VA-MENGOC-BC to stimulate the innate response against SARS-CoV-2

General information

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Acronym of Public Title:

VME-CORONA

Scientific title:

Population impact of intervention based on the administration of a single dose of the Outer Membrane Vesicle (OMV) complex contained in VA-MENGOC-BC to stimulate the innate response against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Acronym of Scientific Title:

VME-CORONA

Secondary indentifying numbers:

VME-CORONA

Issuing authority of the secondary identifying numbers:

Finlay Vaccine Institute (IFV)

Source(s) of monetary or material support:

Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) BIOCUBAFARMA

Authorization for beginning

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Regulatory instance to authorize the initiation of the study:

Center for State Control of Drugs, Medical Devices and Equipment (CECMED)

Authorization date :

03/04/2020

Reference number:

In process

Principal investigator

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First name:

Maria

Midle name:

Eugenia

Last name:

Toledo Romani

Medical Specialty :

Specialist of second degree in Epidemiology

Affiliation:

"Pedro Kouri" Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK)

Postal address:

Novia del Mediodia avenue, KM 6 1/2, La Lisa

City:

Havana

Country:

Cuba

Zip Code:

11400

Telephone:

+53-72020425

+53-72553199

Email address:

mariaeugenia@ipk.sld.cu [1]

Clinical sites to participate

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Countries of recruitment:

Cuba

Clinical sites:

Havana, Popular Councils of Plaza and Centro Habana Municipalities

Recruitment status

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Recruitment status:

Recruiting

Date of first enrollment:

24/04/2020

Health condition and Intervention

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Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied:

COVID 19

Intervention(s):

Study Group: Intramuscular injection into the left deltoid region of a 0.5 ml dose of the VA-MENGOC-BC® Meningococcal Vaccine. Presentation of the vaccine: Vials with unitary dose Control group: No intervention

Outcomes and Timepoint

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Primary outcome(s):

EIndicators: No. of cases (suspected, confirmed, serious, critical, deceased) Unit of Measure: Proportional variation. Measurement time: weekly (statistical weeks until the end of the epidemic)

Key secondary outcomes:

1-Adverse local and systemic events (They will be measured as: -Ocurrence of AE (Yes, No), -Description of the EA (name of the event), -Intensity of the EA (mild, moderate, severe), -Relation of causality (no related, doubtful, possible, probable, definitive) -Measures taken (None, Administration of some pharmacological therapy, Addition of a non-pharmacological therapy, Exit of the study, Hospitalization / prolongation of hospitalization), -Result (Fully resolved, Solved with sequelae, Conditions in improvement, Present and unchanged condition, Worsening, Death caused by this event). Measurement time: daily for 7 days on an outpatient basis. 2-Transmissibility Rate and growth rate of the epidemic in intervention sites against the behavior of the epidemic in the rest of the country. (Reproductive number, Ro) Measurement time: weekly (statistical weeks until the end of the epidemic)

Selection criterias

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Gender:

Male/Female

Minimum age:

19 years

Maximum age:

None

Inclusion criteria:

1. Male or female subject ≥19 years resident in the areas of intervention of Popular Councils of the Plaza and Centro Habana municipalities, of Havana 2. Subject that gives the Informed Consent

Exclusion criteria:

1. Subject with a history of acute allergic processes. 2. Subject with a history of acute infectious disease at the time of vaccination or in the 7 days prior to the administration of the vaccine 3. Subject with a history of chronic diseases in the decompensation phase 4. Pregnant women-Subjects with known hypersensitivity to any component of the vaccine 5. Subjects with immunomodulatory treatment (immunostimulant or immunosuppressant)

Type of population:

Adults

Type of participant:

Healthy volunteers

Study design

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Type study:

Interventional

Purpose:

Prevention

Allocation:

Non-randomized controlled trial

Masking:

Open

Control group:

No intervention

Study design:

Parallel

Phase:

N/A

Target sample size:

115000

Contact for public queries

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First Name:

Maria

Middle Name:

Eugenia

Last Name:

Toledo Romani

Specialty:

Specialist of second degree in Epidemiology

Affiliation:

"Pedro Kouri" Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK)

Postal Address:

Novia del Mediodia avenue, KM 6 1/2, La Lisa

City:

Havana

Country:

Cuba

Zip Code:

11400

Telephone:

+53772020425, +5372553199

Email :

mariaeugenia@ipk.sld.cu [1]

Contact for scientific queries

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First Name:

Dagmar

Last Name:

Garcia Rivera

Specialty:

Biochemistry. PhD in Pharmaceuticals Sciences

Affiliation:

Finlay Vaccine Institute (IFV)

Postal Address:

21 avenue bw/ 198 and 200 Atabey, Playa

City:

Havana

Country:

Cuba

Zip Code:

11600

Telephone:

+537208 0984

Email :

dagarcia@finlay.edu.cu [2]

Research Ethics Committees

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Name of Research Ethics Committees:

"Pedro Kouri" Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK)

Status of evaluation:

Approved

Status of evaluation date of Ethic Committee:

11/03/2020

Postal address of Ethic Committee :

Novia del Mediodia avenue, KM 6 1/2, CP 11400, La Lisa. Havana. Cuba

Telephone:

+53-72020427

Email:

erick.martinez@infomed.sld.cu

About study completion

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Final enrolment number:

17000

Study completion date:

30/06/2020

Date of available results:

30/07/2020

Date of first publication:

30/09/2020

Registration and Update

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Primary registry:

RPCEC

Unique ID number:

RPCEC00000314

Date of Registration in Primary Registry:

22/05/2020

Record Verification Date:

2020/10/21

Next update date:

2021/10/21

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