Nasal spray vaccine aims to shield children from RSV

NCT ID NCT04919109

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First seen Jul 15, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This early-stage trial tests an experimental RSV vaccine called CodaVax-RSV, given as nose drops, in healthy children aged 6 months to 5 years. The study evaluates the vaccine's safety and the immune response it triggers. Some children receive the vaccine at different doses, while others get a placebo (saline nose drops). Participants are monitored closely for side effects and antibody levels.

What this could mean

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Active substance
a live attenuated vaccine against RSV called CodaVax-RSV, given as nose drops
What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to a safe and effective vaccine to protect children from RSV, a common but potentially serious respiratory virus.
What could go wrong
This is an early Phase 1 trial with a small number of participants, so the vaccine may not prove safe or effective in larger studies. Side effects are possible.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 1

The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.

Participants

41 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2023

Finished

Jul 2026

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

6 months to 5 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age at the time of informed consent: * Part A: 2 to 5 years, inclusive * Part B: 6 months to \< 2 years 2. RSV Status at Screening: * Part A: RSV-seropositive * Part B: RSV-seronegative 3. Good general health status 4. Product of normal full-term pregnancy (36 to 42 weeks gestation) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Household contact with any of the following groups of individuals for the period up to 14 days after each dose: * Pregnant women * Infants \< 6 months of age * With hospitalization for asthma or other chronic respiratory disease in the past 5 years * Immunocompromised individuals, which includes, but is not limited to, those with the following conditions: * AIDS * Receipt of chemotherapy within the past 6 months * Current receipt of immunosuppressive agents * Solid organ or bone marrow transplant 2. Enrolled in the same classroom at full-time day care with infants \< 6 months of age for 14 days after each dose 3. Household contact of another child enrolled into the study 4. Inadequate venous access for repeated phlebotomy 5. Height and weight ≤ 5th percentile for age and sex (according to CDC growth charts for children in Part A, according to World Health Organization Child Growth Standards for children in Part B)

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Witwatersrand (WITS)/Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics (VIDA)

    Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Velocity

    Lincoln, Nebraska, 658510, United States

  • Velocity

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68134, United States

  • Velocity

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02818, United States

  • Velocity

    West Jordan, Utah, 84088, United States

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