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. 2018 Dec 6;3:155. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14909.1

Table 1. List of PfSPZ Challenge CHMI Studies in African Endemic Populations *.

Location Study
Type
Number of
Volunteers
Route of
Administration
Age
(years)
Gender Malaria
Outcome 1
Reference
Equatorial
Guinea
Vaccine efficacy
Vaccine efficacy
52
104
DVI
DVI
18–35
18–45
Both
Both
TBS 2
TBS 2
NCT02859350
NCT03590340
Gabon Infectivity
Vaccine efficacy
20
12
DVI
DVI
18–30
18–40
Both
Both
TBS 2
TBS 2
34
PACTR201503001038304
Gambia Infectivity 30 DVI 18–35 Males qPCR NCT03496454
Kenya Infectivity 3 28 IM 18–45 Both TBS 2 31
Mali Vaccine efficacy 4
Vaccine efficacy
62
45
DVI
DVI
18–45
18–50
Both
Both
TBS 2
TBS 2
NCT02996695
NCT02627456
Tanzania Infectivity 3
Vaccine efficacy
Vaccine efficacy
Vaccine efficacy
24
64
24
18 ^
ID
DVI
DVI
DVI
20–35
18–35
18–45
18–45
Males
Males
Both
Both
TBS 5
TBS 2
TBS 2
TBS 2
30
35
NCT02613520
NCT03420053

*Current status as at 18 th September 2018. 1Primary measure for malaria treatment/diagnosis; 2Studies included qPCR data for secondary parasitaemia analysis; 3Studies included dose optimisation for PfSPZ Challenge administration; 4PfSPZ Challenge in the context of chemoprophylaxis using chloroquine (PfSPZ-CVac); 5Studies included qRT-PCR data for secondary parasitaemia analysis; and ^PfSPZ Challenge including HIV positive individuals (N=9). DVI, direct venous inoculation; IM, intramuscular; ID, intradermal; qPCR, quantitative PCR; and TBS, thick blood smear.