Chikungunya vaccines face Real-World test in island outbreaks
NCT ID NCT06928753
First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are studying how well two chikungunya vaccines, IXCHIQ and VIMKUNYA, prevent infection in adults during outbreaks on Réunion Island and in French Guiana. The study includes about 1,505 adults who are eligible for vaccination. By comparing infection rates between vaccinated and unvaccinated people, the team aims to measure the vaccines' real-world effectiveness, safety, and immune response.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- chikungunya vaccines IXCHIQ and VIMKUNYA
- What this could lead to
- If the vaccines work well in real outbreaks, health officials could use them to protect communities during chikungunya epidemics.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled experiment, so factors like who chooses vaccination could skew the results. The findings may not apply to other regions or virus strains.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 1,505 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: Retrospective study VIMKUNYA or IXCHIQ * Adult (Aged 18 or above) * Adult (Aged 18 or above) eligible for anti-chikungunya vaccination according to French High Health Authority (HAS) Prospective study * VIMKUNYA: Adult (Aged 18 or above) eligible for anti-chikungunya vaccination according to French High Health Authority (HAS) * IXCHIQ: Adult (Aged 18 -64) eligible for anti-chikungunya vaccination according to French High Health Authority (HAS) Eligibility Criteria common to both groups * Agreeing to participate in study * Beneficiary of French social security coverage * Signature of informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding women entering the prospective study * Vaccine (IXCHIQ or VIMKUNYA) contraindication for patients undergoing medical treatment * Persons under guardianship, curatorship or safeguard of justice * Anyone who has received immunoglobulin or a blood or plasma transfusion 3 months prior to vaccine administration * Missing French Social security coverage
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Guyane
RECRUITINGCayenne, French Guiana
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSaint-Denis, Reunion
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