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Scientists test new ways to deliver vaccines through nose and mouth
NCT ID NCT00820144
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase study in 40 healthy adults explores how the immune system reacts to the non-toxic part of cholera toxin (CTB) when given through the nose, mouth, or under the tongue. The goal is to understand mucosal immune responses, which could help in developing future vaccines that are easier to take. No direct benefit is expected for participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cholera toxin B-subunit (CTB)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help design better vaccines that are given through the nose or mouth instead of by injection.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study with only 40 healthy volunteers. It is not testing a treatment or vaccine, just measuring immune responses, so it may not lead to any practical application.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Apr 2006
- Finished
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Feb 2007
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 50 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: * Adult male between 18 and 50 years, * Adult female aged 18 to 50 years under oral contraception (pill) for at least 6 months, or IUD for at least 6 under, and agreeing to carry out a pregnancy test during the initial clinical visit * Affiliate or entitled to Social Security * Signing the informed consent of the volunteer Exclusion Criteria: * Seropositive patient for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C (oral questioning) * Pregnant Woman, parturient or breast-feeding * News hospitalized for other reasons that the research * Minor, Major under supervision * Participation in a current or recent study or at present in period of exclusion
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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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Laboratoire d'anatomo-pathologie, hôpital Pasteur
Nice, 06000, France
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