Study tracks pneumococcal infections in adults to sharpen vaccine strategies
NCT ID NCT03983616
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study monitored 1560 adults hospitalized with invasive pneumococcal infections (excluding meningitis) across France. Researchers collected information on infection severity, risk factors, and bacterial serotypes to understand how these infections occur and how vaccines might be better targeted. The goal was to provide data that could guide future vaccination recommendations for adults.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this surveillance could help refine vaccine guidelines for adults against pneumococcal infections.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove that any vaccine works; it only gathers data to inform future recommendations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,560 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2014
- Finished
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Jun 2020
- 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 population consists of adults 18 years of age or older hospitalized for invasive pneumococcal disease in participating institutions.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * 18 years old patients or older hospitalized with invasive pneumococcal infection confirmed by isolation of a strain from a usually sterile site: blood or pleural fluid Exclusion Criteria: * Pneumococcal meningitis identified by pneumococcal isolation or pneumococcal positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in cerebrospinal fluid
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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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Service de Virologie
Limoges, France
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