New study checks safety of RSV prevention drug in vulnerable infants
NCT ID NCT06851806
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests the safety of palivizumab, a drug given as monthly injections, in infants under 24 months who are at high risk for severe RSV disease. About 138 children born prematurely or with certain lung or heart conditions will receive up to 5 doses. Researchers will monitor for side effects and serious adverse events.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- palivizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that palivizumab is safe for preventing severe RSV in high-risk infants, supporting its continued use.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, open-label safety study with no placebo group, so it cannot prove effectiveness. Side effects may still occur.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: 1. Participants at risk of severe RSV disease defined as fulfilling at least one of the following: 1. Infants born ≤ 35 wGA and are \< 6 months of age at enrolment. 2. Children \< 24 months of age at enrolment and requiring treatment for BPD within the last 6 months. 3. Children \< 24 months of age and with haemodynamically significant CHD. 2. Written informed consent obtained from the participant's parent(s)/legal guardian and the participant's parent(s)/legal guardian is able to understand and comply with the requirements of the protocol including follow-up visits as judged by the investigator. Exclusion Criteria: Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply: 1. Hospitalisation at the time of enrolment, unless the discharge is expected within 30 days of the time of enrolment 2. Required mechanical ventilation (including continuous positive airway pressure) or other mechanical respiratory or cardiac support at the time of enrolment. 3. Anticipated cardiac surgery within 2 weeks after enrolment. 4. Anticipated survival of \< 6 months after enrolment in the trial. 5. Active LRTD, including RSV infection at the time of enrolment and/or study intervention administration. 6. Any fever (≥ 38.0°C) or acute illness within 7 days prior to investigational product administration. 7. Known history of evolving or unstable neurologic disorder. 8. Known history of unstable cardiac or respiratory status, including cardiac defects so severe that survival is not expected or for which cardiac transplantation is planned or anticipated. 9. Known allergy, including to immunoglobulin products, or history of allergic reaction. 10. Receipt of palivizumab or other RSV monoclonal antibodies or any RSV vaccine, including maternal RSV vaccination. 11. Receipt of any monoclonal or polyclonal antibody (for example, hepatitis B immune globulin, intravenous immunoglobulin) or anticipated use during the study. 12. Concurrent enrolment in another interventional study. 13. Children of employees of the sponsor, clinical study site, or any other individuals involved with the conduct of the study, or immediate family members of such individuals. 14. Judgment by the investigator that the participant should not participate in the study if the participant or the participant's parent/legal guardian is unlikely to comply with study procedures, restrictions, and requirements.
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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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Research Site
Hyderabad, 500084, India
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Research Site
Jhānsi, 284128, India
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Research Site
Kanpur, 208011, India
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Research Site
Kolkata, 700073, India
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Research Site
Mysore, 570001, India
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Research Site
Nagpur, 440012, India
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Research Site
Nagpur, 441108, India
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Research Site
Pune, 411006, India
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Research Site
Vidyanagar, Hubballi, 580022, India
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