Blood samples from vaccinated moms could help perfect GBS protection for newborns
NCT ID NCT07562061
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study collects blood from 50 women in Uganda who previously received an experimental group B strep (GBS) vaccine during pregnancy. The blood is used to create quality control panels that help labs accurately measure vaccine-induced antibodies. The goal is to improve testing for GBS vaccines, which aim to prevent serious infections in newborns.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this will create reliable test panels to monitor antibody levels after GBS vaccination, helping ensure vaccines work effectively against group B strep infections in newborns.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage lab-focused study (50 participants) that does not test a treatment or vaccine itself. The panels may not fully represent all populations or perform as expected in wider use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
Who is studied
Women not living with HIV, who received the GBS6 vaccine in the "a placebo-controlled clinical trial investigating the safety and immunogenicity of GBS6 in pregnant women with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and their infants" (GBS6) Clinical Trial in Kampala, Uganda.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * HIV-uninfected women who received the GBS6 vaccine during pregnancy and completed the whole period of study participation. * Reachable by phone * Willing and able to provide consent. * Willingness to provide a blood sample. Exclusion Criteria: * Receipt of blood/plasma transfusion in the last 3 months * Participants who receive treatment with immunosuppressive therapy, including cytotoxic agents or systemic corticosteroids. * Women who will test positive for Syphilis or HIV at screening * Current alcohol abuse or illicit drug use, or with a psychiatric condition * Major illness of the mother that, in the investigator's judgment, will substantially increase the risk associated with the participant's participation in the study, including but not limited to the following: I. heart disease II. severe anaemia (Hemoglobin level less than 7.0g/dL)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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MUJHU Care Ltd, Kampala
RECRUITINGKampala, Uganda