Could a Dual-Action malaria vaccine end the cycle of transmission?
NCT ID NCT07147400
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This Phase 2 trial is testing a malaria vaccine that aims to both prevent infection and block the parasite from spreading to mosquitoes. Around 1,200 healthy participants aged 9 to 50 in Mali will receive either the R21 vaccine alone or a combination with Pfs230D1-CRM197, both with an adjuvant to boost immune response. The study will check safety, immune response, and whether the vaccine reduces malaria transmission.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Malaria vaccines (R21 and Pfs230D1-CRM197) with Matrix-M1 adjuvant
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a vaccine that both prevents malaria infection and blocks its spread, reducing disease burden in endemic areas.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 trial, so results are still early. The vaccine may not provide strong or lasting protection, and side effects like injection site reactions or fever are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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1,200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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9 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age:\>/= 9 years old and \</= 50 years old. 2. Provides written informed consent if \>/=18 years of age. 3. Provides written informed consent of parent/guardian if \<18 years of age, with additional participant written assent obtained from children \> 12 years of age. 4. Known resident or long-term resident (more than 1 year) of trial site or surrounding villages. 5. Available for the duration of the trial. 6. Able to provide proof of identity to the satisfaction of the study clinician completing the enrollment process. 7. In good general health and without clinically significant medical history in the opinion of the investigator. 8. Permission for long term storage of blood samples. • Note: If a participant withdraws consent or at the time of study completion or end of participation wishes to withdraw permission for long term storage of blood samples, this can be requested, and sample destruction will be documented. 9. Females of reproductive potential aged 12 years and above who have attained menarche and are sexually active must be willing to use reliable contraception from 21 days prior to Study Day 1 and 21 days prior to Study Day 392 (booster dose) and until 1 month after the last vaccination in primary series and after booster dose. * A reliable method of birth control includes one of the following: * Confirmed pharmacologic contraceptives (parenteral) delivery. * Intrauterine or implantable device. * Barrier methods. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Pregnant and breastfeeding females. Pregnant, as determined by a positive urine or serum beta human choriogonadotropin (βhCG) test. NOTE: Pregnancy is also a criterion for discontinuation of any further vaccine dosing 2. Menstruating females less than 12 years of age. (In order to avoid cultural implications of further assessing pregnancy potential i.e. sexual activity in this age group). NOTE: If a female less than 12 years of age starts menarche while on study it will not be exclusionary for them to continue participation, but will undergo pregnancy testing prior to each vaccination. 3. Behavioral, cognitive, or psychiatric disease that in the opinion of the investigator affects the ability of the participant to understand and comply with the study protocol at a level appropriate for the participant's age. 4. Evidence of clinically significant neurologic, cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, endocrine, rheumatologic, autoimmune, hematological, oncologic, or renal disease by history, physical examination, and/or laboratory studies including urinalysis. 5. Current or planned participation in an investigational product study until the time period of the last required study visit under this protocol. 6. Medical, occupational, or family problems as a result of alcohol or illicit drug use during the past 12 months. 7. History of a severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis. 8. Known: * Severe asthma, defined as asthma that is unstable or required emergent care, urgent care, hospitalization, or intubation during the past 2 years, or that has required the use of oral or parenteral corticosteroids at any time during the past 2 years. * Autoimmune or antibody-mediated disease including but not limited to: systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Sjögren's syndrome, or autoimmune thrombocytopenia. * Immunodeficiency. * Seizure disorder (exception: history of simple febrile seizures). * Asplenia or functional asplenia. * Use of chronic (≥14 days) oral or intravenous (IV) corticosteroids (excluding topical or nasal) at immunosuppressive doses (i.e., prednisone \>10 mg/day) or immunosuppressive drugs within 30 days of enrollment. * Hypersensitivity reaction to rabies vaccine in the past. 9. Receipt of: * Live vaccine within 4 weeks prior to enrollment or a killed vaccine within 2 weeks prior to enrollment. * Immunoglobulins and/or blood products within the past 3 months. * Any malaria vaccine in the past. * Any investigational product in the last 6 months 10. Any other condition that in the opinion of the investigator might jeopardize the safety or rights of a participant participating in the trial, interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives, or might render the participant unable to comply with the protocol.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Science, Technique and Technology of Bamako (Usttb)
Bamako, Mali
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