Can an mRNA vaccine stop a rare ebola strain?
NCT ID NCT07737717
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing an experimental mRNA vaccine called mRNA-1469 to see if it is safe and can trigger an immune response against Ebola-Bundibugyo virus disease. Healthy adults aged 18 to 65 will receive either the vaccine or a placebo. The study focuses on safety and the body's antibody production.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an experimental mRNA vaccine called mRNA-1469
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new vaccine against a rare but deadly strain of Ebola virus.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1 trial with only 84 participants, so safety and immune response are still being tested. The vaccine may not produce strong enough protection 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 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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 to 65 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * In good general health or with stable chronic medical conditions, as determined by medical evaluation including medical history, physical examination, and laboratory tests. * Body mass index within the range 18.5 to 39 kg/m2 (inclusive). * Female participants of childbearing potential may be enrolled in the study if not pregnant or breastfeeding, subject to other criteria specified in the study protocol. Key Exclusion Criteria: * History of anaphylaxis or severe hypersensitivity reaction requiring medical intervention after receipt of any mRNA vaccine or therapeutic, or any components of an mRNA vaccine or therapeutic. * History of participation in a prior vaccine study for pathogens causing Ebola virus disease. * History of confirmed or suspected filovirus exposure or infection or travel to an impacted area within 1 month prior to the Screening Visit (e.g. Ebola Zaire, Sudan, BDBV, and Marburg). * Other conditions that in the Investigator's opinion could interfere with interpretation of study results or limit the participant's participation in the study. * Acutely ill or febrile (temperature ≥38.0℃ \[100.4°F\]) within 72 hours prior to or at the Screening Visit or Day 1. * Abnormal screening clinical laboratory values \>Grade 1 for total white blood cell count, hemoglobin, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, creatinine, alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin, or platelets. * History of a diagnosis or condition that, in the judgment of the Investigator, is clinically unstable, potentially affects participant safety, the assessment of study endpoints, the assessment of immune response, or adherence to study procedures. Note: Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.
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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 study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
3 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
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Canadian Center for Vaccinology
RECRUITINGHalifax, Nova Scotia, B3K6R8, Canada
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Centricity Research Toronto LMC Multispecialty
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M4G 3E8, Canada
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Colchester Research Group
RECRUITINGTruro, Nova Scotia, B2N 1L2, Canada