New meningitis vaccine shows promise for infants in major trial
NCT ID NCT06284915
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new meningitis vaccine (MenACYW) in 840 healthy infants and toddlers. The goal was to see if it works as well as an existing vaccine (Nimenrix) when given as two shots at 6 and 12 months of age. The trial measured immune response and monitored safety to support a simplified vaccination schedule.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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840 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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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6 to 14 months
- 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: * Aged 6 to 7 months on the day of inclusion * Participants who are healthy as determined by medical evaluation including medical history, physical examination and judgment of the Investigator Exclusion Criteria: Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply: * Known or suspected congenital or acquired immunodeficiency; or receipt of immunosuppressive therapy, such as anti-cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy, within the preceding 6 months; or long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy (prednisone or equivalent for more than 2 consecutive weeks) within the past 3 months * History of meningococcal infection, confirmed either clinically, serologically, or microbiologically * At high risk for meningococcal infection during the study (specifically but not limited to participants with persistent complement deficiency, with anatomic or functional asplenia, or participants traveling to countries with high endemic or epidemic disease) * Personal history of Guillain-Barré syndrome * Personal history of an Arthus-like reaction after vaccination with a tetanus toxoid-containing vaccine * Known systemic hypersensitivity to any of the study intervention components, or history of a life-threatening reaction to the study intervention(s) used in the study or to a product containing any of the same substances * Moderate or severe acute illness/infection (according to investigator judgment) or febrile illness (temperature ≥ 38.0°C \[≥ 100.4°F\]) on the day of study intervention administration. A prospective participant should not be included in the study until the condition has resolved or the febrile event has subsided * Receipt of any vaccine (including COVID-19) and Meningococcal B vaccines) in the 4 weeks preceding the first and second study intervention administration or planned receipt of any vaccine (including COVID-19 and Meningococcal B vaccines) in the 4 weeks following any study intervention administration except for influenza vaccination, which may be received at least 2 weeks before or 2 weeks after the study interventions. This exception includes monovalent pandemic influenza vaccines and multivalent influenza vaccines. * Previous vaccination against meningococcal A, C, W, or Y disease with either the trial vaccine or another vaccine (i.e., mono- or quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine) containing serogroups A, C, Y, or W.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Investigational Site Number : 2030002
České Budějovice, 370 06, Czechia
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Investigational Site Number : 2080005
Hjørring, 9800, Denmark
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Investigational Site Number : 2460003
Kokkola, 67100, Finland
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Investigational Site Number : 2760009
Worms, 67550, Germany
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Investigational Site Number : 6160001
Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85-079, Poland
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Investigational Site Number : 6420001
Bucharest, 011025, Romania
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Investigational Site Number : 6420003
Bucharest, 021105, Romania
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Investigational Site Number: 2030001
České Budějovice, Czechia
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Investigational Site Number: 2030005
Prague, Czechia
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Investigational Site Number: 2080001
Zeeland, Denmark
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Investigational Site Number: 2080002
Odense, Denmark
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Investigational Site Number: 2080004
Aarhus, Denmark
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Investigational Site Number: 2080006
Herlev, Denmark
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Investigational Site Number: 2080007
Aalborg, Denmark
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Investigational Site Number: 2460002
Helsinki, Finland
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Investigational Site Number: 2460004
Tampere, Finland
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Investigational Site Number: 2460005
Espoo, Finland
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Investigational Site Number: 2460006
Jaarvenpa, Finland
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Investigational Site Number: 2460007
Oulu, Finland
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Investigational Site Number: 2460011
Helsinki, Finland
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Investigational Site Number: 2460012
Turku, Finland
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Investigational Site Number: 2760001
Mönchengladbach, Germany
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Investigational Site Number: 2760003
Hürth, Germany
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Investigational Site Number: 2760004
Herxheim, Germany
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Investigational Site Number: 2760005
Schönau am Königssee, Germany
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Investigational Site Number: 2760007
Erfurt, Germany
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Investigational Site Number: 2760008
Schweigen-Rechtenbach, Germany
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Investigational Site Number: 2760010
Wolfsburg, Germany
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Investigational Site Number: 2760011
Mönchengladbach, Germany
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Investigational Site Number: 6160002
Wroclaw, Poland
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Investigational Site Number: 6160003
Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Investigational Site Number: 6160004
Łomianki, Poland
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Investigational Site Number: 6160007
Torun, Poland
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Investigational Site Number: 6160008
Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Investigational Site Number: 6160010
Wroclav, Poland
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Investigational Site Number: 6160011
Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
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Investigational Site Number: 6160012
Luboń, Poland
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Investigational Site Number: 6160014
Trzebnica, Poland
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Investigational Site Number: 6160015
Krakow, Poland
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Investigational Site Number: 6160016
Łęczna, Poland
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Investigational Site Number: 6160017
Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Investigational Site Number: 6160021
Krakow, Poland
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Investigational Site Number: 6160022
Warsaw, Poland
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Investigational Site Number: 6420002
Bucharest, Romania
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Investigational Site Number: 6420005
Calarasi, Romania
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