN vaccine for the prevention of mpox in adults living with HIV with different level of CD4 counts in Kinshasa, DRC. The study team aims to investigate whether the administration of 2 standard subcutaneous doses of the Modified Vaccinia Ankara of Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccine given 28 days apart, is immunogenic and safe when administered to People Living with HIV (PLHIV) with different levels of CD4 counts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Enrollment will be stratified according to three different subgroups based on CD4 counts assessed during visit 1A: \<200 cells/µL; 200 to 499 cells/µL; ≥ 500 cells/µL. A total of 600 participants will be included in the trial, with 200 participants per subgroup. All participants will be invited to 6 trial visits over a period of 7 months. This study will take place in cooperation with the National Programme for the Fight against AIDS (PNLS), the 'Programme Elargi de Vaccination (PEV)' and the 'Institut National de Santé Publique (INSP)'. As part of the response to the current mpox epidemic in DRC, a large cohort of about 10,000 individuals living in Kinshasa will be vaccinated in this program. Vaccination will take place in the Centre Hospitalier Kabinda (CHK) and the Pakadjuma Health Centre. All people living with HIV (PLHIV) with the intention to be vaccinated in the CHK, will be asked for their willingness to participate in the MBOTE-HIVAX clinical trial until the sample size of 600 participants needed for this clinical trial is reached.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 45
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 45 years at time of informed consent

• Able and willing to provide written informed consent

• Infected with HIV and receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) for ≥ 8 weeks prior to study entry and vaccination

• Preparedness to follow the study schedule

• Willingness to use contraception for 1 month after each vaccination (only for women of childbearing potential)

Locations
Other Locations
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Centre Hospitalier Kabinda
RECRUITING
Kinshasa
Contact Information
Primary
Stefanie Bracke, MD
sbracke@itg.be
+32 3 3455580
Backup
Elke Verlodt, MSc
everlodt@itg.be
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-08-04
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 600
Treatments
Experimental: CD4 <200
Participants in this arm are stratified in the group with participants with a CD4 level below 200cells/µL.
Experimental: CD4 200-499
Participants in this arm are stratified in the group with participants with a CD4 level between 200 and 499 cells/µL.
Experimental: CD4 >= 500
Participants in this arm are stratified in the group with participants with a CD4 level of 500cells/µL or more.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Institut National pour la Recherche Biomedicale (INRB), MSF Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium
Leads: Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov