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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/11/038168 [Registered on: 22/11/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/11/2022
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Vaccine 
Study Design  Non-randomized, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A open label, dose escalation phase I clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Recombinant protein subunit vaccine in healthy volunteers.  
Scientific Title of Study   A prospective, open label, dose escalation phase I clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of Reliance Life Sciences’ SARS-CoV-2 Recombinant protein subunit vaccine in healthy volunteers 
Trial Acronym  R001 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
Protocol No.:RLS/VAC/2021/07;Version 3.0,Dated: 16 Sep 2021  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Ajaykumar Yadav 
Designation  Head - Clinical Research (overall Trial Coordinator) 
Affiliation  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (RLS) 
Address  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (RLS) Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre (DALC) Plot R 282 TTC Area of MIDC Thane Belapur Road Rabale, Navi Mumbai
Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (RLS) Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre (DALC) Plot R 282 TTC Area of MIDC Thane Belapur Road Rabale, Navi Mumbai 400 701
Thane
MAHARASHTRA
400701
India 
Phone  9820804218  
Fax    
Email  Ajaykumar2.Yadav@relbio.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

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Name  Dr Gajanan Namjoshi 
Designation  Medical Monitor 
Affiliation  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (RLS) 
Address  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (RLS) Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre (DALC) Plot R 282 TTC Area of MIDC Thane Belapur Road Rabale, Navi Mumbai
Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (RLS) Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre (DALC) Plot R 282 TTC Area of MIDC Thane Belapur Road Rabale, Navi Mumbai 400 701
Thane
MAHARASHTRA
400701
India 
Phone  9321701597  
Fax    
Email  Gajanan.Namjoshi@relbio.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Mr Sachin Singh 
Designation  Head of Clinical operation RLS 
Affiliation  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (RLS) 
Address  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (RLS) Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre (DALC) Plot R 282 TTC Area of MIDC Thane Belapur Road Rabale, Navi Mumbai
Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (RLS) Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre (DALC) Plot R 282 TTC Area of MIDC Thane Belapur Road Rabale, Navi Mumbai 400 701
Thane
MAHARASHTRA
400701
India 
Phone  9004246165  
Fax    
Email  Sachin2.Singh@relbio.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (RLS), Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre (DALC), Plot R 282 TTC Area of MIDC, Thane Belapur Road Rabale, Navi Mumbai 400 701, Maharashtra, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt Ltd RLS  
Address  Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre (DALC), Plot R 282 TTC Area of MIDC, Thane Belapur Road Rabale, Navi Mumbai 400 701, Maharashtra, India 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
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No of Sites = 19  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Sandesh Patil  Shree Siddhivinayak Maternity & Nursing home   2nd floor, Department of Medicine,Unity Campus, Opp. KTHM College, gangapur Road
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
9892503486

drsandeshpatil@gmail.com 
Dr Shrikant Vishnu Deshpande  Ashiewad Hospital & Research Centre,   Near Jijamata Udyan, Maratha Section Ulhasnagar, 420004
Thane
MAHARASHTRA 
9822017445

writetoshrikant@rediffmail.com 
Dr Prachi Makashir  Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College and Hospital  Pune-Satara road,
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9011073840

drprachee@gmail.com 
Dr Swapnil Sakhala  Chopda Medicare & Research Center Pvt. Ltd: Magnum Heart Institute,  3/5, Patil Lane No.1, Laxmi Nagar, Near K.B.H. Vidyalaya, Canada Corner, Nashik - 422005, Maharashtra India
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
9922719347

swapnilsakhala@yahoo.com 
Dr Deepak Kumar Langade  Dr. D.Y Patil Medical college & Hospital  Department of Pharmacology, D.Y.Patil University, 5th Floor, D.Y.Patil Medical College, Plot no. 2, Sector 5, Nerul, Navi Mumbai - 400706, Maharashtra, India
Thane
MAHARASHTRA 
9930550009

deepak.langade@dypatil.edu 
DrKaustubh Shendkar  Global Hospital & Research Institute  Ground floor, OPD no 9-, 577/2, off Sinhgad road, Near dattawadi pune, Maharastra 411030
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9763060606

kaustubhshendkar@gmail.com 
Dr Akash Khobragade  Grant Government Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals  Department of Pharmacology,Grant Government Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, JJ Marg, Nagpada, Mumbai – 400008, Maharashtra, India
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9702658822

drakashk.research@gmail.com 
Dr Amit Bhate  Jeevan Rekha Hospital  Dr. B R Ambedkar road
Belgaum
KARNATAKA 
9667177125

dramitsureshbhate@gmail.com 
Dr Yandrapati Gnana Sundra Raju   King George Hospital Andhra Medical College  Department of General Medicine, Rupendra Prasad Ward,Maharanjpeta, Vishakhapatnam-530002
Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9573606609
91-0891-2782211
gireeshbt2007@gmail.com 
DrSonali Nirhali  Lifepoint Multispecialty Hospital  145/1, Mumbai-Bangalore highway,Near Hotel Sayaji Wakad
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
7506213126

sonalinirhali26@gmail.com 
Dr Sudhir Pawar  Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital  SION,Mumbai - 400022
Mumbai (Suburban)
MAHARASHTRA 
98969111630

dr.sudhirpawar@gmail.com 
Dr Girish Gokuldas Bhatia   Medipoint Hospital Pvtl Ltd.  241/1 New D.P road, Aundh
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
7387003636

drbhatia.pentagon@gmail.com 
Dr Anshul Jain  MLB Medical College, Kanpur, Jhansi   Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care MLB Medical College, Kanpur, Jhansi (U.P.) 284128
Jhansi
UTTAR PRADESH 
9411684506

dranshuljain81@gmail.com 
DrAshish Goyal  Orchid Speciality Hospital  L-Square, Off. Dhanori Jakat Naka, Sr. No. - 282/3/3, Porwal Rd, Lohegaon
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9372433824

ashish_critical@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Aniket Joshi  Oyster & Pearl Hospital (Phadnis Clinic Pvt Ltd)  1671 -75, ganeshkhind road shivajinagar Pune, 411005,India
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9890619523

acj9890619523@yahoo.com 
Dr Prashant V Rahate  Rahate Surgical Hospital & ICU  517, Kolabaswami Square, Central Avenue Road, Juni Mangalwari, Near Telephone Exchange,
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9822464068

prashantrahate84@yahoo.com 
Dr Vijaykumar Berge  Rajarshee shahu Maharaj government Medical college & Chhatrapati Pramila raje hospital  CPR Hospital Campus Town Hall
Kolhapur
MAHARASHTRA 
9011066766

drvijayberge12@gmail.com 
Dr Reena Rathi  Suyog Hospital  2nd Floorm, B- Wing, Krushi Utpanna Bazar Samiti Sankul, Dindori Road, Panchavati Nashik - 422003, Maharashtra India
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
9420590111

drreenaratho@yahoo.in 
Dr Sushant Shinde  Vishwaraj Hospital  Consultant physician, Intensive, & Diabetologist, Ground floor, OPD no.1, Pune Solapur Road, Near Loni Kalbhor Railway Station, Kadamwakwasti 412201
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9615057070

drsushantshinde1983@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 19  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ashirwad Ethics Committee, Ashiewad Hospital & research Centre, Maratha section, Near jijamata Udyan, Ulhasnager, Maharastra India  Approved 
Ethics Committee MLB medical college, MLB Medical College and associate Hospital, Kanpur  Approved 
Ethics Committee rahate surgical hospital & ICU , 517 Kolabaswami, Junimangalwari, CA Road nagpur, India 440008  Approved 
Institutional ethics committee (RCSMGMCIEC II) CPR Hospital Campus Town Hall Kolhapur, Maharashtra India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee , GGMC, Mumbai  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee - Human Research Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai - 400022, Maharashtra, India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee BVDU, Bharati Hospital & Research Centre, Bharati Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee D Y Patil Medical College  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Jeevan rekha Hospital Dr. B.R Ambedkar Road belagavi 59002  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee MAEERS Vishwaraj Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee MAEERS Vishwaraj Hospital Gate No499, Kadamwakwasti Loni Kalbhor, Solapur Road, Pune, 412202, Maharashtra, India  Approved 
Institutional ethics committee, King George Hospital  Approved 
Lifepoint Research- Ethics Committee, Life point Multi-specialty Hospital  Approved 
Magna Care ethics Committee, Chopda Medicare and research centre, magnum Heart institute, Patil Lane near Canada corner Nashik  Approved 
O & P institutional committee, Oyster & Pearl Hospital (Phadnis Clinic Pvt Ltd) 1671 -75, ganeshkhind road shivajinagar Pune, 411005, Maharastra, India  Approved 
ORCHID SPECIALITY HOSPITAL ETHICS COMMITTEE Orchid Specialty Hospital  Approved 
Penta-Med Ethics Committee, Medipoint Hospitals Pvt. Ltd  Approved 
Shree Siddhivinayak Hospital Ethics Committee, C/O Shree Siddhivinayak Maternity & Nursing home  Approved 
Suyog Hospital Institutional ethics committee, Nashik   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Healthy Volunteers 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent
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Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Not Applicable  Not Applicable 
Intervention  RLS Protein Subunit Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 Virus  This Phase I dose determining study will evaluate following three doses for which volume of vaccine administration will be the same i.e. 0.5 ml: -First dose level (Antigenic Content: 2.5 μg of Receptor Binding Domain + 2.5 μg of Nucleocapsid), -Second dose level (Antigenic Content: 5 μg of Receptor Binding Domain + 5 μg of Nucleocapsid) and -Third dose level (Antigenic Content: 10 μg of Receptor Binding Domain + 10 μg of Nucleocapsid).  
 
