BCG (Travel vaccine)*
Candidate Overview
The purpose of this trial (TIPI Trial), is to find out if a single dose of pre-travel vaccination with BCG can lessen tuberculosis (TB) infection by producing an immune response when given to adults traveling to countries with a high burden of TB. BCG (Tokyo 172), supplied by Japan BCG Lab, will be compared with a placebo. BCG (Tokyo 172) is used globally but is not approved for use in the United States, therefore it is considered experimental. The purpose of this study is to inform public health, neither the study sponsor nor Japan BCG Lab are seeking licensure based on this trial.