Can a new vaccine outsmart pneumococcal disease?
NCT ID NCT07794748
First seen Aug 31, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a new pneumococcal vaccine, called PG4, in adults aged 18 to 49. Researchers compare three batches of PG4 to each other and to the current vaccine, Prevnar 20, to see if they produce similar immune responses and are equally safe. Participants receive one injection and provide blood samples over about six months. The goal is to determine if PG4 can offer protection against pneumococcal disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PG4 multivalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this vaccine could offer broader protection against pneumococcal disease, potentially reducing infections in adults.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is early in Phase 3, and the new vaccine may not prove as safe or effective as the current one. Side effects like injection-site reactions 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 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 4,670 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 to 49 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: Adults 18 through 49 years of age, who have no history of receiving a pneumococcal vaccine after 5 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: Individuals with a history of severe allergic reactions to a vaccine or its components, serious chronic medical disorders, significant psychiatric conditions, known or suspected immunodeficiency, substance abuse issues, asplenia, bleeding diathesis or prolonged bleeding, a history of a prior confirmed invasive pneumococcal infection, and pregnant or breastfeeding females will be excluded from enrollment in the trial.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
25 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Accellacare - Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States
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CTI Clinical Research Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45212, United States
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Clinical Research Atlanta
Stockbridge, Georgia, 30281, United States
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Clinical Research Consulting
Milford, Connecticut, 06460, United States
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Clinical Research Professionals
Chesterfield, Missouri, 63005, United States
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Clinical Trials of South Carolina
Moncks Corner, South Carolina, 29461, United States
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DM Clinical Research
Melrose Park, Illinois, 60160, United States
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DM Clinical Research
Tomball, Texas, 77375, United States
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DM Clinical Research - Sugar Land
Sugar Land, Texas, 77478, United States
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Diablo Clinical Research, LLC dba Flourish Research
Walnut Creek, California, 94598, United States
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East-West Medical Research Institute
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96814, United States
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Entrust Clinical Research
Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Henry Ford St. John Hospital - Thomas Mackey Center for Infectious Disease Research
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, 48236, United States
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Indago Research and Health Center, Inc.
Miami Lakes, Florida, 33016, United States
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J. Lewis Research, Inc. / Foothill Family Clinic
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84109, United States
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J. Lewis Research, Inc. / Foothill Family Clinic South
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84121, United States
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Javara Inc.
Fayetteville, Georgia, 30214, United States
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Orange County Research Center
Lake Forest, California, 92630, United States
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Palm Beach Research Center
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33409, United States
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Palm Springs Community Health Center
Miami Lakes, Florida, 33014, United States
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SMS Clinical Research LLC
Mesquite, Texas, 75149, United States
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Suncoast Research Associates
Doral, Florida, 33172, United States
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TMA Headlands LLC (d/b/a Trial Management Associates)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Grand Island
Grand Island, Nebraska, 68803, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Sioux City
Sioux City, Iowa, 51106, United States
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