A Controlled Phase 2/3 Study of Adjuvanted Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Trimeric S-protein Vaccine (SCB-2019) for the Prevention of COVID-19

• Sponsor: Clover Biopharmaceuticals AUS Pty Ltd (Industry)
• Overall Status: Recruiting
• CT.gov ID: NCT04672395
• Collaborator: Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (Other), International Vaccine Institute (Other)
• Enrollment: 30,000
• Locations: 31
• Arms: 4
• Anticipated Duration (Months): 15.2
• Patients Per Site: 967.7
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 63.5

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this double-blind, randomized, controlled study is to evaluate the efficacy, immunogenicity, reactogenicity and safety of an adjuvanted recombinant severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) trimeric spike (S)-protein subunit vaccine (SCB-2019) for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2-mediated COVID-19 in Participants Aged 12 Years and Older.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
COVID-19	Biological: CpG 1018/Alum-adjuvanted SCB-2019 vaccine; Biological: Placebo; 0.9% saline; Biological: SCB-2019 vaccine; Biological: SCB-2019 vaccine for Placebo	Phase 2/Phase 3

Detailed Description

This study will assess the efficacy against COVID-19, immunogenicity, reactogenicity, and safety of CpG 1018/Alum-adjuvated SCB-2019 vaccine. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in high morbidity and mortality, caused major disruption to healthcare systems, and has had significant socioeconomic impacts. Currently, only limited treatment options are available against COVID-19 and accelerated vaccine development is urgently needed. Several COVID-19 vaccines were recently authorized in some countries, but the global supply is insufficient for pandemic control. Additional safe and effective vaccines for COVID-19 prevention would have significant public health impact.

Placebo recipients will be offered two doses of SCB-2019 vaccine at defined points as part of the study.

Adults participants who received SCB-2019 vaccine, will be given a third dose of the SCB-2019 vaccine at least 4 months after the second dose to assess the safety and efficacy of a booster (third) dose.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 30000 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Intervention Model Description: Each subject will receive 2 doses of their assigned treatment on Days 1 and 22. Booster dose will be given at least 4 months after the second dose. The treatment will be administered IM in the deltoid region of the upper non-dominant armEach subject will receive 2 doses of their assigned treatment on Days 1 and 22. Booster dose will be given at least 4 months after the second dose. The treatment will be administered IM in the deltoid region of the upper non-dominant arm
• Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Official Title: A Double-blind, Randomized, Controlled, Phase 2/3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of CpG 1018/Alum-Adjuvanted Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Trimeric S-protein Subunit Vaccine (SCB-2019) for the Prevention of SARS-CoV-2- Mediated COVID-19 in Participants Aged 12 Years and Older
• Actual Study Start Date: Mar 24, 2021
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: Jul 1, 2022
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: Jul 1, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Group 1 CpG 1018/Alum-adjuvanted SCB-2019 vaccine	Biological: CpG 1018/Alum-adjuvanted SCB-2019 vaccine; Group 1: Participants will receive 1 intramuscular (IM) injection of 30 microgram (ug) SCB-2019 with CpG1018/Alum adjuvant on Day 1 and on Day 22
Placebo Comparator: Group 2 Placebo Comparator: Group 20.9% Saline	Biological: Placebo; 0.9% saline; Group 2: Participants will receive 1 IM injection of SCB-2019-matching placebo on Day 1 and on Day 22
Experimental: Booster dose of SCB-2019 Adult SCB-2019 recipients will receive 1 dose of SCB-2019 at least 4 months after the second dose	Biological: SCB-2019 vaccine; Participants will receive 1 IM injection of 30 microgram (ug) SCB-2019 with CpG 1018/alum adjuvant
Placebo Comparator: Vaccination of placebo recipients with SCB-2019 Placebo participants will be offered two doses of SCB-2019 vaccine	Biological: SCB-2019 vaccine for Placebo; Participants will receive 2 IM injection of 30 microgram (ug) SCB-2019 with CpG 1018/alum adjuvant, 21 days apart

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Number of Participants with a First Occurrence of COVID-19 of Any Severity Starting 14 Days after Second Dose of SCB-2019 [Day 36 up to Day 389 (1 year after second dose)]

2. Number of Participants with Solicited Local and Systemic Adverse Reactions (ARs) [Up to Day 8 (7 days after first dose) and up to Day 29 (7 days after second dose)]

3. Number of Participants with Unsolicited AEs [Up to Day 43 (21 days after each dose)]

4. Number of Participants with Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), or Medically Attended AEs (MAAEs), or AEs Leading to Early Termination, or Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs) [Up to Day 389 (1 year after second dose)]

5. Non-inferiority of the neutralizing titers after third dose compared to the neutralizing titers after second dose [14 days after third dose]

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Number of Participants with a First Occurrence of Moderate-to-Severe COVID-19 Starting 14 Days after Second Dose of SCB-2019 [Day 36 up to Day 389 (1 year after second dose)]

2. Number of Participants with First Occurrence of Any Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection Starting 14 Days after Second Dose of SCB-2019 or Placebo [Day 36 up to Day 389 (1 year after second dose)]

