New monkeypox vaccine enters human testing
NCT ID NCT06771479
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing a new vaccine against monkeypox in 120 healthy adults aged 18 and older. Participants will receive two doses of either a low or high dose of the MVA strain live vaccine, or a placebo. The study aims to check if the vaccine is safe and whether it triggers an immune response.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MVA strain monkeypox attenuated live vaccine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a safe and effective vaccine to prevent monkeypox infection.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial with only 120 participants, so safety and immune response are still being tested. The vaccine may not produce strong enough immunity or could cause side effects.
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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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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
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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18 years and older
- 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: * On the day of enrollment, individuals aged 18 years or older with a history of smallpox vaccination must have been born before 1980; * Can provide legal proof of identity; * Be able to understand the experimental procedure and sign a written informed consent form, expressing agreement to participate in the experiment; * Be able to participate in all planned follow-up visits and comply with all trial procedures (such as completing diary/contact cards and being able to return for visits); * On the day of enrollment, the body temperature was less than 37.3 ℃ (axillary temperature); * Men and women of childbearing age who have no plans to have children within 6 months and agree to take effective contraceptive measures within 6 months after receiving the experimental vaccine. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with a history of smallpox, monkeypox, or close contact with monkeypox in the past; * Individuals who are allergic to any ingredients of eggs, vaccines, or substances used in production processes, or have a history of other severe allergies; * Use immunoglobulin and/or any blood products within 3 months prior to administering the trial vaccine, or plan to use them during the trial period; * Currently using salicylate drugs or planning long-term use during the trial period; * Have used any experimental or unregistered products within one month prior to administering the trial vaccine, or plan to use them during the trial period; * Administer inactivated vaccine within 14 days before administering the experimental vaccine or attenuated live vaccine within 30 days before administering the experimental vaccine; * Chronic disease patients are in the acute or progressive phase of chronic disease; * Long term use of immunosuppressants or other immunomodulatory drugs within 6 months prior to vaccination with the experimental vaccine; * Having undergone chemotherapy or radiation therapy or organ and bone marrow transplantation related treatments for cancer or other diseases; * Diseases or medical measures that lead to immune dysfunction, such as congenital immunodeficiency, organ and bone marrow transplantation, leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, multiple myeloma or malignant tumors, etc; * Moderate or severe acute illness/infection, or febrile illness on the day of vaccination; * Individuals with a history of thrombocytopenia or other coagulation disorders may be contraindicated for subcutaneous injection; * Suffering from serious cardiovascular disease, serious liver and kidney disease, and diabetes that cannot be controlled by drugs; * Previous history of mental or neurological disorders or family history; * Currently suffering from various infectious, suppurative, and allergic skin diseases; * Women of childbearing age: pregnant or lactating, or with a positive blood pregnancy test; * Plan to move before the end of the trial or leave the local area for a long time during the scheduled trial visit; * Abnormal blood routine, blood biochemistry, urine routine, electrocardiogram or heart disease related indicators before vaccination (except for minor abnormalities judged by doctors to have no clinical significance); * Researchers believe that any situation that may affect the evaluation of the experiment; * Active tuberculosis patients; * For HIV infected individuals, the plasma HIV-1 RNA level during screening should be ≥ 200 copies/mL, or positive test for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis; * For healthy people and men and women who have sex with each other, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis and HIV) are positive; * Individuals who experience severe allergic reactions after the first dose of vaccination; * Serious adverse events that are definitely related to the first dose of vaccination; * For those who are newly discovered or occur after the first dose of vaccination and do not meet the inclusion criteria or the exclusion criteria for the first dose, the researcher shall determine whether to continue participating in the 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
1 site. 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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Henan Infectious Disease Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
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