Purpose

This is a substudy of NCT04333732. The goal of this sub-study is to identify and characterize biomarkers of trained immunity by measuring, in vitro, immune responses to heterologous products, especially viral associated products, in the MMR vaccinated compared placebo groups. All participants are randomly assigned to MMR or placebo injection at baseline, followed by SARS-CoV-2 specific vaccination. Blood is drawn around 60 to 90 days after the last SARS-CoV-2 specific vaccine injection.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Criteria

Inclusion/ Exclusion Criteria:

Prospective participant must already be enrolled into the CROWN CORONATION trial at the
sub-study location. Refer to NCT04333732 for list of inclusion / exclusion criteria for
the study population.

Study Design

Phase
Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Participants in the CROWN CORONATION trial The CROWN CORONATION trial will randomly allocate adult participants to a single intramuscular injection of MMR vaccine or Placebo (0.9% saline). All participants in this sub-study receive SARS-CoV-2 specific vaccine subsequent to the MMR or Placebo injection.
  • Diagnostic Test: Heterologous stimuli
    In vitro exposure of peripheral blood mononuclear cells to heterologous stimuli
    Other names:
    • For example; RPMI medium, MMR, SARS-CoV-2, Influenza, TLR3 ligand, TLR7/8 ligand, TLR4 ligand
  • Diagnostic Test: Neutralization assay
    In vitro measurement of neutralizing antibody activity to wild-type SARS-CoV-2

Recruiting Locations

More Details

NCT ID
NCT04646239
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine

Detailed Description

A sub-study of the CROWN CORONATION Trial (COVID-19 Research Outcomes Worldwide Network for CORONAvirus prevenTION; NCT04333732). The goal of this sub-study is to identify and characterize biomarkers of trained immunity by measuring, in vitro, immune responses to heterologous products, especially virally associated products, in those exposed to MMR vaccine injection compared to those exposed to 0.9% sodium chloride ('normal saline') placebo injection. A secondary objective is comparison of SARS-CoV-2 neutralization assays between MMR and placebo comparison groups around 60 to 90 days after the last SARS-CoV-2 specific vaccine injection. All participants are randomly assigned to MMR or placebo injection at baseline, followed by SARS-CoV-2 specific vaccination. Blood is drawn around 60 to 90 days after the last SARS-CoV-2 specific vaccine injection. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PMBC) will be isolated from samples and stimulated with heterologous products (for example; Roswell Park Memorial Institute medium [RPMI; negative control], MMR [the vaccine itself as specific stimulus], severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 [SARS-CoV-2; heat inactivated], influenza virus [heat inactivated], toll-like receptor 3 ligand [TLR3 ligand; poly I:C], toll-like receptor 7/8 ligand [TLR7/8 ligand; R848], toll-like receptor 4 ligand [TLR4 ligand; lipopolysaccharide (LPS)]). Supernatants will be assayed by multiplex luminex protein assay at 24 hr (for example; type I interferons [IFN], interleukin [IL]-1β , IL-6, tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-α) and after 5 days (for example; IFN-γ, IL-17, IL-22, IL-10). This process of testing stimulus-response will be conducted on both the baseline and day 30 samples, collected from both the MMR and Placebo groups. Neutralization assay will be conducted on all samples using wild-type SARS-CoV-2. Measles IgG titres will be measured on all samples. Measles IgG titres will be used for sensitivity analysis.

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