Inclusion Criteria
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Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  45.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Male and female healthy volunteers in age group 18-45 years (both inclusive),
2. The subjects voluntarily agreed to participate in the study, and signed an informed consent form, willing to comply with protocol requirements.
3. Healthy status as determined by the investigator based on history, clinical laboratory results, vital sign measurements, and on medical physical examination at screening.
4. Body temperature is between 95.6 to 99.0 ºF.
5. Body mass index (BMI) at 18.5 to 30.0 kg/m2 (inclusive).
6. Male and Female subjects of childbearing potential must be using adequate birth control measures, as discussed with the study doctor and should agree to continue such precautions for 6 months after receiving the last injection of study medication.
Menopausal females must have experienced their last period more than 12 months prior to study entry to be classified as not of childbearing potential.
Note-Female patients of child bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception during the study and continue at least six months after the last dose of study drug. For this study, acceptable and effective methods of contraception for females include:
-Intrauterine device placed at least 3 months prior to the start of the study and remaining in place during the study period,
-Two barrier methods used together (cervical cap, diaphragm, contraceptive sponge, or vaginal spermicide plus a male or female condom) or
-Absolute sexual abstinence (no sexual intercourse or genital contact with a male partner).
For males, adequate birth control methods suggested and defined as double barrier contraception, i.e., condom + diaphragm, condom or diaphragm + spermicidal gel or foam. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  The following criteria should be checked at the time of study entry. If any of these apply at the time of study entry, the subject must not be included in the study:
1. History of any of the following:
• Any investigational vaccine or a COVID vaccine that has got emergency use
authorization or
• Any product (investigational or off-label) for prevention of COVID-19 disease
• Inoculated with any subunit vaccine and inactivated vaccine within 14 days
before the first dose of study vaccination,
• Inoculated live attenuated vaccine within 30 days.
• Received influenza vaccination within 14 days prior to first study vaccination
2. Have an acute or chronic illness, as determined by the site Principal Investigator (PI) or
sub-investigator, within 72 hours prior to study vaccination.
3. Seropositive for HIV 1 and 2, HBsAg and HCV
4. Have a history of severe allergies to any component of the research vaccine i.e. RLS
Protein Subunit Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 Virus, including aluminum preparations,
such as: anaphylactic shock, allergic laryngeal edema, allergic purpura,
thrombocytopenic purpura, local allergic necrosis (Arthus reaction); or any previous
History of serious side effects of vaccines or drugs, such as allergies, urticaria, skin
eczema, dyspnea, angioedema, etc . History of allergic disease or reactions likely to be
exacerbated by any component of the vaccines in study.
5. Those with a history of SARS COVID-19 or current COVID-19 infection meeting any of
the following:
 History of confirmed SARS-CoV 2 infection or symptomatic disease,
 RTPCR test which is positive within 72 hours prior to enrollment.
 Positive for SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies ≥ 5 (Index value).
6. Have taken antipyretics or analgesics within 24 hours before the first dose of vaccine.
7. Suspected or known current alcohol abuse as defined by an alcohol intake of greater
than 42 units every week for at least one year;
8. Chronic administration (defined as more than 14 days in total) of immunosuppressant
(e.g. corticosteroids, cytotoxic drugs or antimetabolites, etc.) or other immune-modifying
drugs (e.g. interferons) during the period starting six months prior to the first vaccine
dose including use of any blood products. For corticosteroids, this will mean prednisone
> 0.5 mg/kg/day, or its equivalent (Methylprednisolone 0.4 mg/kg/day, Betamethasone0.08 mg/kg/day, Dexamethasone 0.08 mg/kg/day). Inhaled and topical steroids are allowed; Subjects under immune suppression post-transplant.
9. Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition, based on
medical history and physical examination (no laboratory testing required);
10. Any medical condition that in the judgment of the investigator would make study
participation unsafe and/or can interfere with assessment or vaccine response.
11. Have received blood or blood-related products, including immunoglobulin within 3
months; or plan to use it during the study.
12. Lactating women or pregnant women (as determined by serum beta HCG). 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate the safety and tolerability after RLS Protein Subunit Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 Virus
after administration in healthy volunteers. 
From Day 0 to Day 56 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate the immunogenicity of RLS Protein Subunit Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 Virus
after administration in healthy volunteers. 
From Day 0 to Day 56 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="72"
Sample Size from India="72" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "72"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="72" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 1 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
Modification(s)  
19/01/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) 27/09/2022 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   None 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  
This is a prospective, open label, dose escalation phase I clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of Reliance Life Sciences’ SARS-CoV-2 Recombinant protein subunit vaccine in healthy volunteers. In phase I of the study, 72 healthy volunteers will be enrolled to receive RLS subunit vaccine in ascending dose levels. There would be step wise evaluation of higer doses. Thus first 24 subjects will receive low dose, subsequent 24 subjects will receive medium dose and final 24 subjects will receive high dose.
 
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