Next-Generation polio vaccine enters human testing
NCT ID NCT07688369
First seen Jul 07, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests a new recombinant polio vaccine (rPV) against the current standard IPOL vaccine in healthy adults aged 18 to 60. The goal is to see if the new vaccine is safe and triggers a strong immune response. It is a small, early-stage study to gather initial data.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Recombinant Poliomyelitis Vaccine (rPV)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more modern, potentially easier-to-produce polio vaccine to help maintain global polio immunity.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1 trial with only 36 healthy adults, so safety and immune response are still being tested. The vaccine may not work as well as the current one or could have unexpected side effects.
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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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About 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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 60 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy Volunteers aged between 18 to 60 years inclusive. * Good physical and mental health based on medical history, physical examination, clinical laboratory,electrocardiogram (ECG), and vital signs, as judged by the Investigator. * Participants must refrain from strenuous exercise within 96 hours (4 days) prior to Screening, Day 1, Day 8,and Day 30.. * Willing and able to comply with restrictions of nicotine (i.e., tobacco and nicotine products) usethroughout the study is not permitted from within 48 hours (2 days) prior to Screening, from Day 1 until Day8, and within 48 hours (2 days) prior to the end of study visit. * Participants must agree to use highly effective contraception from Day 1 until 90 days after the last studyvisit. Key Exclusion Criteria: * History of Polio * Any vaccination received 30 days before Screening and Day 30 * Pregnant or lactating females * BMI \>35.0kg/m2 * History of alcohol abuse or drug addiction * Have received any polio vaccines within 6 months prior to screening. * History of major surgeries * History of receipt of a blood transfusion, other blood products, or immunoglobulins in 3 months prior tostudy vaccination * any confirmed or suspected congenital or acquired immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition.
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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
1 site. 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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Doherty Clinical Trials Limited
East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia