DAR-901 TB Booster Vaccine to Prevent TB in Adolescents (DAR-PIA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02712424 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 18, 2016
Results First Posted : May 11, 2021
Last Update Posted : May 11, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Tuberculosis | Biological: DAR-901 Biological: Sterile saline placebo | Phase 2 |
DAR-901 whole cell booster vaccine to prevent TB infection in adolescents ("DAR-PIA")
This is a Phase II, 3-injection, randomized, controlled trial of DAR-901 to be conducted in 13-15 year old adolescents in Tanzania previously immunized with BCG. DAR-901 is a whole cell inactivated non-tuberculous mycobacterial vaccine manufactured from the Master Cell Bank of SRL-172 that was used in the successful Phase III DarDar Trial in Tanzania. The goals are to establish the safety and efficacy of DAR-901 in preventing infection with TB. The 1 mg dose was selected during the current Phase I dose-escalation trial of DAR-901 in the US being conducted by Dartmouth and Aeras. The 1 mg dose corresponds to the dose of SRL 172 used in the DarDar Trial.
All subjects will be screened by the T-spot® IGRA (Oxford Immunotec, Oxford, England) for evidence of TB infection. All screened subjects will have a structured interview to identify risk factors for TB infection (=positive IGRA). IGRA-positive subjects will be referred for further evaluation and will not be entered in the immunization phase of the trial.
It is estimated that 1000 adolescents will need to be screened to identify a total of 650 IGRA-negative adolescents in the immunization phase of the trial. Subjects will be and randomized 1:1 to DAR-901 or saline control at 0, 2 and 4 months. Doses will be administered by intradermal (ID) injection in the deltoid area. IGRA testing will be repeated before dose 2, at 14 months, and again at 24 months.
This three year study began in the first quarter of 2016 in Dar es Salaam, is funded by GHIT-Japan and will be directed by Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth (PI, F. von Reyn) with collaborators at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Tanzania and Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Japan.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 625 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | A Phase 2, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Study of the Prevention of Infection With Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Among Adolescents Who Have Previously Received BCG |
Study Start Date : | March 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 1, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | February 1, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: DAR-901
0.1 mL intradermal injection of 1 mg DAR-901
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Biological: DAR-901 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
0.1 mL intradermal injection of sterile saline for human use
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Biological: Sterile saline placebo |
- New Infection With Mycobacterium Tuberculosis [ Time Frame: 3 years ]New infection with TB is based on conversion of IGRA
- Persistent New Infection With M. Tuberculosis [ Time Frame: 3 years ]New positive IGRA that is also positive on repeat ≥3 mos later

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 13 Years to 15 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria: Negative IGRA at baseline -
Exclusion Criteria: Pregnancy, serious underlying disease
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02712424
Tanzania | |
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | |
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
Principal Investigator: | C Fordham von Reyn, MD | Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center |
Documents provided by C. Fordham von Reyn, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center:
Responsible Party: | C. Fordham von Reyn, Professor of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02712424 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
29001 |
First Posted: | March 18, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | May 11, 2021 |
Last Update Posted: | May 11, 2021 |
Last Verified: | April 2021 |
Vaccine |
Tuberculosis Mycobacterium Infections Actinomycetales Infections Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections |
Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Infections |