Massive french study to test if RSV antibody shot stops childhood wheezing
NCT ID NCT07317141
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will follow over 200,000 infants in France to see if early immunization with nirsevimab, an antibody against RSV, reduces wheezing episodes in preschool years. Researchers will compare hospitalization rates for wheezing between immunized and non-immunized children. The goal is to understand if preventing RSV early can have long-term respiratory benefits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nirsevimab (a monoclonal antibody against RSV)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that giving nirsevimab early in life reduces wheezing and may lower the risk of asthma in later childhood.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by other factors. The study has not started yet, and long-term benefits are uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 218,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study cohorts will combine individual data from the National Health Data System (SNDS), covering the entire French population, and hospitalization data from the French Medicalization of Information Systems Program (PMSI). The SNDS includes socio-demographic data, outpatient reimbursements (including prescriptions), and inpatient care with diagnoses and procedures. The PMSI provides details on hospital stays, diagnoses, and procedures. All data are linked via unique anonymous identifiers. With an average of 60,000 births per month and a 20% exclusion rate, investigators estimate 576,000 eligible patients, exceeding the required sample size (218,000: 70,000 exposed, 148,000 non-exposed).
- Ages
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Up to 1 year
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * \- Exposed group of children: all children born between 06/02/2023 and 31/01/2024 and who had received nirsevimab before 6 or 12 months of age depending on the outcomes that will be studied. * Unexposed group of children: all children born between 06/02/2023 and 31/01/2024 and who did not receive nirsevimab Exclusion Criteria: * \- Infants born in Overseas Departments and Territories (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, French Polynesia, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Wallis-et-Futuna, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Clipperton island) * Same-sex twins, as they cannot be differentiated in the French Medicalization of Information Systems Program (PMSI) * Infants born between 06/02/2023 and 31/01/2024 in a maternity unit that has not reported data on the immunization with nirsevimab * Infants whose mother had been vaccinated against RSV during pregnancy * Infants who received palivizumab immunization * Date of nirsevimab immunization not provided * Infants hospitalized for wheezing or RSV+ lower respiratory tract infection before receiving nirsevimab * Infants who were immunized after 12 months of age for outcomes collected between 2 and 6 years old * Infants who were immunized after 6 months of age for outcomes collected during the second year of life
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant
Bron, 69677, France
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