New RSV mRNA vaccine enters first human safety tests

NCT ID NCT07418229

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This early-stage trial will test the safety of a new RSV mRNA vaccine in 60 healthy adults aged 18 and older. Participants will receive either a low dose, high dose, or a placebo (saline) shot. The study aims to see if the vaccine causes any side effects, paving the way for larger studies.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
RSV mRNA vaccine
What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to a safe vaccine against RSV, a common respiratory virus that can be serious for older adults.
What could go wrong
This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 60 participants, focused on safety, not effectiveness. The vaccine may not work or could cause unexpected side effects.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 1

The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.

Participants

About 60 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Mar 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

May 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participants can understand and voluntarily sign the informed consent form; 2. Able to provide legal identity documents; 3. Healthy individuals aged 18 years and above; 4. Participants of childbearing potential and their sexual partners voluntarily adopt effective contraceptive measures (such as correct use of condoms, or female participants using combined oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices) from the time the participant signs the informed consent form until 6 months after the administration of the investigational vaccine, and have no plans to donate sperm or ovums; Female participants of childbearing potential must also have adopted effective contraceptive measures within 2 weeks before enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: Participants who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from this trial: 1. Those with fever on the day of vaccination with the trial vaccine, with an axillary temperature \> 37.0℃ before vaccination; 2. Those with a history of previous RSV vaccination, or a history of RSV infection within 6 months before enrollment. 3. Known to be allergic to vaccines or vaccine components; 4. Before vaccination, the electrocardiogram examination and clinical laboratory test indicators specified in the protocol are abnormal and clinically significant; 5. Female participants who are breastfeeding or pregnant; 6. Having autoimmune diseases or immunodeficiency diseases (including but not limited to systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis, autoimmune thyroid diseases, asplenia, functional asplenia, splenectomy, HIV infection); 7. History of poorly controlled chronic diseases or severe diseases, including but not limited to cardiovascular diseases (such as hypertension uncontrolled by drugs, i.e., systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg for participants aged 18-59 years old, systolic blood pressure ≥ 150 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mmHg for participants aged 60 years old and above, as well as congenital heart disease, atrial fibrillation, myocarditis, pericarditis), hematological system diseases, liver and kidney diseases, respiratory system diseases, malignant tumors, history of transplantation of major functional organs, or any other diseases or physiological conditions that the researcher believes can interfere with the trial results; 8. Current encephalopathy (such as damage to cerebral nerve tissue caused by congenital hypoplasia of the brain, brain trauma, brain tumors, cerebral hemorrhage, brain infection, chemical drug poisoning, etc.); 9. Severe neurological diseases, such as a history of demyelinating diseases including but not limited to Guillain-Barré syndrome, multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, etc., or a history of convulsions, epilepsy, or a family history of mental illness; 10. Having a doctor-diagnosed coagulation dysfunction (such as coagulation factor deficiency, coagulative diseases, abnormal platelets); 11. Having received systemic immunosuppressive agents or other immunomodulatory treatments (prednisone \[≥ 20 mg/day\] or its equivalent) for ≥ 14 days within the past 3 months, cytotoxic therapy, or planning to receive such treatments during the study period; 12. Having received immunoglobulin or other blood products within 3 months before receiving the trial vaccine, or planning to receive such treatments during the study period; 13. Currently participating in other clinical trials, or planning to receive such drugs or vaccines during the study period; 14. Having received live attenuated vaccines within the past 14 days or other vaccines with processes such as subunit or inactivated vaccines within 7 days; 15. Having various acute diseases or acute exacerbation of chronic diseases within the past 7 days, or known or suspected active infection; 16. Axillary temperature \> 37.0℃ within the past 3 days, or use of anti-allergic drugs, non-steroidal antipyretic analgesics, etc.; 17. Those with skin damage, inflammation, ulceration, rash, scarring, or other conditions at the target vaccination site that may interfere with vaccination or observation of local reactions; 18. According to the researcher's judgment, participants have any other factors that make them unsuitable for participating in the clinical trial.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Qinxian Center for Disease Control and Prevention

    Changzhi, Shanxi, China

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