New meningitis vaccine trial aims to protect babies
NCT ID NCT07505823
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests a new vaccine against four types of meningococcal bacteria (A, C, Y, W135) that cause meningitis. About 1,040 healthy infants aged 6 to 11 months will receive either the experimental vaccine or a licensed comparator. Researchers will measure immune responses and track side effects to see if the new vaccine is as safe and effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Group ACYW135 Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safe and effective vaccine to protect infants against four types of meningococcal bacteria that cause meningitis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage Phase 3 trial, and the vaccine may not prove as effective or safe as the existing licensed vaccine. Results are based on immune markers, not actual disease prevention.
Why investors are watching
Sinovac Biotech is running a Phase 3 trial of its ACYW135 meningococcal conjugate vaccine in infants aged 6 to 11 months, comparing it against a licensed vaccine from CanSinoBIO. For a small-cap company, this readout matters because it tests whether the vaccine works as well as the existing option and whether a booster dose at 18 months extends protection. A positive result could add a new product to Sinovac's portfolio in a market with few competitors.
If it works: If the trial shows the vaccine is non-inferior to the control and the booster produces a strong immune response, Sinovac could gain regulatory approval and a new revenue source. The study also measures immune persistence up to 18 months, which could support a longer dosing schedule and differentiate the vaccine.
If it fails: The trial could fail to show non-inferiority, meaning the vaccine does not protect as well as the licensed one, which would likely end the program. Delays in enrollment or data collection could also push back any potential approval, and trials in this phase often fail despite earlier promise.
AI-written from the trial record. Speculative, and not investment advice.
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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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About 1,040 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 11 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: 1. Healthy participants aged 6 to 11 months. 2. The participant's legal guardian is capable of understanding and voluntarily signs the informed consent form. 3. Willing and able to comply with all scheduled visits, sample collection, vaccination, and other trial procedures. 4. Provision of legal identification documentation. Exclusion Criteria: 1. History (or suspected history) of meningococcal disease. 2. History of infantile wheezing; history of allergy to the vaccine or any vaccine components (Group A/C/Y/W135 meningococcal capsular polysaccharide, mannitol, sucrose, sodium dihydrogen phosphate monohydrate, disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate, sodium chloride, water for injection), such as urticaria, dyspnea, angioedema; or other serious adverse reactions following prior vaccination. 3. Prior vaccination with any meningococcal vaccine (including but not limited to: Group A/C meningococcal polysaccharide/conjugate vaccine, ACYW135 meningococcal polysaccharide/conjugate vaccine, Group A meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine, etc.). 4. Presence of autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiency diseases (including but not limited to asplenia, functional asplenia, HIV infection in the participant or the participant's mother), or current perianal abscess. 5. Coagulation disorders (e.g., coagulation factor deficiency, platelet abnormalities) or history of significant bleeding, hematoma, or ecchymosis following intramuscular injection or venipuncture. 6. Presence of poorly controlled chronic diseases or history of serious illnesses, including but not limited to cardiovascular diseases, hematological diseases, hepatorenal diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, respiratory diseases, malignancies, or history of major organ transplantation. 7. Severe congenital anomalies, genetic defects, or malnutrition. 8. Presence of or history of severe neurological disorders \[epilepsy, convulsions or seizures\], or family history of psychiatric disorders. 9. Receipt of immunoglobulins or other blood products within the past 3 months, or planned receipt of such treatments during the study period. 10. Receipt of immunosuppressants or other immunomodulatory therapy for ≥14 days (e.g., prednisone ≥20 mg/day or ≥2 mg/kg/day, or equivalent), cytotoxic therapy within the past 6 months, or planned receipt of such therapies during the study period. 11. Receipt of any other investigational drug or vaccine within the past 3 months, or planned receipt during the study period. 12. Receipt of a live attenuated vaccine within the past 14 days, or receipt of a subunit or inactivated vaccine within the past 7 days. 13. Receipt of any other licensed vaccine within the past 28 days where administration at a different injection site from the study vaccine cannot be ensured. 14. Acute illness or acute exacerbation of chronic disease within the past 3 days, or known or suspected active infection. 15. Fever (axillary temperature \>37.0°C) on the day of scheduled study vaccination, or abnormal findings on physical examination that preclude vaccination. 16. Skin lesions, inflammation, ulcers, rash, or scarring at the intended injection site that may interfere with vaccination or local reaction assessment. 17. Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, makes the participant unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention
RECRUITINGNanning, Guangxi, 530028, China
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Shanxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
RECRUITINGTaiyuan, Shanxi, 030032, China
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