Pfizer tests RSV vaccine aimed at older adults
NCT ID NCT07819097
First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing an RSV vaccine in healthy adults aged 60 and older to see how safe it is and how well it triggers an immune response. The trial enrolls about 600 people in China and the United States. In China, participants receive either the vaccine or a placebo; in the United States, everyone receives the vaccine. Over roughly six months, researchers track injection-site reactions, body-wide symptoms, medical problems, and antibody levels in blood tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an RSV prefusion F subunit vaccine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this vaccine could help protect older adults from respiratory syncytial virus, a common cause of serious lung infections in this age group.
- What could go wrong
- The trial may show the vaccine does not produce a strong enough immune response, or it may cause side effects that limit its use. Results in healthy older adults may not apply to people with serious health conditions.
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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 600 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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May 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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60 years and older
- 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 * Participants 60 years of age or older at enrolment. * Healthy participants, or participants with stable long-term medical conditions, if the investigator decides they can take part. * Adults who can walk and live in the community or in assisted-living/long-term care settings with minimal help. * Participants who can give signed informed consent and follow study visits and procedures, including the 7-day electronic diary and blood tests. Key Exclusion Criteria * Confirmed RSV infection 180 days or less before study vaccination. * Any past history of Guillain-Barré syndrome. * Severe reaction to a vaccine or severe allergy to a study vaccine component or related vaccine. * Serious or unstable medical condition that the investigator believes makes the study unsafe. * Immunocompromised status, based on medical history and/or examination. * Previous receipt of any licensed or investigational RSV vaccine or RSV preventive monoclonal antibody, or planned receipt during the study. Please refer to the study contact for further eligibility details Contacts/Locations Central Contact Person: Pfizer CT.gov Call Center Telephone: 1-800-718-1021 Email: ClinicalTrials.gov\[email protected]
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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
6 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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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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Clinical Research Consulting, LLC
Milford, Connecticut, 06460, United States
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Clinical Research Partners, LLC
Richmond, Virginia, 23226, United States
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DM Clinical Research - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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Huashan Hospital Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200040, China
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J. Lewis Research, Inc. / Foothill Family Clinic Draper
Draper, Utah, 84020, United States
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Remington-Davis, Inc
Columbus, Ohio, 43215, United States
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