New COVID-19 vaccine candidate enters early human testing
NCT ID NCT05408312
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial tested a new recombinant COVID-19 vaccine (GEN2) in 234 healthy adults aged 18 and older. The main goal was to check safety and how well the body's immune system responds. Participants received one of three different doses or a placebo, and researchers monitored for side effects and antibody levels.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (CHO cells, NVSI-06-08)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new COVID-19 vaccine option that is safe and triggers an immune response.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial with only 234 participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The vaccine may not work as hoped or could cause side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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234 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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Feb 2024
- 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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18 years and older
- 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: * Age range: healthy people aged 18 and above, who can provide legal identification; * No history of t SARS-CoV-2 vaccination; * Able to provide a negative nucleic acid test certificate for the new coronavirus within 48 hours; * Have the ability to understand (if illiterate, a fair witness is required to accompany the informed consent) research procedures, have informed consent, voluntarily sign the informed consent form, and be able to comply with the requirements of the clinical research protocol; * Inquire about medical history and physical examination, and the investigator judges that the health status is good; * Females of childbearing age (menarche to menopause) were not pregnant (negative urine pregnancy test) at enrollment, were not breastfeeding, and had no reproductive plans within the first 6 months after enrollment and took effective contraceptive measures; 2 weeks prior to enrollment have taken effective contraceptive measures; * Able and willing to complete the entire prescribed study plan throughout the study follow-up period. Exclusion Criteria: First-dose exclusion criteria: * Confirmed cases, suspected cases, asymptomatic infections, or close contacts of the above-mentioned groups of SARS-CoV-2 infection (check "China Disease Prevention and Control Information System"); * Axillary body temperature ≥37.3℃ before vaccination; * Positive test for novel coronavirus antibody (IgG+IgM); * Have a history of SARS virus infection (self-report, on-site inquiry); * Fever (axillary temperature ≥37.3℃), dry cough, fatigue, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, myalgia, diarrhea, shortness of breath, and dyspnea within 14 days before vaccination; * The test results of blood biochemistry, blood routine, urine routine and coagulation function-related indexes before vaccination are abnormal, which are beyond the reference value range and have clinically significant abnormalities; * Severe allergic reactions (such as acute allergic reactions, urticaria, skin eczema, dyspnea, angioedema or abdominal pain) have occurred in the past; * Allergy to any component of the study vaccine (such as: aluminum, histidine, etc.); * Patients with convulsions, epilepsy, encephalopathy or other progressive neurological diseases (such as transverse myelitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, demyelinating diseases, etc.), long-term history of alcohol and drug abuse, history of thyroidectomy, infectious diseases, mental illness medical or family history; * Known or suspected diseases include: severe respiratory disease, severe liver and kidney disease, severe cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥140mmHg, diastolic blood pressure ≥90mmHg), diabetic complications, malignant tumors, Various acute diseases, acute exacerbations of chronic diseases or severe chronic diseases; * Have been diagnosed with congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, HIV infection, lymphoma, leukemia or other autoimmune diseases; * Thrombocytopenia, history of abnormal coagulation function (such as coagulation factor deficiency, coagulation disease); * Asplenia or splenectomy, functional asplenia caused by any circumstance; * Are receiving anti-TB (tuberculosis) treatment; * Received immune enhancement or inhibitor therapy within 3 months (continuous oral or infusion for more than 14 days); * Received live attenuated vaccine within 28 days before vaccination, and received other vaccines within 14 days before vaccination; * Received blood products within 3 months before vaccination; * Received other study drugs within 6 months before vaccination; * Planning to move before the end of the study or to be away from the local area for an extended period of time during a scheduled study visit; * The investigator judges other circumstances that are not suitable to participate in this clinical trial. Exclusion criteria for second and third doses: * Positive urine pregnancy test; * Patients with abnormal conditions such as high fever (axillary temperature ≥39.0℃) for three days, convulsions, severe allergic reactions or any adverse reactions of the --Nervous system after the previous dose of vaccination; * Serious adverse reactions that are causally related to the previous dose of vaccination; * For those newly discovered or newly discovered after the previous dose of vaccine that do not meet the first-dose inclusion criteria or meet the first-dose exclusion criteria, the investigator will determine whether to continue participating in the study; * Other reasons for exclusion considered by the investigator.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ning ling Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Shangqiu, Henan, China
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