One shot, two protections? new trial combines dengue and chikungunya vaccines
NCT ID NCT06973772
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial will test whether giving the dengue and chikungunya vaccines at the same time is as safe and effective as giving them separately. The study involves 900 healthy adults aged 18 to 59 who have never been exposed to either virus. Researchers will measure immune responses and track any side effects over the study period.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Live attenuated dengue vaccine (serotypes 1-4) and live attenuated chikungunya vaccine (VLA1555)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a single visit for both vaccines is safe and effective, simplifying protection against two mosquito-borne diseases.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, but results may not apply to people with prior exposure to these viruses. Co-administration could also cause more side effects or weaker immune responses.
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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 900 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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18 to 59 years
- 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: 1. Male or female adults aged 18 to 59 years at the time of vaccination. 2. Signed informed consent by the participant or their legal representatives. 3. Ability to understand, based on the investigator's assessment, and agree to comply with all study procedures, including blood collection. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participation in another clinical trial within 28 days prior to screening or planned participation in another clinical study during the trial period. 2. Pre-existing unstable health condition. An unstable health condition is defined as a disease requiring a change in treatment or hospitalization due to disease worsening within 90 days prior to screening. 3. Vaccination within 14 days prior to screening with any inactivated vaccine or within 28 days prior to screening with any live attenuated vaccine, or planned vaccination with any vaccine up to 28 days after study vaccination. 4. Known hypersensitivity to any component of the vaccines. 5. Thrombocytopenia or bleeding disorders that contraindicate intramuscular vaccination or venipuncture for blood collection. 6. Receipt of immunoglobulins, blood, or blood products within 180 days prior to screening. 7. Altered immunocompetence (immunosuppression, immunodeficiency, or immunocompromise) primary or secondary due to: Clinical conditions (including but not limited to renal failure, liver failure with cirrhosis, heart failure class III or IV according to the New York Heart Association, HIV infection, and asplenia). 8. Use of systemic corticosteroids (oral, intravenous, or intramuscular) at a dose equivalent to ≥20 mg/day of prednisone for more than 14 days or a cumulative dose greater than 280 mg within the last 90 days prior to screening. Topical, inhaled, and intranasal corticosteroids are allowed. Intermittent use (a single dose within the last 30 days prior to screening) of intra-articular corticosteroids is also allowed. 9. Receipt of antineoplastic agents, immunosuppressants, immunomodulators, or radiotherapy within the last 180 days prior to screening. 10. Malignancy at the time of screening or a history of malignancy with \<5 years of disease-free status at screening (except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin and localized prostate cancer under active surveillance). 11. Abuse of alcohol and illicit drugs within the past 12 months before screening that may compromise study compliance, at the investigator's discretion. 12. Being part of the study team, having a first-degree relative (parents, children, in-laws, stepchildren, sons-in-law, or daughters-in-law) or living in the same household as a study team member. 13. Any other clinical condition that, in the investigator's opinion, may interfere with the study results or pose an additional risk to the participant due to study inclusion. 14. Prior exposure to dengue and chikungunya viruses, i.e., non-reactive IgM and IgG as screened by specific ELISA for both viruses. In case of doubt or indeterminate ELISA results, at least two consecutive samples will be collected. If doubt persists after two test collections, the participant will be excluded. 15. For female participants of childbearing potential: Pregnancy (confirmed by a positive β-hCG test), breastfeeding, or intention to engage in sexual activity with reproductive potential without using a contraceptive method for 90 days following vaccination. 16. Previous receipt of any dengue or chikungunya vaccine.
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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
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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Centro Médico de São Francisco
Curitiba, Paraná, 80810-050, Brazil
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Centro de Pesquisa Inova
Toledo, Paraná, 85902-010, Brazil
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Hospital Escola da Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, 96040-010, Brazil
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Hospital São Vicente de Paulo
Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, 99010-080, Brazil
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Instituto de Pesquisa em AIDS do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - IPARGS
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 91350-180, Brazil
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Reumacenter
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90480-000, Brazil
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UBEA - União Brasileira de Educação e Assistência Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Brazil
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