About this trial
A cluster randomized controlled trial to determine if smallpox vaccine reduces secondary cases and symptom severity in persons exposed to mpox.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Household member of person with laboratory confirmed mpox
Age ≥ 2 years
Within 14 days of onset of illness in mpox index case
Disqualifiers
Pregnancy
Breastfeeding
Past serious allergic reaction to study vaccine components
Previous smallpox vaccination
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Bavarian Nordic smallpox vaccine
DrugA single dose of the Bavarian Nordic smallpox vaccine will be given at baseline.
Typhoid VI Polysaccharide Vaccine Injectable Solution
DrugA single dose of the typhoid vaccine will be given at baseline.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
PCR-confirmed Mpox
To evaluate if smallpox vaccine vs control prevents RT-PCR confirmed mpox
Symptom severity
To evaluate if smallpox vaccine vs control affects symptom severity
Secondary outcomes
Resolution of skin lesions
To assess the time to resolution (i.e. a new skin layer has formed) of any skin lesion
Number of skin lesions
To assess the number of skin lesions for any participants who develop mpox
Self-reported Quality of Life
To assess the QOL of participants using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale
Mpox complications
To assess longitudinal complications for any participants who develop mpox
Other outcomes
Safety (SAEs, AESI)
Solicited SAE and AESIs will be followed at 4 months and 6 months
Sponsors and contacts
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