New vaccine aims to shield kids from pneumonia and meningitis
NCT ID NCT07660198
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests a new pneumococcal vaccine (PG4) in healthy children aged 15 months to 18 years. About 1,200 participants will receive either the new vaccine or the current Prevnar 20. Researchers will compare safety and immune response over 6 months. The goal is to see if the new vaccine provides better protection against serious infections like pneumonia and meningitis.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multivalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PG4)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this vaccine could offer broader protection against pneumococcal diseases like pneumonia and meningitis in children.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 3 trial, so results are not yet confirmed. The new vaccine may not prove safer or more effective than the current one, and side effects are possible.
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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 1,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
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15 months 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: Cohort 1 (Participants ≥15 Months to \<2 Years of Age) Healthy toddlers and children ≥15 months to \<2 years of age with documentation of prior receipt of PCV. Cohort 2 (Participants ≥2 Years to \<5 Years of Age) Healthy toddlers and children ≥2 years to \<5 years of age with documentation of prior receipt of PCV if applicable. Cohort 3 (Participants ≥5 Years to \<18 Years of Age) Healthy children ≥5 years to \<18 years of age with documentation of prior receipt of PCV (if applicable). A negative urine pregnancy test is required for individuals of childbearing potential (IOCBP). IOCBP or participants able to father must also agree to use a highly effective method of birth control. Exclusion Criteria: All Cohorts (Participants ≥15 Months to \<18 Years of Age) Children with significant medical, psychiatric, or neurological conditions (eg, immunodeficiency or history of seizure); or a history of confirmed invasive pneumococcal infection in the past will be excluded from enrolment 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
61 sites in 2 countries. 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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AMR Clinical
RECRUITINGProvo, Utah, 84604, United States
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AMR Clinical
RECRUITINGSyracuse, Utah, 84075, United States
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ASR, LLC
RECRUITINGBoise, Idaho, 83702, United States
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Alabama Clinical Therapeutics, LLC Birmingham Pediatric Associates
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35205, United States
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Apex Research Group
RECRUITINGFair Oaks, California, 95628, United States
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Avacare
RECRUITINGCovington, Louisiana, 70433, United States
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BRCR Global Puerto Rico
RECRUITINGSan Juan, 00907-1509, Puerto Rico
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Bingham Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGBlackfoot, Idaho, 83221, United States
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CMRC Headlands, LLC
RECRUITINGSan Juan, 00918, Puerto Rico
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Caguas Clinical Research LLC
RECRUITINGCaguas, 00725, Puerto Rico
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Child Health Care Associates
RECRUITINGEast Syracuse, New York, 13057, United States
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Children's Health Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33617, United States
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Children's Hospital Colorado
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Investigational Drug Services
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45206, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Vaccine Research Center
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45206, United States
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Clinical Research Institute, Inc.
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55402, United States
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Clinical Research Partners, LLC
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23226, United States
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Corning Center for Clinical Research
RECRUITINGHorseheads, New York, 14845, United States
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Dayton Clinical Research
RECRUITINGDayton, Ohio, 45409, United States
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Driscoll Children's Hosptial
RECRUITINGCorpus Christi, Texas, 78411, United States
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Indago Research & Health Center, Inc
RECRUITINGMiami Lakes, Florida, 33016, United States
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Kentucky Pediatric/ Adult Research
RECRUITINGBardstown, Kentucky, 40004, United States
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Kool Kids Pediatrics
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77065, United States
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LSU Health Shreveport Clinical Trials Office
RECRUITINGShreveport, Louisiana, 71101, United States
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Lakeview Clinical Research, LLC
RECRUITINGGuntersville, Alabama, 35976, United States
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Medical Research Partners
RECRUITINGAmmon, Idaho, 83406, United States
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Mercury Clinical Research (Administrative Office)
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77054, United States
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Mercury Clinical Research - Administrative Office
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77054, United States
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Mercury Clinical Research - MD Kids Pediatrics
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77087, United States
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Mercury Clinical Research - Sunrise Pediatrics
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77077, United States
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Michigan Center of Medical Research
RECRUITINGBingham Farms, Michigan, 48025, United States
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Midwest Children's Health Research Institute
RECRUITINGLincoln, Nebraska, 68504, United States
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Midwest Children's Health Research Institute
RECRUITINGLincoln, Nebraska, 68505, United States
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Midwest Children's Health Research Institute
RECRUITINGLincoln, Nebraska, 68516, United States
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Midwest Children's Health Research Institute
RECRUITINGLincoln, Nebraska, 68522, United States
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Neutra Life Sciences
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77402, United States
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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Ambulatory Care Center
RECRUITINGShreveport, Louisiana, 71103, United States
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Ochsner/LSU Health Shreveport - Progressive Pediatrics
RECRUITINGShreveport, Louisiana, 71101, United States
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Ochsner/LSU Health Shreveport Academic Medical Center
RECRUITINGShreveport, Louisiana, 71103, United States
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Orange County Research Institute
RECRUITINGOntario, California, 91762, United States
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Pediatric Associates of Fall River
RECRUITINGFall River, Massachusetts, 02721, United States
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Pediatric Associates of Mt. Carmel
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45245, United States
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Pediatric Center- Neutra Life Sciences
RECRUITINGRichmond, Texas, 77469, United States
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Pediatric Clinical Trials of Tennessee, LLC
RECRUITINGTullahoma, Tennessee, 37388, United States
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Pediatric Research of Charlottesville, LLC
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22902, United States
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Ponce Medical School Foundation Inc. / CAIMED Center
RECRUITINGPonce, 00716, Puerto Rico
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Prime Clinical Research Inc.
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLewisville, Texas, 75067, United States
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Prime Clinical Research Inc.
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMansfield, Texas, 76063, United States
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RTX Clinical Research
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77074, United States
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Riveldi and Associates
RECRUITINGMiami Lakes, Florida, 33014, United States
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Senders Pediatrics
RECRUITINGSouth Euclid, Ohio, 44121, United States
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Sun Research Institute
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78215, United States
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Tanner Clinic
RECRUITINGLayton, Utah, 84041, United States
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Tanner Clinic - Layton Parkway
RECRUITINGLayton, Utah, 84041, United States
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Tribe Clinical Research LLC. at Parkside Pediatrics Five Forks
RECRUITINGSimpsonville, South Carolina, 29681, United States
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UAB Child Health Research Unit (CHRU)
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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University of Rochester Medical Center
RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14642, United States
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University of Texas Medical Branch,
RECRUITINGLeague City, Texas, 77573, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Lafayette
RECRUITINGLafayette, Louisiana, 70508, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Salt Lake City
RECRUITINGWest Jordan, Utah, 84088, United States
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Victoria Clinical Research Group
RECRUITINGVictoria, Texas, 77901, United States
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