Completed

A Phase I Safety and Immunogenicity Trial of Live Recombinant Canarypox ALVAC-HIV (vCP205) and HIV-1 SF-2 rgp120 in HIV-1 Uninfected Adult Volunteers

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What is being tested

Data Collection

Who is being recruted

Blood-Borne Infections+11

+ Urogenital Diseases

+ Genital Diseases

From 18 to 60 Years
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How is the trial designed

Prevention Study

Phase 1
Interventional
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Summary

Principal SponsorNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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ALVAC-HIV vCP205 is a second-generation candidate vaccine that can be used to induce a humoral and cellular response against several antigens. vCP205 expresses proteins from two strains of HIV (MN and LAI). rgp120/HIV-1SF2 expresses proteins from a different strain of HIV. This study will help to show how the immune system responds to proteins from more than one strain of virus. Six groups of 25 volunteers each are randomized to receive simultaneous or sequential doses of ALVAC-HIV vCP205 and SF2 rgp120 or control vaccines (ALVAC-RG rabies glycoprotein vCP65 or BIOCINE Placebo Vaccine 2). In each group, 21 volunteers receive vaccine and 4 receive control vaccines. Volunteers are stratified by lower or higher risk sexual behavior. Immunizations are given to three groups at months 0, 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12, and to the other three groups at months 0, 1, 6, 9, and 12. Volunteers are followed for 24 months.

Official TitleA Phase I Safety and Immunogenicity Trial of Live Recombinant Canarypox ALVAC-HIV (vCP205) and HIV-1 SF-2 rgp120 in HIV-1 Uninfected Adult Volunteers
NCT00000847
Principal SponsorNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

150 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Prevention Study

Prevention studies aim to stop a disease from developing. They often involve people at risk and test things like vaccines, lifestyle changes, or preventive medications.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 60 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Blood-Borne InfectionsUrogenital DiseasesGenital DiseasesCommunicable DiseasesImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesImmune System DiseasesInfectionsRetroviridae InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsSexually Transmitted DiseasesVirus DiseasesSexually Transmitted Diseases, ViralHIV InfectionsLentivirus Infections

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria Volunteers must have: * Normal history and physical exam. * Negative ELISA and Western blot for HIV. * CD4 count \>= 400 cells/mm3. * Normal urine dipstick with esterase and nitrite. NOTE: * No more than 10 percent of volunteers in each stratum may be over age 50. Risk Behavior: Allowed for volunteers stratified to the higher risk stratum: High risk behavior for HIV infection, such as * injection drug use within the past 12 months. * higher or intermediate risk sexual behavior. Exclusion Criteria Co-existing Condition: Subjects with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded: * Positive hepatitis B surface antigen. * Medical or psychiatric condition (such as recent suicidal ideation or present psychosis) that precludes compliance. * Occupational responsibilities that preclude compliance. * Active syphilis. NOTE: Subjects with serology documented to be a false positive or due to a remote (\> 6 months) treated infection are eligible. * Active tuberculosis. NOTE: Subjects with a positive PPD and a normal chest x-ray showing no evidence of TB and not requiring isoniazid therapy are eligible. * Allergy to egg products or neomycin. * Occupational exposure to birds. Subjects with the following prior conditions are excluded: * History of immunodeficiency, chronic illness, autoimmune disease, or use of immunosuppressive medications. * History of anaphylaxis or other serious adverse reactions to vaccines. * Prior immunization against rabies. * History of serious allergic reaction to any substance, requiring hospitalization or emergent medical care (e.g., Stevens-Johnson syndrome, bronchospasm, or hypotension). * Prior psychiatric condition (such as history of suicide attempts or past psychosis) that precludes compliance. * History of cancer unless there has been surgical excision that is considered to have achieved cure. Prior Medication: Excluded: * Live attenuated vaccines within 60 days prior to study entry. NOTE: Medically indicated killed or subunit vaccines (e.g., influenza, pneumococcal) do not exclude if administered at least 2 weeks from HIV immunizations. * Experimental agents within 30 days prior to study entry. * Prior HIV vaccines. * Prior rabies immunization. Prior Treatment: Excluded: * Blood products or immunoglobulin within the past 6 months. For volunteers stratified to the lower risk stratum: High risk behavior for HIV infection, such as * injection drug use within the past 12 months. * higher or intermediate risk sexual behavior.

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 6 locations

Suspended

UAB AVEG

Birmingham, United StatesOpen UAB AVEG in Google Maps
Suspended

JHU AVEG

Baltimore, United States
Suspended

St. Louis Univ. School of Medicine AVEG

St Louis, United States
Suspended

Univ. of Rochester AVEG

Rochester, United States
Completed6 Study Centers