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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 April 2013
Main ID:  PACTR2009040001075080
Date of registration: 26/11/2008
Primary sponsor: Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI)
Public title: HIVIS03
Scientific title: A phase I/II trial to assess safety & immunogenicity of a plasmid DNA-MVA prime boost HIV-1 vaccine candidate among volunteers in DaresSalaam, Tanzani
Date of first enrolment:
Target sample size:
Recruitment status: Closed to recruitment: follow up continuing
URL:  HTTP://www.pactr.org/ATMWeb/appmanager/atm/atmregistry?da=true&tno=PACTR2009040001075080
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Factorial: participants randomly allocated to either no,one,some or all interventions simultaneously,
Randomised,
Simple randomisation using envelopes,
Sealed opaque envelopes,
 
Countries of recruitment
South Africa
Contacts
Name: Muhammad  Bakari
Address:  MUHAS, United Nations Road P.O. Box 65001 Dar es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania
Telephone: +255 754 387328
Email: mbakari@muhas.ac.tz
Affiliation:  Senior Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, MUHAS
Name: Eric  Sandstrom
Address:  Sjukhusbacke 10 S 118 83 Stockholm Sweden
Telephone: +46 8 616 2571
Email: eric.sandstrom@sodersjukhuset.se
Affiliation:  Professor at the Institute of Clinical Research and Education, KI, at Sodersjukhuset
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 18-40 years
Willing to be counseled & HIV tested
Negative HIV Ag/Ab ELISA
Informed consent
Minimum 7 years of 1? Education.
Resident in Dar es Salaam
At low risk of HIV, (absence of: sexual partner with HIV, partner with unknown HIV serostatus and unwilling to use protection in sexual relations, partner known to be at high risk for HIV, b1 sexual partner in last 6 months, alcoholic (b35 units/week), STI in past 6 months).
Assurances for birth control measures till 4 months after last vaccination
Negative UPT
Willingness for safe sex practice
Good health by clinical & lab parameters: (FBG `7.8 mmol/l, Hb b10.5g/dl, WBC count b1,300/mm3, Granulocytes b6.4/ mm3, Lymphocytes b1.0/ mm3, Platelets b120,000/ mm3, CD4 b400cells/mm3, RBG 2.5-7.0 mmol/L; if elevated, then a FBG `7.8 mmol/l, Bilirubin `1.25 x uln, ALT `1.25 x uln, Creatinine `1.25 x uln, -ve/trace urine dipstick for protein and blood)

Exclusion criteria: Active TB/other systemic infection
Positive HBsAg
Active syphilis
Immunodeficiency/chronic illness
Autoimmune disease
Severe eczema
Psychiatric/substance abuse problem in past 6 months
Grand-mal epilepsy, or current use of anti-epileptics
Blood/Blood products/immunoglobulins use in past 3 months
Immunosuppressive therapy.
Experimental therapeutic agents within 30 days of study entry
Any live, attenuated vaccination within 60 days of study entry
Receipt of an HIV candidate vaccine.
Severe local or general reaction to vaccination
Lactating mothers
Study site employees
Protocol non-compliance


Age minimum: 18 null
Age maximum: 40 null
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

HIV/AIDS
null
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Immunogenicity, cellular & Humoral
Safety of Immunization
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
European Union
Swedish Embassy through Treasury & Ministry of Health, Tanzania
EDCTP
Sida/SAREC, Lusaka Office
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)
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