New chickenpox shot shows promise in toddler trial
NCT ID NCT06806137
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new chickenpox vaccine in 600 healthy toddlers aged 12-15 months. The children receive two doses, and the new vaccine is compared to the current standard, Varivax. The goal is to see if the new vaccine produces a strong immune response and is safe.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Investigational varicella vaccine (VNS Vaccine)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safe and effective alternative chickenpox vaccine for young children.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, but it's still testing a new vaccine. It may not prove to be as effective or safe as the existing vaccine, and results may not apply to all children.
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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.
- Started
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May 2025
- 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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12 to 15 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: * Participant's parent(s)/Legally acceptable representative (LAR)(s), who, in the opinion of the investigator, can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol * Written or witnessed/thumb printed informed consent obtained from the participant's parent(s)/LAR(s) prior to performance of any study-specific procedure. * Healthy participants as established by medical history and clinical examination before entering into the study. * A male or female between, and including, 12 to 15 months of age (i.e., from the day of 1 year birthday until the day before 16 months of age) at the time of the administration of the first study interventions. * Only for children in countries where PCV is recommended at 12 to 15 months of age as per national immunization schedule and provided as part of the study interventions: participant who previously received the primary series of PCV in the first year of life with last dose at least 60 days prior to study entry. Exclusion Criteria: * History of any reaction or hypersensitivity likely to be exacerbated by any component of the study interventions. * Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition, based on medical history and physical examination. * Hypersensitivity to latex. * Major congenital defects, as assessed by the investigator. * Recurrent history of uncontrolled neurological disorders or seizures. * History of varicella disease. * Active untreated tuberculosis. * Any other clinical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, might pose additional risk to the participant due to participation in the study. * Use of any investigational or non-registered product (drug, vaccine or invasive medical device) other than the study interventions during the period beginning 30 days before the first dose of study interventions (Day -29 to Day 1), or their planned use during the study period. * Planned administration of a vaccine in the period starting 30 days before the first dose and ending 43 days after the second dose of study interventions administration (Visit 3), with the exception of inactivated influenza vaccine which may be given at any time during the study and administered at a different location than the study interventions. * Chronic administration of immune-modifying drugs (defined as more than 14 consecutive days in total) and/or planned use of long-acting immune-modifying treatments at any time up to the end of the study. * Up to 90 days prior to the study intervention administration: i) For corticosteroids, this will mean prednisone equivalent \>=0.5 mg/kg/day with maximum of 20 mg/day for pediatric participants. Inhaled and topical steroids are allowed. ii) Administration of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products or plasma derivatives. * Up to 180 days prior to study interventions administration: long acting immune-modifying drugs including among others immunotherapy (e.g., tumor necrosis factor-inhibitors), monoclonal antibodies (except the ones not interfering with the immune response to the study vaccinese.g., nirsevimab), antitumoral medication. * Previous vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella. * Previous vaccination against hepatitis A virus. * Previous vaccination against varicella virus. * Only for children in countries where PCV is recommended at 12 to 15 months of age as per national immunization schedule and provided as part of the study interventions, participant who previously received a booster dose of any PCV. * Concurrently participating in another clinical study, at any time during the study period, in which the participant has been or will be exposed to an investigational or a non-investigational intervention (drug/invasive medical device). * Child in care. * Any study personnel's immediate dependents, family, or household members. * Participants with the following high-risk individuals in their household: i) Immunocompromised individuals. ii) Pregnant women without documented history of varicella. iii) Newborn infants of mothers without documented history of varicella. iv) Newborn infants born less than (\<) 28 weeks of gestation.
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGSalvaleón de Higüey, La Altagracia Province, 23000, Dominican Republic
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGConstanza, 11201, Dominican Republic
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGSanto Domingo Oeste, 11906, Dominican Republic
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGSan Pedro Sula, 21104, Honduras
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGTegucigalpa, 11101, Honduras
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGTegucigalpa, 2449, Honduras
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