National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases (niaid)
Clinical trials sponsored by National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases (niaid), explained in plain language.
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One-Shot antibody boosts malaria vaccine power in kids
⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️ Not yet recruitingThis study is testing whether giving a single dose of an antibody called L9LS can improve how well the body responds to a new malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M. It will involve 24 healthy adults and 333 healthy infants in Mali. Researchers want to see if the timing of the antibody sh…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: ⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️
Last updated Apr 01, 2026 14:42 UTC
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First human trial launches for Next-Generation mRNA HIV vaccines
⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️ Not yet recruitingThis is a first-in-human, early-stage trial to test the safety and immune response of two new experimental HIV vaccines. The vaccines, called DV201P-RNA and DV202B1-RNA, use mRNA technology (similar to some COVID-19 vaccines) to train the immune system to fight HIV. The study wil…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: ⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️
Last updated Apr 01, 2026 14:42 UTC
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Scientists test new flu vaccine by giving volunteers the flu
⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️ Not yet recruitingThis study is testing an experimental flu vaccine called BPL-1357 to see if it is safe and can protect people from getting sick with the flu. Healthy adults aged 18-55 will receive the vaccine either as a shot in the arm, a spray in the nose, or a placebo. Later, some participant…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: ⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️
Last updated Mar 31, 2026 12:12 UTC
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Major trial tests common steroid as lifesaver for severe lung infections
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis large study aims to determine if a common steroid medication (prednisolone) helps hospitalized adults with severe breathing infections and low oxygen levels. Researchers will compare giving the steroid for 7 days against not giving it, tracking whether it reduces deaths, sho…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 03, 2026 14:43 UTC
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Bone drug trial seeks to shrink hidden HIV
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study is testing whether alendronate, a medication typically used for bone health, can reduce the hidden reservoirs of HIV that persist in people on standard antiretroviral therapy. Thirty people with well-controlled HIV will be randomly assigned to receive either alendronat…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 03, 2026 14:43 UTC
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Pioneering study tests hepatitis c drugs in pregnant women
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study aims to understand how hepatitis C medication works in pregnant women and whether it's safe for both mothers and babies. Researchers will give the drug combination glecaprevir/pibrentasvir to 30 pregnant women with hepatitis C, some of whom also have HIV. They'll measu…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 03, 2026 14:42 UTC
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New shot aims to help people with peanut allergy eat safely
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study is testing if a drug called tezepelumab, given as an injection, can improve the effectiveness of peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT). OIT is a treatment where people eat tiny, increasing amounts of peanut protein to build tolerance. The goal is to see if this combination h…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 03, 2026 14:42 UTC
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Scientists test antibody duo in bid to control HIV without daily pills
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis early safety study is testing whether two lab-made antibodies can help control HIV when people temporarily stop their regular antiviral medication. It will involve 40 adults living with HIV who started treatment very soon after infection. Researchers want to see if the antib…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 01, 2026 14:42 UTC
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New drug duo aims to save transplanted kidneys from rejection
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study is testing whether adding two new drugs, carfilzomib and belatacept, to the standard anti-rejection medications can better control a specific type of kidney transplant rejection. It will involve about 25 kidney transplant patients whose bodies are making harmful antibo…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 01, 2026 14:42 UTC
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Cancer drug trial aims to shrink hidden HIV reservoirs
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis early-stage study is testing whether the cancer medication dasatinib can reduce the hidden HIV that persists in the body even during effective treatment. Fourteen adults with well-controlled HIV on long-term therapy will take either dasatinib or a placebo pill for 12 weeks. …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:34 UTC
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New hope for protecting kids from tuberculosis
Prevention Not yet recruitingThis study aims to find the safest and most effective dose of a 28-day medicine combination to prevent tuberculosis (TB) in children under 13 years old. It will include up to 144 children, both with and without HIV, who are at risk of getting TB. Researchers will closely monitor …
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Mar 23, 2026 15:15 UTC
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Scientists test new antibody cocktail to block HIV
Prevention Not yet recruitingThis early-stage study is testing the safety of three lab-made antibodies designed to prevent HIV infection. Researchers will give these antibodies, alone and in combination, to 83 healthy adults without HIV to check for side effects and see how the body processes them. The goal …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Mar 19, 2026 14:55 UTC
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Scientists probe lymph nodes to unlock secrets of allergy shots
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study aims to understand how cat allergy shots (immunotherapy) work by comparing people who have been on the shots for over a year with those who have never had them. Researchers will give a small cat allergen skin test and then take samples from nearby lymph nodes and blood…
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Apr 02, 2026 14:57 UTC
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Scientists hunt for blood clues to predict Kids' peanut reactions
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study aims to identify blood markers that can predict whether children with suspected peanut allergy will react during a supervised feeding test. Researchers will enroll 500 children aged 1-17 years who may have peanut allergy. Participants will undergo a carefully monitored…
Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 25, 2026 14:08 UTC
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Scientists lock volunteers in rooms to test chemical effects
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study aims to understand how everyday exposures to chemicals in food, air, and personal care products affect our health. Healthy volunteers will spend two separate weeks in a hospital, living in either a 'pure' environment with filtered air and natural products or a 'common'…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 17, 2026 13:09 UTC