Your Child's nose bacteria may boost flu shot power
NCT ID NCT06609811
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how bacteria living in the nose and gut influence the immune response to a nasal flu vaccine in 201 children aged 6 to 17. Half got the vaccine right away, half waited 28 days. Researchers collected samples before and after vaccination to measure antibodies and bacterial changes. The goal was to understand if these natural microbes help or hinder vaccine effectiveness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Intranasal Influenza Live Attenuated Vaccine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help design better flu vaccines by understanding how natural bacteria in the nose and gut influence immune protection.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 4 study focused on observation, not testing a new treatment. Results may not lead to immediate changes in vaccine recommendations.
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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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201 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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 17 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: 1. Individuals aged 6-17 years. 2. Volunteers and their guardians are able and willing to comply with the requirements of the clinical trial protocol and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Allergy to any component of the vaccine product, including eggs, excipients, or gentamicin sulfate. 2. Individuals with acute illnesses, severe chronic illnesses, acute exacerbations of chronic illnesses, or fever. 3. Pregnant or lactating women. 4. Individuals with Leigh syndrome who are receiving treatment with aspirin or aspirin-containing medications. 5. Individuals with immunodeficiency, immunosuppression, or those undergoing immunosuppressive therapy. 6. Individuals with uncontrolled epilepsy, other progressive neurological disorders, or a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome. 7. Individuals with rhinitis or asthma. 8. Individuals with a personal or family history of seizures, chronic diseases, epilepsy, or allergic tendencies. 9. Individuals who have received immunoglobulin injections within the last 3 months prior to vaccination. 10. Individuals who have used other live attenuated vaccines within 1 month prior to vaccination. 11. Individuals planning to use antiviral drugs for influenza within 48 hours before or 2 weeks after vaccination. 12. Individuals planning to use any other intranasal medication within 2 days after vaccination.
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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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Haizhou District Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China
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