Safety and Immune Response to Preventive HIV Immunization With Adenovirus Serotype 5 or 35 Vector
HIV Infections

About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for HIV Infections focused on measuring HIV Seronegativity, HIV Preventive Vaccine, Adenovirus
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Good general health
- Access to a participating HVTN clinical research site and willingness to be followed for the duration of the study
- Assessment of understanding, including understanding of Step Study results
- Willing to receive HIV test results
- Willing to discuss HIV infection risks, agree to HIV risk reduction counseling, and willing to continue 5 years of annual follow-up contact
- Willing to commit to maintaining behavior consistent with low risk of HIV exposure through the last required protocol visit
- Considered low risk for HIV infection after clinical staff assessment. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
- Certain laboratory values. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
- Negative Hepatitis B surface antigen
- Negative anti-Hepatitis C virus antibodies
- For females, agree to use effective contraception from at least 21 days prior to enrollment through the last protocol visit. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- HIV-infected
- Active drug or alcohol abuse within 12 months prior to study entry
- History of newly acquired sexually transmitted infections. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
- Experimental vaccines received within 5 years prior to study entry
- Immunosuppressive medications received within 168 days prior to first vaccination
- Blood products received within 120 days prior to first vaccination
- Immunoglobulin received within 60 days prior to first vaccination
- Live attenuated vaccines received within 30 days prior to first vaccination
- Investigational research agents received within 30 days prior to first vaccination
- Intent to participate in another study of an investigational research agent during planned duration of the study
- Any vaccines that not live attenuated vaccines and were received within 14 days prior to first vaccination
- Allergy treatment with antigen injections within 30 days prior to first vaccination or scheduled within 14 days after first vaccination
- Clinically significant medical condition, findings, results, or history with implications for current health. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
- Serious adverse reactions to vaccines
- Autoimmune disease
- Immunodeficiency
- Active Syphilis infection within the past 6 months
- Asthma. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
- Diabetes mellitus
- Thyroidectomy or thyroid disease requiring medication during the last 12 months
- Hypertension. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
- Body mass index greater than 35 or 40. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
- Bleeding disorder
- Malignancy
- Seizure disorder
- Asplenia
- Psychiatric condition that precludes compliance with the protocol
- Any other clinically significant condition or laboratory abnormality that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the study
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
Sites / Locations
- Alabama CRS
- Bridge HIV CRS
- The Hope Clinic of the Emory Vaccine Center CRS
- Brigham and Women's Hospital Vaccine CRS (BWH VCRS)
- Fenway Health (FH) CRS
- Columbia P&S CRS
- New York Blood Center CRS
- University of Rochester Vaccines to Prevent HIV Infection CRS
- Vanderbilt Vaccine (VV) CRS
- Seattle Vaccine and Prevention CRS
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Arm 6
Arm 7
Arm 8
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
1A
1B
2A
2B
3A
3B
4A
4B
rAD5-naive participants will receive rAd35 intramuscularly at study entry and rAd5 intramuscularly at Month 6
Participants will receive rAd35 placebo intramuscularly at study entry and rAd5 placebo intramuscularly at Month 6
rAD5-naive participants will receive DNA vaccine intramuscularly at study entry and Months 1 and 2 and rAd5 intramuscularly at Month 6
Participants will receive DNA vaccine placebo intramuscularly at study entry and Months 1 and 2 and rAd5 placebo intramuscularly at Month 6
Participants will receive DNA vaccine intramuscularly at study entry and Months 1 and 2 and rAd35 intramuscularly at Month 6
Participants will receive DNA vaccine placebo intramuscularly at study entry and Months 1 and 2 and rAd35 placebo intramuscularly at Month 6
Participants will receive DNA vaccine intramuscularly at study entry and Months 1 and 2 and rAd35 intramuscularly at Month 6
Participants will receive DNA vaccine placebo intramuscularly at study entry and Months 1 and 2 and rAd35 placebo intramuscularly at Month 6