Old vaccine tested as new shield for travelers against TB

NCT ID NCT04453293

Summary

This study aimed to see if a single dose of the BCG vaccine could prevent tuberculosis (TB) infection in healthy adults traveling to countries with high rates of TB. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either the BCG vaccine or a placebo (inactive shot) before their trip. The goal was to measure if the vaccine reduced the rate of new TB infections, as detected by a blood test, after travel. The trial was terminated early and only enrolled 16 people, far fewer than the planned 2000.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Hope Clinic of the Emory University Vaccine Center, Emory University

    Decatur, Georgia, 30030, United States

  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Center for Immunization Research

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center/MedStar Health Research Institute

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

  • The Brigham and Women's Hospital Center for Clinical Investigation

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • University of Utah School of Medicine

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States

  • Yale University School of Medicine

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States

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