Could a new shot help toddlers breathe easier?
NCT ID NCT06191315
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests if dupilumab, an injected drug, can help control asthma and severe wheezing in children aged 2 to 6. About 90 kids will receive either dupilumab or a placebo for a year, with an option to continue treatment. The goal is to see if it reduces serious asthma attacks and is safe long-term.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Dupilumab (Dupixent)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option to better control asthma and reduce severe wheezing attacks in young children.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, but results may not apply to all children. Side effects are possible, and the long-term benefits are still being studied.
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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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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2 to 5 years
- 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: * Participant must be 2 to \<6 years of age * Diagnosis of asthma or recurrent severe asthmatic wheeze that is not controlled with chronic ICS for at least 3 months with stable use of at least low dose ICS for ≥1 month prior to Screening Visit 1 with evidence of uncontrolled asthma and/or recurrent severe asthmatic wheeze. * At least one additional major criterion from the modified asthma predictive index: 1. Physician diagnosed Atopic Dermatitis, 2. Allergic sensitization to at least 1 aeroallergen (with a positive serum IgE defined as a value ≥0.35 kU/L). OR 2 minor criteria: 3. Wheezing unrelated to colds, 4. Peripheral blood eosinophilia ≥4%, 5. Allergic sensitization to milk, eggs, or peanuts (defined by serum specific IgE \>0.35 kU/L. * Parent(s)/caregiver(s)/legal guardian(s) willing and able to comply with clinic visits and study-related procedures. * Parent(s)/caregiver(s)/legal guardian(s) able to understand the study requirements. * Participants/parent(s)/caregiver(s)/legal guardian(s), as appropriate, must be able to understand and complete study-related questionnaires * Body weight at screening and randomization \>5 kg and \<30 kg. * Parents or caregivers or legal guardian capable of giving signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply: * Severe asthma with the need for chronic oral/systemic corticosteroid use (\>1 month continuous) at the time of screening enrollment. * History of a systemic hypersensitivity reaction or anaphylaxis to biologic therapy, including any excipient. * History of prematurity (\<34 weeks gestation). * Any other chronic lung disease that would impair lung function (eg, cystic fibrosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia) or chronic lung disease of prematurity or need for oxygen for more than 5 days in the neonatal period. * History of life-threatening asthma (eg, requiring intubation). The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.
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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
74 sites in 16 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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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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AOU Luigi Vanvitelli - Investigational Site Number : 3800004
Naples, 80131, Italy
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Allergy and Asthma Specialist- Site Number : 8400002
Owensboro, Kentucky, 42301, United States
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Allervie Clinical Research - Destin- Site Number : 8400016
Destin, Florida, 32541, United States
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago- Site Number : 8400011
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Boston Children's Health Physicians - Hawthorne- Site Number : 8400010
Hawthorne, New York, 10532, United States
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Buzzi Children's Hospital - Investigational Site Number : 3800003
Milan, Lombardy, 20154, Italy
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center- Site Number : 8400004
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Clinica de Alergia Martti Antila- Site Number : 0760002
Sorocaba, São Paulo, 18040-425, Brazil
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EMDA Clinical Research- Site Number : 8400026
Miami, Florida, 33126, United States
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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo - Investigational Site Number : 3800001
Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Hospital Ernesto Dornelles- Site Number : 0760004
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90160-093, Brazil
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Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo- Site Number : 0760001
São Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil
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Investigational Site Number : 0320001
Buenos Aires, 1414, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0320002
Buenos Aires, 1122, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0320003
Buenos Aires, 1121, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0320004
Mendoza, 5500, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0320005
Rosario, Santa Fe Province, 2000, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0320006
Córdoba, 5003, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0320008
Buenos Aires, 1028, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0320009
Corrientes, 3400, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 1240001
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3N1, Canada
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Investigational Site Number : 1240002
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada
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Investigational Site Number : 1240005
Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada
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Investigational Site Number : 1240006
Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada
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Investigational Site Number : 1240007
Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 1G5, Canada
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Investigational Site Number : 1240008
Burlington, Ontario, L7L 6W6, Canada
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Investigational Site Number : 2030001
Prague, 190 00, Czechia
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Investigational Site Number : 2500001
Lille, 59000, France
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Investigational Site Number : 2500002
Paris, 75019, France
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Investigational Site Number : 2500003
Paris, 75571, France
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Investigational Site Number : 2500004
Nice, 06200, France
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Investigational Site Number : 2500005
Créteil, 94010, France
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Investigational Site Number : 2760001
Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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Investigational Site Number : 2760002
Düsseldorf, 40217, Germany
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Investigational Site Number : 2760004
Frankfurt, 60590, Germany
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Investigational Site Number : 3000001
Athens, 115 27, Greece
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Investigational Site Number : 3000003
Athens, 152 36, Greece
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Investigational Site Number : 3480001
Szigetvár, 7900, Hungary
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Investigational Site Number : 3480002
Székesfehérvár, 8000, Hungary
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Investigational Site Number : 3480004
Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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Investigational Site Number : 3480005
Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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Investigational Site Number : 3800005
Padua, Padova, 35128, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3920001
Fukuoka, 813-0017, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920002
Fukuoka, 811-1394, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920003
Ureshino, Saga-ken, 843-0393, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920004
Tsu, Mie-ken, 514-0125, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920006
Isehara, Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 4840001
San Juan del Río, Querétaro, 76800, Mexico
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Investigational Site Number : 4840002
Veracruz, 91900, Mexico
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Investigational Site Number : 4840004
Durango, 34000, Mexico
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Investigational Site Number : 5280001
Rotterdam, 3015 CE, Netherlands
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Investigational Site Number : 6160001
Lodz, Lódzkie, 93-509, Poland
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Investigational Site Number : 6160003
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-091, Poland
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Investigational Site Number : 6160004
Tarnów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 33-100, Poland
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Investigational Site Number : 7240001
Barcelona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08035, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240002
Sabadell, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08208, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240003
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña [La Coruña], 15706, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240004
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240005
Madrid, 28009, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240006
Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, 11407, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240007
Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08950, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 8260001
London, London, City of, SE5 9RL, United Kingdom
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Investigational Site Number : 8260002
Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom
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Investigational Site Number : 8260003
Birmingham, England, B4 6NH, United Kingdom
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Investigational Site Number : 8260004
Bradford, BD9 6RJ, United Kingdom
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester - Minnesota- Site Number : 8400008
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù - Investigational Site Number : 3800002
Rome, Roma, 00165, Italy
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Phoenix Children's Hospital- Site Number : 8400001
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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South Texas Medical Research Institute - TTS Research- Site Number : 8400022
Boerne, Texas, 78006, United States
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Texas Children's Hospital- Site Number : 8400027
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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UBMD Pediatrics- Site Number : 8400013
Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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UNC Children's Hospital- Site Number : 8400005
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center- Site Number : 8400015
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center- Site Number : 8400024
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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