Description Module

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NCT ID: NCT03970993
Brief Summary: An open label, partially blinded clinical trial in which healthy volunteers will be administered experimental malaria vaccines. There will be seven experimental groups of volunteers, of which five receive vaccination with the novel malaria vaccine candidate, R21, in combination with the vaccine adjuvant, Matrix M. The study will assess the safety \& immune responses to vaccination, and the efficacy of the vaccine.
Detailed Description: Arms 1a \& 1b receive vaccines at 3 vaccinations at 4 week intervals and a booster vaccination approximately 12 months after the first vaccination. Arms 2a \& 2b receive 3 vaccinations at 0, 4 and 24 weeks. The protected volunteers in 2a from the first malaria challenge, VAC072A, will receive a booster vaccination 28 days before the rechallenge, VAC072B. Arms 3a and 3b receive 3 vaccinations at 0, 4 and 8 weeks. The protected volunteers in 3a from the first malaria challenge, VAC072A, will receive a booster vaccination 28 days before the rechallenge, VAC072B. Arms 4a and 4b will receive 3 vaccinations at 0, 4 and 24 weeks. The third dose is fractional. Volunteers then have the option to be challenged 28 days after final vaccination. Group 5 will receive 3 vaccinations at 0, 4 and 24 weeks. The third dose is fractional. Volunteers then have the option to be challenged 28 days after final vaccination. Groups 6 \& 7 are control groups and will receive controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) Healthy volunteers will be recruited in England across four research sites in Oxford, London, and Southampton.
Study: NCT03970993
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT03970993