3. Number of Participants with a First Occurrence of Severe COVID-19 Starting 14 Days after Second Dose of SCB-2019 or Placebo [Day 36 up to Day 389 (1 year after second dose)]

4. Number of Participants with First Occurrence of Any Laboratory-Confirmed Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection Starting 14 Days after Second Dose of SCB-2019 or Placebo [Day 36 up to Day 389 (1 year after second dose)]

5. Burden of Disease Score of COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 Infection Cases Starting 14 Days after Second Dose of SCB-2019 or Placebo [Day 36 up to Day 389 (1 year after second dose)]

6. Number of Participants with a First Occurrence of COVID-19 of Any Severity, Associated with Hospitalization, Starting 14 Days after Second Dose of SCB-2019 or Placebo [Day 36 up to Day 389 (1 year after second dose)]

7. Number of Participants with a First Occurrence of COVID-19 Starting 14 days after Second Dose of SCB-2019 or Placebo, regardless of evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection [Day 36 up to Day 389 (1 year after second dose)]

8. Number of Participants with a First Occurrence of COVID-19 Starting 14 days after Second Dose of SCB-2019 or Placebo, regardless of risk of severe COVID-19 [Day 36 up to Day 389 (1 year after second dose)]

9. Number of Participants with a First Occurrence of COVID-19 Starting 14 days after First Dose of SCB-2019 or Placebo [Day 15 up to Day 389 (1 year after second dose)]

10. Geometric Mean Titer (GMT) of SARS-CoV-2 Specific Neutralizing Antibody (nAb) [Day 1, Day 22, Day 35, Day 205, and Day 389]

11. Geometric Mean Fold Rise (GMFR) of SARS-CoV-2 Specific nAb [Day 1, Day 22, Day 35, Day 205, and Day 389]

12. Number of Participants with Seroconversion for SARS-CoV-2 Specific nAb [Day 22, and Day 35]

13. Geometric Mean Titer (GMT) of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies competing for binding of S protein to the human ACE2 receptor [Day 1, Day 22, Day 35, Day 205, and Day 389]

14. Geometric Mean Fold Rise (GMFR) of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies competing for binding of S protein to the human ACE2 receptor [Day 1, Day 22, Day 35, Day 205, and Day 389]

15. Number of Participants with Seroconversion for of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies competing for binding of S protein to the human ACE2 receptor [Day 22, and Day 35]

16. Geometric Mean Titer (GMT) of SCB-2019 binding antibody [Day 1, Day 22, Day 35, Day 205, and Day 389]

17. Geometric Mean Fold Rise (GMFR) of SCB-2019 binding antibody [Day 1, Day 22, Day 35, Day 205, and Day 389]

18. Number of Participants with Seroconversion for SCB-2019 binding antibody [Day 22, and Day 35]

19. Geometric Mean Titer (GMT) of Trimer-Tag binding antibody [Day 1, Day 22, Day 35, Day 205, and Day 389]

20. Geometric Mean Fold Rise (GMFR) of Trimer-Tag binding antibody [Day 1, Day 22, Day 35, Day 205, and Day 389]

21. Non-inferiority of the neutralising titers in adolescents versus young adults. [14 days after second dose]

22. Number of Participants with Solicited Local and Systemic Adverse Reactions (ARs) [Up to 7 days after booster dose]

23. Number of Participants with Unsolicited AEs [Up to 21 days after booster dose]

24. Number of Participants with Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), or Medically Attended AEs (MAAEs), or AEs Leading to Early Termination, or Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs) [Up to 6 months after booster dose]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or females ≥12 years of age, inclusive*.

2. Participants who are willing and able to comply with study requirements, including all scheduled visits, vaccinations, laboratory tests, the electronic completion of the COVID-19 ePRO and other study procedures.

3. Healthy adult or adolescent subjects or adult or adolescent subjects with pre-existing medical conditions who are in stable condition.

4. A stable medical condition is defined as disease not requiring significant change in therapy or hospitalization for worsening disease during the 3 months before enrollment

*Note: The first 200 individuals enrolled in the Phase 2 part of the study should be healthy subjects 18 to 64 years or age without comorbidities associated with a high risk of severe COVID-19

1. Female subjects who are WOCBP are eligible to participate in the study if not pregnant, not breastfeeding, and at least 1 of the following criteria apply:

• WOCBP must have a negative urine pregnancy test prior to each vaccination. A confirmatory serum pregnancy test may be conducted at the investigator's discretion.

• They must be using a highly effective licensed method of birth control for 30 days prior to the first vaccination and must agree to continue such precautions during the study until 90 days after the second vaccination.

1. Male subjects must agree to employ acceptable contraception from the day of first dose of the study vaccine/placebo until 6 months after the last dose of the study vaccine/placebo and also refrain from donating sperm during this period.

2. Individuals (or their legally acceptable representative based on local regulations) willing and able to give an informed consent, prior to screening. For adolescent subjects: informed assent signed by adolescents and informed consent signed by the parent(s) or legally acceptable representative(s) as per local requirements.

3. Applicable for HIV-positive individuals only:

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Individuals with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection (e.g., a positive RT-PCR* or Rapid COVID-19 Antigen test) at screening or within 14 days prior to enrollment.

