Teens' noses key to better flu protection?
NCT ID NCT07232745
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how a nasal flu vaccine works in 60 healthy teenagers aged 14-17. Researchers will measure immune responses in the nose and blood before and after a single dose. The goal is to understand how the vaccine protects against the flu.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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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14 to 17 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. Individuals aged 14-17 years. 2. Volunteers and their guardians are able and willing to comply with the requirements of the clinical trial protocol and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Allergy to any component of the vaccine product, including eggs, excipients, or gentamicin sulfate. 2. Individuals with acute illnesses, severe chronic illnesses, acute exacerbations of chronic illnesses, or fever. 3. Pregnant or lactating women. 4. Individuals with Leigh syndrome who are receiving treatment with aspirin or aspirin-containing medications. 5. Individuals with immunodeficiency, immunosuppression, or those undergoing immunosuppressive therapy. 6. Individuals with uncontrolled epilepsy, other progressive neurological disorders, or a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome. 7. Individuals with rhinitis or asthma. 8. Individuals with a personal or family history of seizures, chronic diseases, epilepsy, or allergic tendencies. 9. Individuals who have received immunoglobulin injections within the last 3 months prior to vaccination. 10. Individuals who have used other live attenuated vaccines within 1 month prior to vaccination. 11. Individuals planning to use antiviral drugs for influenza within 48 hours before or 2 weeks after vaccination. 12. Individuals planning to use any other intranasal medication within 2 days after vaccination. 13. Subjects with underlying gastrointestinal diseases, including but not limited to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic diarrhea, peptic ulcer, and intestinal polyps. 14. Subjects with metabolic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, obesity (BMI ≥ 25.9 kg/m²), hyperlipidemia, or metabolic syndrome. 15. Subjects who have used antibiotics, probiotics, or other drugs that may affect the intestinal microbiota within the past 3 months. 16. Other circumstances in which the subject is deemed unsuitable for participation in the study 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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Haizhou District Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China
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