Phase 3
N=19,474
The ARCT-154 Self-Amplifying RNA Vaccine Efficacy Study (ARCT-154-01)
COVID-19 Vaccines
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05012943 ↗Enrolled (actual)
19,474
Serious AEs
2.3%
Results posted
Nov 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants Reporting Solicited Local Adverse Reactions (ARs) — 4060; 909; 467; 416 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Interventions
- ARCT-154 Self-Amplifying RNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (Biological); Placebo (normal saline) (Other); Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine (Biological)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Vinbiocare Biotechnology Joint Stock Company
- Primary completion
- Jan 2023
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Participants Reporting Solicited Local Adverse Reactions (ARs) |
4060; 909; 467; 416; 2852; 612 | — |
| PRIMARY Number of Participants Reporting Solicited Systemic ARs |
4375; 2620; 638; 657; 3718; 1889 | — |
| PRIMARY Number of Participants Reporting Unsolicited Adverse Events (AEs) |
1323; 1198; 260; 252; 1232; 1311 | — |
| PRIMARY Number of Participants Reporting Medically Attended Adverse Events (MAAEs), Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and AEs Leading to Discontinuation |
1132; 1284; 148; 146; 133; 217 | — |
| PRIMARY Number of Participants With Neutralizing Antibody (NAb) Responses |
658; 1 | — |
| PRIMARY Number of Participants With a First Occurrence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
200; 440 | — |
| SECONDARY Geometric Mean Titers of SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibodies |
15.3; 15.2; 60.7; 15.7; 221.4; 15.2 | — |
| SECONDARY Geometric Mean Fold Rise in SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody Titers |
4.0; 1.0; 14.5; 1.0; 13.7; 1.3 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Seroconverting for Neutralizing Antibodies |
388; 4; 658; 1; 571; 21 | — |
| SECONDARY Geometric Mean Concentration of Spike Protein Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Binding Antibodies |
0.3; 0.3; 2.1; 0.3; 20.3; 0.3 | — |
| SECONDARY Geometric Mean Fold Ratio of Spike Protein IgG Binding Antibodies |
7.5; 1.0; 71.4; 1.0; 42.0; 1.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Seroconverting for Spike Protein IgG Binding Antibodies |
527; 3; 698; 3; 652; 29 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Seroconverting on Neutralizing Antibody Responses by Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test at 50% Reduction (PRNT50) |
17; 0; 86; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With a First Occurrence of Severe COVID-19 |
2; 43 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Death Due to COVID-19 |
1; 9 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With a First Occurrence of COVID-19 Irrespective of Prior Infection |
223; 457 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With a First Occurrence of COVID-19 |
223; 496 | — |
Summary
This is a Phase 1/2/3, randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blind study designed to evaluate the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of ARCT-154 in adult participants to be enrolled in Vietnam.
This study consists of four parts:
Part 1 (Phase 1) will evaluate the safety of the study vaccines in 100 healthy individuals.
Part 2 (Phase 2) will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the study vaccines in 300 healthy individuals.
Part 3 (Phase 3a) will evaluate the safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of the study vaccines in 600 individuals with and without underlying medical conditions.
Part 4 (Phase 3b) will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the study vaccines in 16,000 individuals with and without underlying medical conditions.
Part 5 (Phase 3c) will evaluate the safety and non-inferiority in immunogenicity of ARCT-154 vaccine vs. Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) in 2400 individuals with and without underlying medical conditions.
In Phase 1, healthy individuals 18 to < 60 years of age will be enrolled. In Phase 2, 3a, and 3b, individuals 18 years of age and older will be enrolled including individuals with underlying medical conditions that put them at higher risk of complications of COVID-19 disease.
Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3a and Phase 3b participants will be randomly assigned to a study group that will receive up to 2 vaccination series. Each vaccination series comprises two vaccinations at 28-day intervals: an initial vaccination series with vaccinations on Day 1 and Day 29 and an additional vaccination series around 2 months after the first series (on Day 92 and 120).
Participants of Phase 2, 3a who received 2 doses of ARCT-154 vaccine will be rerandomized to receive either dose 3 of ARCT-154 on Day 92 plus placebo on Day 120 or placebo on Day 92 plus placebo on Day 120.
For Phase 1, Phase 3b and participants in Phase 2 and 3a that received placebo in the first vaccination series, the participants will be switched over to the opposite vaccine in the second series.
There is no second vaccination series for Phase 3c as all participants receive active vaccine in the initial series.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Individuals who:
- are able to provide consent
- agree to comply with all study visits and procedures
- are of childbearing potential and sexually active must be willing to adhere to contraceptive requirements
- are male or female ≥18 years of age (or, for Phase 1, 18 to 100.4°F (>38.0°C) on the day prior to or Day 1. Participants meeting this criterion may be rescheduled within the relevant window periods. Afebrile participants with minor illnesses can be enrolled at the discretion of the investigator.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Known history of COVID-19 (asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and/or nucleocapsid positive test is not exclusionary).
- Close contact with a person known to be SARS-CoV-2 positive or with a clinical diagnosis of COVID-19 within 7 days prior to enrollment. Participants meeting this criterion who remain asymptomatic for 7 days may be rescheduled for enrollment within the relevant windows.
- Known history of anaphylaxis, urticaria, or other significant adverse reaction to the vaccine or its excipients.
- Known history of anaphylaxis to other vaccines.
- Bleeding disorder considered a contraindication to intramuscular (IM) injection or phlebotomy.
- Immunosuppressive or immunodeficient state, asplenia, recurrent severe infections, or known to be HIV positive.
- An underlying clinically significant acute or chronic medical condition or physical examination findings for which, in the opinion of the investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the participant (eg, compromise the well-being) or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments.
Prior/Concomitant Therapy
- Has previously received investigational or approved MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2 vaccines or who have plans to receive off-study COVID-19 vaccines.
- Has received a live replicating vaccine within 28 days prior to each study vaccination or a licensed inactivated or non-replicating vaccine within 14 days prior to first study vaccination.
- Has received treatment with immunosuppressive therapy, including cytotoxic agents or systemic corticosteroids, eg, for cancer or an autoimmune disease, within 6 months prior to Screening, or planned receipt throughout the study. If systemic corticosteroids have been administered short term (<14 days) for treatment of an acute illness, participants should not be enrolled into the study until corticosteroid therapy has been discontinued for at least 28 days prior to first study vaccine administration. Inhaled/nebulized, intra-articular, intrabursal, or topical (skin or eyes) corticosteroids are permitted.
- Has received systemic immunoglobulins or blood products within 3 months prior to first study vaccine administration or plans to receive such products during the study.
Other Exclusions
- Demonstrated inability to comply with the study procedures.
- Investigator site staff members, employees of the Sponsor or the CRO directly involved in the conduct of the study, or site staff members otherwise supervised by the investigator, or immediate family members of any of the previously mentioned individuals.
- Other restrictions apply to Phase 1 participants to ensure they are healthy.
Additional Exclusion Criteria for Phase 3c Participants Only:
No contraindications (as specified in the prescribing information) to receiving the ChAdOx1 vaccine.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05012943). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.