2. Individuals with behavioral or cognitive impairment (including drug and alcohol abuse) inthe opinion of the investigator.

3. Individuals with any progressive or severe neurologic disorder, seizure disorder, or history of Guillian-Barré syndrome.

4. Individuals who receive treatment with immunosuppressive therapy, including cytotoxic agents or systemic corticosteroids, e.g., for cancer or an autoimmune disease, or planned receipt during the study period.

5. Individuals who are pregnant, or breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the study period.

6. Individuals who have a history of severe adverse reaction associated with a vaccine or severe allergic reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) to any component of the study vaccine (SCB-2019, CpG1018 Adjuvant and Aluminum hydroxide components as outlined in the latest IB).

7. Individuals who have a history of malignancy within 1 year before screening (exceptions are squamous and basal cell carcinomas of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix which have been cured, or other malignancies with minimal risk of recurrence).

8. Individuals who have received any other investigational product within 30 days prior to Day 1 or intent to participate in another clinical study at any time during the conduct of this study.

9. Individuals who have received previous vaccination with any coronavirus vaccine.

10. Individuals who have received any other licensed vaccines within 14 days prior to enrollment in this study or who are planning to receive any vaccine up to 14 days after the second vaccination.

11. Individuals with known bleeding disorder that would, in the opinion of the investigator, contraindicate intramuscular injection.

12. Individuals who received any blood/plasma products or immunoglobulins within 60 days prior to Day 1 or plan to receive it during the study period.

13. Individuals with any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may increase the risk of study participation or interfere with the assessment of the primary study objectives.

14. Individuals with fever >37.8°C (irrespective of method), or any acute illness at baseline (Day 1) or within 3 days of randomization.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Anima	Alken		Belgium	3570
2	Hôspital Erasme	Bruxelles		Belgium	1070
3	Private Practice RESPISOM Namur	Namur		Belgium	5101
4	Instituto D'OR de Pesquisa e Ensino	Rio de Janeiro	Rio Do Janeiro	Brazil	22281-100
5	Instituto Atena de Pesquisa Clinica	Natal	Rio Grande Do Norte	Brazil	59020-500
6	CPCLIN - Centro de Pesquisas Clínicas de Natal	Natal	Rio Grande Do Norte	Brazil	59025-050
7	Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre	Porto Alegre	Rio Grande Do Sul	Brazil	90035-903
8	Hospital da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria CEP/UFSM	Santa Maria	Rio Grande Do Sul	Brazil	97105-900
9	Centro de Atención e investigación Médica S.A.S, CAIMED S.A.S - sede, Acacias	Acacías		Colombia
10	Centro de Atención e investigación Médica S.A.S, CAIMED S.A.S - sede Aguazul	Aguazul		Colombia
11	Clínica de la Costa Ltda	Barranquilla		Colombia	080020
12	Fundación Hospital Universitario del Norte	Barranquilla		Colombia
13	Centro de Atención e investigación Médica S.A.S, CAIMED S.A.S - sede, Bogotá D.C.	Bogotá		Colombia
14	Policlinico Social del Norte	Bogotá		Colombia
15	Centro de Estudios en Infectología Pediátrica S.A.S. - CEIP S.A.S.	Cali		Colombia
16	IPS Médicos Internistas de Caldas SAS	Manizales		Colombia
17	Centro de Atención e investigación Médica S.A.S, CAIMED S.A.S - sede, Yopal	Yopal		Colombia	850001
18	De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute	Dasmariñas	Cavite	Philippines	4114
19	Las Pinas Doctors Hospital	Las Piñas		Philippines	1742
20	Tropical Disease Foundation	Makati		Philippines	1230
21	Manila Doctors Hospital	Manila		Philippines	1000
22	Asian Hospital and Medical Center	Muntinlupa		Philippines	1781
23	University of the Philippines Manila - Philippine General Hospital	Pasay		Philippines	1301
24	UERM Memorial Medical Center	Quezon City		Philippines	1100
25	University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center	Quezon City		Philippines	1100
26	FEU-NRMF Medical Center	Quezon City		Philippines	1118
27	St. Luke's Medical Center	Taguig		Philippines	1634
28	Wits Clinical Research	Johannesburg	Gauteng	South Africa	2013
29	DJW Research	Krugersdorp	Gauteng	South Africa	1739
30	Soweto Clinical Trials Centre	Soweto	Gauteng	South Africa	1818
31	Dr JM Engelbrecht Trial Site	Somerset West	Western Cape	South Africa	7130

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Clover Biopharmaceuticals AUS Pty Ltd
• Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
• International Vaccine Institute

Investigators

• Study Chair: Igor Smolenov, MD, PhD, Clover Biopharmaceuticals AUS Pty Ltd

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

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• Responsible Party: Clover Biopharmaceuticals AUS Pty Ltd
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04672395
• Other Study ID Numbers: CLO-SCB-2019-003
• First Posted: Dec 17, 2020
• Last Update Posted: Feb 24, 2022
• Last Verified: Feb 1, 2022

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: COVID-19; Vaccines; 1018 oligonucleotide

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 24, 2022