Nasal spray vaccine aims to shield children from RSV
NCT ID NCT04919109
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
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- 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
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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41 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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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
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6 months to 5 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Witwatersrand (WITS)/Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics (VIDA)
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Velocity
Lincoln, Nebraska, 658510, United States
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Velocity
Omaha, Nebraska, 68134, United States
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Velocity
Providence, Rhode Island, 02818, United States
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Velocity
West Jordan, Utah, 84088, United States
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