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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Single Dose of the Lyophilized Formulation of Merck Staphylococcus Aureus Vaccine (V710) in Healthy Adults

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What is being tested

Comparator: V710

+ Comparator: placebo

Biological
Who is being recruted

From 18 to 80 Years
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How is the trial designed

Prevention Study

Placebo-ControlledPhase 1
Interventional
Study Start: August 2007
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Summary

Principal SponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Study start date: August 1, 2007

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This study is being performed to evaluate a single 60 Mcg dose of lyophilized formulation of Merck Staphylococcus aureus vaccine (V710) in healthy subjects. This study is intended to provide necessary safety and immunogenicity data for the lyophilized formulation of V710 prior to its subsequent evaluation in patients at risk for developing serious S. aureus infections.

Official TitleA Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Single Dose of the Lyophilized Formulation of Merck Staphylococcus Aureus Vaccine (V710) in Healthy Adults
NCT00822757
Principal SponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Last updated: January 27, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

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

51 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.
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 80 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.

Criteria

4 inclusion criteria required to participate
18 to 80 years of age
Good physical health based upon medical history and physical examination
Willing and able to participate in the entire study duration
Female subject with a negative urine pregnancy test immediately prior to study vaccination
6 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Chronic skin infections or a chronic skin condition (e.g. psoriasis)
Serious S. aureus infection in the last 12 months
Allergy to aluminum-containing substance taken in the body or to any other vaccine component
Oral temperature equal to or greater than 100.4ºF (38.0ºC), within the past 2 days
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Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

50% chance of being blinded to the placebo group

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
V710

Group II

Placebo
Placebo

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

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