New combo vaccine for babies shows promise in large trial
NCT ID NCT02992925
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new vaccine called BK1310 in 370 healthy infants to see if it safely protects against several serious diseases: Hib, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, and polio. The vaccine was compared to existing vaccines. The goal was to check how well the infants' immune systems responded and if there were any 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 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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370 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Nov 2016
- Finished
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Nov 2018
- 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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2 to 43 months
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy infants aged ≥2 and \<43 months at the first vaccination of the study drug (recommended: ≥2 and \<7 months). Those who are applicable of the following conditions must be carefully observed before the enrollment: infants with known underlying disease such as cardiovascular disease, renal disease, hepatic disease, blood dyscrasia, respiratory disease or developmental disorder. Infants who developed fever within 2 days after any previous vaccination. Infants with history of convulsions. * Written informed consent is obtained from a legal guardian (parent) Exclusion Criteria: * With past diagnosis of immunodeficiency or currently under immunosuppressive treatment * Have close relatives (the third degree of kinship) diagnosed with congenital immunodeficiency * Possibility of anaphylaxis due to food or pharmaceuticals * With experience of Hib infection, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus or acute poliomyelitis * With experience of Hib, diphteria, pertussis, tetanus or polio vaccination. * Administered a live vaccine within 27 days before the first vaccination of the study drug, or inactivated vaccine or toxoid within 6 days before vaccination * Administered transfusion, immunosuppressant (excluding drugs for external use), or immunoglobulin formulation * Administered corticosteroid 2 mg/kg per day or more as prednisolone (excluding drugs for external use) * Participated in other studies within 12 weeks before obtaining consent * With the gestational age \<37 weeks or weighed less than 2500 grams at birth. * Considered to be not eligible by the principal investigators (sub-investigators) of the enrollment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Study site
Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
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Study site
Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka, Japan
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Study site
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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