New hope for wheezy tots: daily pill may cut infections
NCT ID NCT05677763
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether OM-85 (Broncho-Vaxom), a bacterial extract taken by mouth for 10 days each month, can reduce the number of respiratory infections in children aged 6 months to 5 years who have a history of wheezing. About 525 children will receive either OM-85 or a placebo. The main goal is to see if the treatment lowers infection rates and wheezing episodes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- OM-85 (Broncho-Vaxom), a bacterial extract taken by mouth
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give doctors a way to reduce the number of respiratory infections and wheezing episodes in young children, potentially lowering hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 4 trial, so the drug is already approved, but results may show no benefit over placebo. The effect may vary by child age and health history.
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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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ALERGO-MED Specjalistyczna Przychodnia Lekarska Spolka z o.o.
Tarnów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 33-100, Poland
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ASST Papa GiovanniXXIII,Mat.Inf.Ped
Bergamo, 24127, Italy
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Aranyklinika Kft
Szeged, Csongrád megye, 6720, Hungary
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Azienda ospedalo universitaria
Parma, Parma, 43100, Italy
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Brighton And Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 5BE, United Kingdom
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CHUV-Centre Hopitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, 1011, Switzerland
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Centrum Alergologii Specjalistyczna Przychodnia Alergologiczna
Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, 20-552, Poland
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Centrum Medyczne PROMED
Krakow, 31-411, Poland
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Centrum Medyczne Pratia Czestochowa
Częstochowa, Silesian Voivodeship, 42-217, Poland
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Clinical Research & Healthcare GmbH
Schönau am Königssee, Bavaria, 83471, Germany
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Dr. Kenessey Albert Korhaz-Rendelointezet
Balassagyarmat, H-2660, Hungary
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Ev. Krankenhaus Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40217, Germany
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Futurenest Kft.
Miskolc, 3527, Hungary
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Heim Pal Orszagos Gyermekgyogyaszati Intezet
Budapest, 1089, Hungary
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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG)
Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
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Inselspital Bern Kinderklinik
Bern, Canton of Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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King's College Hospital
London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Ludwig Maximilians Universität München
München, Bavaria, 80337, Germany
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Malopolskie Centrum Alergologii
Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 31-624, Poland
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Marien-Hospital Wesel gGmbH
Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, 46483, Germany
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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Hanover, Lower Saxony, 30625, Germany
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NSZOZ Puls - Med Anna Bogusz, Agnieszka Musielak Sp.J.
Skarżysko-Kamienna, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, 26-110, Poland
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NZLA Michalkowice - Jarosz i Partnerzy Spolka Lekarska
Siemianowice Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, 41-103, Poland
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NZOZ E-Vita
Bialystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, 15-879, Poland
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom
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Osp.Pediatr.Giov.XXIII,AOUC P.Bari
Bari, 70126, Italy
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Podkarpacki Osrodek Pulmonologii i Alergologii Sp. z o.o.
Rzeszów, 35-612, Poland
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Praxis Köllges
Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, 41236, Germany
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Przychodnia Specjalistyczna Prosen-Med NZOZ
Warsaw, 01-231, Poland
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Royal Hospital for Children and Young People
Edinburgh, EH9 1LF, United Kingdom
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Royal London Hospital
London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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Royal Manchester Children's Hospital - Paediatrics - Paediatrics
Manchester, Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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SO S.Chiara, AOU Pisana
Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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Sanitas Diagnosztikai és Rehabilitációs Központ
Gyula, 5700, Hungary
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Semmelweis Egyetem I.sz. Gyermekgyogyaszati Klinika
Budapest, 1083, Hungary
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St. Josef-Hospital
Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, 44791, Germany
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Universita degli Studi di Pavia - Fondazione IRCCS Policlini
Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Universitaets-Kinderklinik - Kinderspital Zuerich
Zurich, 8032, Switzerland
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University Hospital Cologne AöR
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50937, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Lübeck
Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, 23538, Germany
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Velocity Skierniewice Sp. z o.o.
Skierniewice, 96-100, Poland
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WWCOiT im. M. Kopernika w Lodzi, Osrodek Pediatryczny im. dr J.Korczaka
Lodz, Lódzkie, 90-329, Poland
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