Tracking pneumococcus: a Year-Long look inside Children's airways
NCT ID NCT07748832
First seen Aug 06, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows about 60 healthy U.S. children under age 5 for a year, taking throat swabs every two weeks to see how long pneumococcal bacteria linger in their airways. Researchers will use genetic testing to identify bacterial types and track whether the same strain persists or new ones appear. The goal is to understand carriage patterns and interactions with other microbes, which could inform better vaccines and public health strategies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Oropharyngeal (OP) swab collection for monitoring pneumococcal carriage
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide crucial data to improve pneumococcal vaccines and public health strategies for protecting young children from respiratory infections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 60 children, so findings may not apply broadly. Frequent swabbing over a year may be burdensome, and the study does not test any treatment.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Central Florida
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32827, United States