A Worldwide, Phase I, Dose-Escalating Study of a 3-Dose Regimen of the MRKAd5 (Clade B) Vaccine in Healthy Adults (V520-018)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00849732 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: February 24, 2009
Last Update Posted
: February 27, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV-1 HIV Infections | Biological: V520 Biological: Comparator: V520 (1x10^9 vp/d) Biological: Comparator: V520 (1x10^10 vp/d) Biological: Comparator: Placebo | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 360 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | A Worldwide, Phase I, Dose-Escalating Study of Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of a 3-Dose Regimen of the MRKAd5 HIV-1 Gag Vaccine in Healthy Adults |
Study Start Date : | June 2003 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2006 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | February 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 1
V520 (1x10^9 vp/d)
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Biological: V520
Intentionally Blank
Biological: Comparator: V520 (1x10^9 vp/d)
1.0 mL intramuscular injection of MRKAd5 HIV-1 gag vaccine at 1x10^9 vp/d given at Day 1, Week 4, and Week 26
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Experimental: 2
V520 (1x10^10 vp/d)
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Biological: Comparator: V520 (1x10^10 vp/d)
1.0 mL intramuscular injection of MRKAd5 HIV-1 gag vaccine at 1x10^10 vp/d given at Day 1, Week 4, and Week 26
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Placebo Comparator: 3
Placebo to V520
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Biological: Comparator: Placebo
Placebo to MRKAd5 HIV-1 gag vaccine 1.0 mL intramuscular injection given at Day 1, Week 4, and Week 26
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- Safety and tolerability of 3 dose prime-boost regimen of MRKAd5 HIV-1 gag vaccine [ Time Frame: 4 weeks after third vaccination ]
- breadth of immune response measured by several assays [ Time Frame: 4 weeks after third vaccination ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 50 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject is in good general health
- Subject tests negative for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV
- Subjects of reproductive potential agree to use an accepted method of birth control through the entire study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject has a recent history of fever at time of vaccination
- Subject has received immune globulin or blood product 3 months prior to injection
- Subject has been vaccinated with live virus vaccine 30 days prior to receipt of first dose
- Subject has been vaccinated with inactivated vaccine with 14 days prior to receipt of first dose
- Subject has a chronic medical condition that is considered progressive
- Subject has history of malignancy
- Subject weighs less than 105 lb.
- Female subject is pregnant or breast feeding, Male subject is planning to impregnate during the first year of study
- Subject has contraindication to intramuscular injection
- Subject is unlikely or unwilling to adhere to lower risk sex practices during the course of the study
- Subject has a tattoo on the deltoid region of the arm or the injection of Depo-Provera

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00849732
Study Director: | Medical Monitor | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. |
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Responsible Party: | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00849732 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
V520-018 2009_549 |
First Posted: | February 24, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 27, 2015 |
Last Verified: | February 2015 |
Keywords provided by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.:
HIV Seronegativity Preventive Vaccine |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Vaccines Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs |