New smallpox vaccine shows promise in early trial

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: -At least 18 years of age and born after 1971 -Never received smallpox vaccination -Read, signed, and dated informed consent document -Available for follow-up for the planned duration of the study (one year after last immunization) -Acceptable medical history by screening evaluation and limited physical assessment -If the subject is female and of childbearing potential, negative serum pregnancy test at screening and negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 24 hours prior to vaccination -If the subject is female and of childbearing potential, she agrees to use acceptable contraception, and not become pregnant for the duration of the study a. A woman is considered of childbearing potential unless post-menopausal or surgically sterilized b. Acceptable contraception methods are restricted to effective devices (e.g., Intrauterine Devices (IUD)s, NuvaRing®) or licensed hormonal products with use of method for a minimum of 30 days prior to vaccination, and abstinence from sexual intercourse with men (vaginal penetration by a penis, coitus) c. Women who are not sexually active must agree to use one of the acceptable contraception methods if they are of childbearing potential -Negative enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \<1.25 times institutional upper limit of normal -Negative hepatitis B surface antigen and negative antibody to hepatitis C virus -Negative urine glucose and urine protein \<1 plus by dipstick or urinalysis Adequate renal function defined as a serum creatinine equal to or less than the institutional upper limit of normal by gender; and urine protein \<30 mg/dL or trace proteinuria (by urinalysis or dip stick). -Electrocardiogram (ECG) in absence of clinical significance (e.g., complete left or right bundle branch block, incomplete left bundle branch block or sustained ventricular arrythmia, or two premature ventricular contractions (PVC's) in a row, or sympathetic tonus (ST) elevation consistent with ischemia) -Complete blood count (CBC): Hemoglobin equal to or above the lower limit of institutional normal; White blood cells greater than or equal to 3200 /mm\^3 and equal to or below the upper limit of institutional normal Platelets equal to or above the lower limit of institutional normal -Weight: greater than or equal to 110 pounds Exclusion Criteria: -History of immunodeficiency -Typical vaccinia scar -Known or suspected history of smallpox vaccination -Military service prior to 1991 or after January 2003 -Known or suspected impairment of immunologic function including, but not limited to, clinically significant liver disease, diabetes mellitus, or moderate to severe kidney impairment -Malignancy not including squamous cell skin cancer or basal cell skin cancer unless at the vaccination site or history of skin cancer at the vaccination site -Active autoimmune disease Persons with vitiligo or thyroid disease (e.g., taking thyroid hormone replacement) are not excluded. -History of myocardial infarction, angina, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, stroke or transient ischemic attack, or other heart condition under the care of a doctor -Ten percent or greater risk of developing a myocardial infarction or coronary death within the next 10 years using the National Cholesterol Education Program's risk assessment tool (http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/atpiii/calculator.asp) -NOTE that this criterion applies only to subjects 20 years of age and older AND only if at least one of the following apply: a. have smoked a cigarette in the past month, and/or b. have hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure \>140 mm Hg) or are on antihypertensive medication, and/or c. have a family history of coronary heart disease in male first-degree relative (father or brother) \<55 years of age or a female first-degree relative (mother or sister) \<65 years of age. -Current use of immunosuppressive medication a. Corticosteroid nasal sprays are permissible b. Persons who are using a topical steroid can be enrolled after their therapy is completed c. Inhaled steroids for asthma are not permissible -Medical or psychiatric condition or occupational responsibilities that preclude subject compliance with the protocol -Any history of illegal injection drug use -Receipt of inactivated vaccine 14 days prior to vaccination -Receipt of live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to vaccination -Use of experimental agent within 30 days prior to vaccination -Receipt of blood products or immunoglobulin within six months prior to vaccination -Donation of a unit of blood within 56 days prior to vaccination or for the duration of the study -Acute febrile illness (greater than or equal to 100.5 degrees F) on the day of vaccination -Pregnant or lactating women -Eczema of any degree or history of eczema -People with atopic dermatitis, chronic exfoliative skin disorders/conditions, current Varicella zoster, or any acute skin disorders of large magnitude, e.g., laceration requiring sutures, burn greater than 2×2 cm -Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, might interfere with study objectives -Known allergy to IMVAMUNE® vaccine -Known allergy to egg or aminoglycoside -Study personnel