Lupus vaccine study: which shot schedule protects best?
NCT ID NCT00611663
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested two ways to give pneumococcal vaccines to people with lupus, a disease where the immune system attacks the body. One group got a prime-boost strategy (two different vaccines six months apart), while the other got the standard single vaccine. The goal was to see which approach produced a stronger immune response without worsening lupus. The trial involved 47 adults with stable lupus.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pneumococcal vaccines (Prevenar and Pneumo23)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify a safer, more effective vaccination schedule for lupus patients to prevent pneumonia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed Phase 2/3 trial with only 47 participants, so results may not apply to all lupus patients. The vaccines might not boost immunity enough or could trigger lupus flares.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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47 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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May 2008
- Finished
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Apr 2016
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- 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: * age 18 to 65 years * SLE as defined by the ACR classification * Stable SLE (treatment not modified during the 2 months preceding the inclusion date W0) * SLE treated by immunosuppressant only or systemic corticosteroids at a dose ≥ 5 mg/j or systemic corticosteroids at any dose associated with one or more immunosuppressive drugs * SLE treated by hydroxychloroquine only * 31 months following * females must have an effective method of contraception during the first 7 months of the study and with a negative serum or urinary pregnancy test * females not wishing to have a child during the 7 months following W0 * physical examination * signed written and informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant females or females wishing to have a child during the 7 months following W0 * subjects infected with HIV and/or HBV( Ag HBs+) and or HVC * medical history of allergy to any vaccine component * receipt of any pneumococcal vaccine less than 5 years * receipt of other vaccine within one month prior to enrolment (inclusion visit W0) * receipt of immunoglobulin within three months prior to enrolment (inclusion visit W0) * splenectomy * hematopoietic disorders which give contra-indications to intramuscular and hypodermic route injections, * active malignancy , cirrhosis * intercurrent illness within one month prior to enrolment (inclusion visit W0) * patients under biotherapy (anti-CD20)must not been included if the interval between vaccination and the end of the biotherapy is less than one year. * participation to another clinical study during the first 7 months of the study * subject not covered by Health Insurance
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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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CIC Vaccinologie - Hopital Cochin
Paris, 75679, France
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