Whooping cough vaccine in pregnancy: new study looks at how antibodies pass to babies
NCT ID NCT05856396
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at 200 women and their infants to understand how the whooping cough vaccine given during pregnancy affects the baby's immune protection. Researchers measured antibody levels in mothers and in umbilical cord blood at birth, as well as in infants after their own vaccines. The goal is to identify factors that influence how well protective antibodies are transferred from mother to child, which could improve vaccination strategies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pertussis-containing vaccines (Triaxis® and Vaxelis®)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help design better vaccination schedules for pregnant women to protect newborns from whooping cough.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational analysis of an already completed study, not a test of a new treatment. Results may not lead to immediate changes in practice.
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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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200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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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2 months to 45 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: * For non-pregnant \& pregnant women Age between 18 and 45 years Eligible for Tdap vaccination * For infants Born to mothers vaccinated or not with Tdap Vaccinated with hexavalent vaccine Age between 2 and 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * For pregnant and non-pregnant women * Inability to understand the nature and extent of the study and the procedures required * Grade III/IV anemia, * Acute infection at the time of immunization * Chronic infections such as Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, acute toxoplasmosis * Current or recent use of immunosuppressive drugs * Active neoplasia * Other vaccine(s) administered at the same time as Tdap vaccination (wash out of 4 weeks after others vaccinations and 28 days after Tdap vaccination ) * For pregnant women * Risk of premature delivery or intrauterine growth retardation * Twin or triplet pregnancies * For non-pregnant women Last Tdap vaccination \< 12 months before For infants: * Infants born before 35 weeks of gestation * Birthweight below 2.5 kg, * Severe neonatal distress * Serious congenital abnormalities or congenital infection.
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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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CHU Saint-Pierre
Brussels, 1000, Belgium
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