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NCT Number: NCT01040325

Traveler's Diarrhea (TD) Vaccine Asia Efficacy Study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the TD Vaccine System to prevent moderate to severe enterotoxin E.coli (ETEC) disease in travelers to India.

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

18 year–64 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Belinger Centrum Reise & Tropenmedizin, Berlin, Germany

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18-64 years of age at date of first vaccination
  • Good health as determined by medical history and physical inspection
  • Females of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to first and second vaccination in the country of origin; females of child-bearing potential must agree not to become pregnant throughout the duration of study
  • Subjects must have planned travel to DC, within 3 hours traveling distance of approved study site(s), for a minimum duration of stay of 7 days (no maximum stay is specified for inclusion).
  • Subject must be able to communicate in English

Exclusion criteria

  • Abnormalities as determined by the Investigator/clinician during physical inspection;
  • Participated in research involving investigational product within 30 days before planned date of first vaccination;
  • Ever received LT, ETEC, or cholera vaccine;
  • History of diarrhea while traveling in a developing country within the last year;
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding;
  • Clinically significant underlying enteric, pulmonary, cardiac, liver or renal disease;
  • History of Irritable Bowel Syndrome;
  • Seizure disorder within the last year;
  • Current use of immunosuppressive therapy (excluding inhaled steroids) or immunodeficiency;
  • Known or suspected alcohol abuse or illicit drug use within the last year;
  • Medical history of HIV, HBV, or HCV;
  • An employee of a study site;
  • Known allergies to any component of the vaccine, including adhesives;
  • Planned use of antibiotics with known activity against gram negative facultative anaerobes;
  • Planned use of antacids, antidiarrheals, loperamide, bismuth subsalicylate, diphenoxylate or similar from two weeks prior to randomization through the surveillance phase of the study;
  • An employee of Intercell (global) or an immediate family member.

Treatment and study plan

TD Vaccine System

Biological

TD Vaccine System containing heat labile enterotoxin of E. coli (LT)

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of cases with vaccine preventable outcome

    Time frame: within 17 days after arrival in destination country

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of moderate/severe diarrhea

    Time frame: within 17 days after arrival in destination country

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Intercell USA, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase Two, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of the Travelers' Diarrhea Vaccine System in Travelers to Asia

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Dec 29, 2009
Registry last updated
Mar 14, 2012

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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