| NCT ID | Title | Phase | Status | Enrollment | Velocity | Design | Start | Completion | Last Updated | Sites | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT01910662 | Characterisation of T-cell Response to Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH) and Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | 24 | — | — | Feb 22, 2013 | Nov 26, 2013 | May 15, 2017 | 1 | United Kingdom |
The induration of wheals (defined as elevation and induration that are palpable in the skin) that develop as a result of intradermal immunisation with KLH or PPD will be measured in the vertical and horizontal plane using the ball point pen technique. The diameter of the induration will be measured by rolling a medium ball point pen from 10 to 20 millimetre (mm) outside the edge of the induration and toward the centre with just enough pressure to indent the skin slightly.
A Laser Doppler Imager will measure the area occupied by a given wheal and associated erythema, which reflects superficial blood flow of a subject's arm. Erythema at the immunisation site will be measured in the vertical and horizontal plane using a plastic flexible mm ruler. Measurements will be taken for both challenge agent and buffer control injections. Place the zero line of the ruler just inside the left edge of the area of erythema and read the ruler line just inside the right edge.
T-cells will be analysed by immunocytochemistry or other techniques to characterise the T-cells
Lymphocyte Activation Gene 3 (LAG 3+) T-cells collected by Punch Biopsy or skin blister will be characterised and measured by Fluorescence activated cell sorter (FACS) analysis or other immunologic techniques
Lymphocyte Activation Gene 3 (LAG 3+) T-cells collected by skin blister will be characterised and measured by Fluorescence activated cell sorter (FACS) analysis or other immunologic techniques
| Arm | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Part A: | EXPERIMENTAL | Subjects in the Part A will receive an ID injection of 0.1 mg KLH as 0.1 mL of KLH (1 mg/mL) in the upper right forearm and an ID injection of 0.1 mL of buffer in the lower right forearm and lower and upper left forearm on Day 1. |
| Part B:Cohort 1A | EXPERIMENTAL | Subjects in the Part B Cohort 1A arm will receive a SC immunisation of 5 mg KLH in the right deltoid. On Day 15 subjects will return to the unit for an ID injection of 0.1 mg KLH as 0.1 mL of KLH (1 mg/mL) in the lower right and lower left forearm. On Day 43, 0.1mL of KLH (1 mg/mL) will be injected ID into the upper left forearm and the upper right forearm (The dose can be changed to either 5mg/1mg or 1mg/0.1mg depending on the results from the first 3 subjects in Cohort 1). |
| Part B:Cohort 1B | EXPERIMENTAL | Subjects in the Part B Cohort 1B arm will receive a SC immunisation of 5 mg KLH in the right deltoid on Day 1. On Day 15 subjects will return to the unit for an ID injection of 0.1 mg KLH in the lower right and lower left forearm. On Day 43 subjects will then receive an ID injection of 0.1 mg KLH in the upper right and upper left forearms (The dose can be changed to either 5mg/1mg or 1mg/0.1mg depending on the results from the first 3 subjects in Cohort 1). |
| Part B:Cohort 2 | EXPERIMENTAL | Subjects in the Part B Cohort 2 will receive an ID injection of 2TU (0.04 microg/mL) PPD in the upper right and upper left forearms on Day 1. On Day 3 (48 hours post challenge) If the induration is less than 6 mm, the subject will be re-challenged with 10 TU (0.04 microg/mL) PPD at a site at least 4 cm away from another challenge site. On Day 29 the subjects will have 2 ID injections of 2 TU or 10 TU (the same dose that produced an induration of 6 mm or more). |
| Part C: Cohort 1 | EXPERIMENTAL | Subjects in the Part C Cohort 1 will receive an ID injection of 0.1 mL PBS in the upper right forearm on Day 1. On Day 2 subjects will receive an ID injection of 0.1 ml PBS in the upper left forearm. |
| Part C: Cohort 2 | EXPERIMENTAL | Subjects in the Part C Cohort 2 will receive an ID injection of 2TU (0.04 microg/mL) PPD in the upper left forearms on Day 1. On Day 3 (48 hours post challenge) If the induration is less than 6 mm, the subject will be re-challenged with 10 TU (0.04 microg/mL) PPD at a site at least 4 cm away from another challenge site. On Day 29 the subjects will have 1 ID injections of 2 TU or 10 TU (the same dose that produced an induration of 6 mm or more). |
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KLH 0.1 mg | OTHER | KLH will be administered as single ID injection of 0.1 mg as 0.1mL of KLH (1 mg/mL) |
| KLH 5 mg | OTHER | KLH will be administered as single SC injection of 5 mg |
| PBS (0.1 mL) | OTHER | PBS will be administered in Part A on Day 1 as 3 ID injections and in Part C: Cohort 1 on Day 1 and Day 2 as a single ID injection |
| Tuberculin PPD | OTHER | Tuberculin PPD will be administered in Part B Cohort 2 on Day 1 as single ID injection of 2TU (0.04 microg/mL) in each forearm. In Part C Cohort 2 PPD will be administered on Day 1 as a single ID injection of 2TU. On day 3, if the induration is 6 mm or more; 2 ID injections of 2 TU will be administered on Day 29 in Part B Cohort 2 and 1injection of 2TU on Day 29 in Part C Cohort 2. On day 3, if the induration is less than 6 mm, subject will be re-challenged with 10 TU (0.04 microg/mL) PPD followed by 2 ID injections of 10 TU on Day 29 in Part B Cohort 2 or 1 ID injection of 10TU on Day 29 in Part C Cohort 2. |
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female between 18 and 55 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent. * Healthy as determined by a responsible and experienced physician, based on a medical Evaluation. * Body weight \>= 50 kg and body mass index (BMI) within the range 19.5 to 2...