Pfizer gives lyme vaccine a fifth dose — will it boost protection?

NCT ID NCT07500506

Recruiting now ⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️ Sponsor: Pfizer Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Apr 01, 2026 · Last updated Jun 24, 2026 · Updated 13 times

Summary

This study tests whether a fifth dose of Pfizer's Lyme disease vaccine (VLA15) is safe and boosts immunity in people who already received four doses. About 1,700 healthy volunteers aged 7 and older will get either the vaccine or a saltwater shot. Researchers will compare side effects and antibody levels over 12 months.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • Allegheny Health and Wellness Pavilion

    RECRUITING

    Erie, Pennsylvania, 16506, United States

  • Altoona Center For Clinical Research

    RECRUITING

    Duncansville, Pennsylvania, 16635, United States

  • Amherst Family Practice, P.C.

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Winchester, Virginia, 22601, United States

  • Central Erie Primary Care

    RECRUITING

    Erie, Pennsylvania, 16508, United States

  • Diex Recherche Inc. Division Sherbrooke

    RECRUITING

    Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1L 0H8, Canada

  • Frontier Clinical Research, LLC

    RECRUITING

    Scottdale, Pennsylvania, 15683, United States

  • Frontier Clinical Research, LLC

    RECRUITING

    Smithfield, Pennsylvania, 15478, United States

  • Hunterdon Medical Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Flemington, New Jersey, 08822, United States

  • Milestone Research Inc.

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    London, Ontario, N5W 6A2, Canada

  • Northeast Clinical Trials Group

    RECRUITING

    Scranton, Pennsylvania, 18510, United States

  • Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Bangor, Maine, 04401, United States

  • Northern Light Family Medicine and Residency Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Bangor, Maine, 04401, United States

  • Preferred Primary Care Physicians

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 15401, United States

  • Preferred Primary Care Physicians, Preferred Clinical Research (Ofc 18)

    RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15236, United States

  • Preferred Primary Care Physicians, Preferred Clinical Research - St.Clair

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15243, United States

  • Robert Packer Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Sayre, Pennsylvania, 18840, United States

  • Smith Allergy & Asthma Specialists

    RECRUITING

    Horseheads, New York, 14845, United States

  • Smith Allergy and Asthma Specialists

    RECRUITING

    Cortland, New York, 13045, United States

  • Stouffville Medical Research Institute Inc.

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Stouffville, Ontario, L4A 1H2, Canada

  • The University of Vermont Medical Center Inc.

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States

  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

    RECRUITING

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

  • Velocity Clinical Research, Providence

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    East Greenwich, Rhode Island, 02818, United States

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

VLA15 (Lyme disease vaccine)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show that a booster dose of the Lyme disease vaccine provides continued protection against Lyme disease.

What could go wrong

This is a Phase 3 trial, but it only tests immune response and safety, not whether the vaccine actually prevents Lyme disease. The vaccine may not work as well in real-world conditions.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Lyme disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.