Trichuriasis Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Controlled Human Infection Study of Orally Administered Trichuris Trichiura Eggs in Naïve Adults
A Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM) is being developed to provide early proof-of-concept that experimental infection with the intestinal nematode, Trichuris trichiura, is feasible and safe. The proposed model consists of enrolling consenting, healthy, trichuriasis-naïve adults and challenging them with the investigational product, Trichuris trichiura Egg Inoculum, to assess their ability to result in detectable infection. The proposed study will be a feasibility study that will consist of administering different doses of the Trichuris trichiura Egg Inoculum to healthy adult volunteers to determine the optimal dose (i.e., number of T. trichiura eggs) that is safe, well-tolerated and results in consistent infection.
Status | Not yet recruiting |
Enrollment | 18 |
Est. completion date | January 30, 2028 |
Est. primary completion date | July 23, 2026 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years to 45 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: 1. Males or females between 18 and 45 years, inclusive. 2. Good general health as determined by means of the screening procedures. 3. Available for the duration of the trial (approximately 7.5 months). 4. Willingness to participate in the study as evidenced by signing the informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnancy as determined by a positive urine human choriogonadotropin (hCG) (if female). 2. Participant unwilling to use reliable contraception methods while participating in the study (if female of reproductive potential who is engaging in sexual activity that could lead to pregnancy); being of reproductive potential is defined as not being surgically sterile, abstinent from intercourse with a male partner, in a monogamous relationship with a vasectomized partner, at least 2 years post-menopausal, or determined otherwise by medical evaluation to be sterile. 3. Currently lactating and breast-feeding (if female). 4. Evidence of clinically significant neurologic, cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, rheumatologic, autoimmune, diabetes, or renal disease by history, physical examination, and/or laboratory studies. 5. Has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disease or other major psychiatric condition that would make compliance with study visits/procedures difficult (e.g., subject with psychoses or history of suicide attempt or gesture in the 3 years before study entry, ongoing risk for suicide). 6. Known or suspected immunodeficiency or immunosuppression as a result of an underlying illness or treatment. 7. Laboratory evidence of liver disease (alanine aminotransferase [ALT] greater than 1.25-times the upper reference limit). 8. Laboratory evidence of renal disease (serum creatinine greater than 1.25-times the upper reference limit). 9. Laboratory evidence of hematologic disease (hemoglobin <11.1 g/dl [females] or <12.5 g/dl [males]; absolute leukocyte count <3.4 or >11.0 x 103/mm3; absolute eosinophil count >0.6 x 103/mm3 or platelet count <125 x 103/mm3). 10. Positive fecal occult blood test. 11. Infection with a pathogenic intestinal helminth as determined by stool examination for ova and parasites. 12. History of iron deficiency anemia or laboratory evidence of iron deficiency (serum ferritin concentration below the lower reference limit). 13. Other condition that in the opinion of the investigator would jeopardize the safety or rights of a volunteer participating in the trial or would render the participant unable to comply with the protocol. 14. Volunteer has had medical, occupational, or family problems as a result of alcohol or illicit drug use during the past 24 months. 15. Positive ELISA for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). 16. Positive confirmatory test for HIV infection. 17. Positive confirmatory test for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. 18. Using or intends to continue using oral or parenteral corticosteroids, high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (>800 µg/day of beclomethasone dipropionate or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive or cytotoxic drugs within 30 days of the volunteer's expected enrollment in this study or planned use during the study. 19. Known allergy to albendazole. 20. History of previous infection with T. trichiura or continuous residence for more than 6 months in a T. trichiura-endemic area. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | NIH Clinical Center | Bethesda | Maryland |
United States | George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates | Washington | District of Columbia |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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George Washington University | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Other | Serum cytokine concentrations | Serum cytokine concentrations during Weeks 12 through 26 post-CHTI | Weeks 12 through 26 post-CHTI | |
Other | Cytokine concentrations of supernatants after stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with T. trichiura antigen | Cytokine responses to stimulation with T. trichiura and other microbial antigens for total blood cells and peripheral blood monocytes (PBMCs) from the blood | Day of CHTI through final study visit on study Day 203 | |
Other | Fecal microbiome | Microbial communities present in the fecal samples by DNA and/or RNA sequencing analyses prior to and after exposure to T. trichiura Egg Inoculum | Day of CHTI through final study visit on study Day 203 | |
Primary | Solicited adverse events, graded by severity | Frequency of solicited adverse events, graded by severity, from the day of CHTI through study Day 182. | Day of CHTI through study Day 182 | |
Primary | Serious Adverse Events | Frequency of CHTI-related Serious Adverse Events from the time of administration of the T. trichiura Egg Inoculum through the final study visit | Day of CHTI through final study visit on study Day 203 | |
Primary | Unsolicited adverse events | Frequency of unsolicited adverse events, graded by severity, from the time of CHTI through treatment with albendazole (Day 182) | Day of CHTI through study Day 182 | |
Primary | New-onset chronic medical conditions | Frequency of new-onset chronic medical conditions through the final study visit | Day of CHTI through final study visit on study Day 203 | |
Primary | Adverse Events of Special Interest | Frequency of Adverse Events of Special Interest through the final study visit | Day of CHTI through final study visit on study Day 203 | |
Primary | Adverse events related to abnormal clinical safety laboratory parameter (white blood cell count) values | Frequency of clinical safety laboratory adverse events related to abnormal white blood cell count (unit of measure = cells/mm^3) | Day of CHTI through final study visit on study Day 203 | |
Primary | Adverse events related to abnormal clinical safety laboratory parameter (absolute eosinophil count) values | Frequency of clinical safety laboratory adverse events related to abnormal eosinophil count (unit of measure = cells/mm^3) | Day of CHTI through final study visit on study Day 203 | |
Primary | Adverse events related to abnormal clinical safety laboratory parameter (platelet count) values | Frequency of clinical safety laboratory adverse events related to abnormal platelet count (unit of measure = cells/mm^3) | Day of CHTI through final study visit on study Day 203 | |
Primary | Adverse events related to abnormal clinical safety laboratory parameter (hemoglobin concentration) values | Frequency of clinical safety laboratory adverse events related to abnormal hemoglobin concentration (unit of measure = g/dL) | Day of CHTI through final study visit on study Day 203 | |
Primary | Adverse events related to abnormal clinical safety laboratory parameter (serum creatinine concentration) values | Frequency of clinical safety laboratory adverse events related to abnormal serum creatinine concentration (unit of measure = mg/dL) | Day of CHTI through final study visit on study Day 203 | |
Primary | Adverse events related to abnormal clinical safety laboratory parameter (serum alanine aminotransferase concentration) values | Frequency of clinical safety laboratory adverse events related to abnormal serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) concentration (unit of measure = U/L) | Day of CHTI through final study visit on study Day 203 | |
Secondary | Fecal egg detection | Proportion of participants with detectable T. trichiura eggs, at any time point, in fecal samples, as determined by microscopy using the qualified saline flotation technique | Day of CHTI through study Day 182 | |
Secondary | Fecal egg counts | Fecal egg counts as determined by microscopy using the qualified McMaster method, during Weeks 12 through 26 post-CHTI | Weeks 12 through 26 post-CHTI | |
Secondary | T. trichiura DNA in fecal samples | Levels of T. trichiura DNA in fecal samples, as measured by qPCR, during Weeks 12 through 26 post-CHTI | Weeks 12 through 26 post-CHTI |
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