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Virus Therapy

Chikungunya Vaccine for Chikungunya

Phase 1
Recruiting
Research Sponsored by Najit Technologies, Inc.
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Women of childbearing potential must have negative pregnancy tests
Be males or non-pregnant females, aged 18 to less than 50 years at time of enrollment
Must not have
Have known active or recently active neoplastic disease or hematologic malignancy
Have immunosuppression or recent use of immunosuppressive therapy
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up at days 15 and 29 after first vaccination and at days 15, 29, 57, and 180 following second vaccination

Summary

"This trial will test a new vaccine for Chikungunya virus on healthy adults aged 18 to 50. Participants will receive two doses of the vaccine, either a low dose or a high dose

Who is the study for?
This trial is for healthy adults aged 18 to 49 who are interested in participating in a study for a Chikungunya virus vaccine. Participants must be in good health without any medical conditions that could affect their safety or the study results.
What is being tested?
The trial is testing two different doses of the HydroVax-005 CHIKV vaccine against a placebo. It's randomized and double-blind, meaning neither the participants nor the researchers know who gets the real vaccine or placebo until after the results are collected.
What are the potential side effects?
Potential side effects include reactions at the injection site, like pain or swelling, as well as general symptoms such as fever, headache, fatigue, muscle pains which are common with vaccines but usually mild and temporary.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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I am a woman who can have children and my pregnancy test is negative.
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I am between 18 and 49 years old and not pregnant.
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I use birth control methods if I am sexually active.

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:
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I have an active cancer or blood disease.
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I am currently immunosuppressed or have recently used immunosuppressive therapy.
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My BMI is 35 or higher.
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I have seizures that are not well-controlled.
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I have not been sick or had a fever in the last 3 days.
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I am currently breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed.
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I cannot receive vaccines by injection into my muscles.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~at days 15 and 29 after first vaccination and at days 15, 29, 57, and 180 following second vaccination
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at days 15 and 29 after first vaccination and at days 15, 29, 57, and 180 following second vaccination for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Incidence of Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI) at any time during the study
Occurrence of all Grade 3 laboratory toxicities from first vaccination through day 15 after the second vaccination
Occurrence of all Grade 3 unsolicited adverse events (AEs) from first vaccination through day 29 after the second vaccination
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Secondary study objectives
Geometric mean neutralizing titers
Percentage of subjects achieving seroconversion
Reverse cumulative distribution curve of neutralizing titers

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Low DoseExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
20 subjects will receive 2.5 mcg intramuscularly (IM) of HydroVax-005 CHIKV on Days 1 and 29
Group II: High DoseExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
20 subjects will receive 8 mcg intramuscularly (IM) of HydroVax-005 CHIKV on Days 1 and 29
Group III: PlaceboPlacebo Group1 Intervention
8 subjects will receive normal saline placebo intramuscularly (IM) on Days 1 and 29

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Logistics

Participation is compensated

You will be compensated for participating in this trial.

Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)NIH
3,335 Previous Clinical Trials
5,382,756 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Chikungunya
5,697 Patients Enrolled for Chikungunya
Najit Technologies, Inc.Lead Sponsor
1 Previous Clinical Trials
26 Total Patients Enrolled
~32 spots leftby Feb 2026