1,000+ kids tracked from birth to unlock secrets of childhood lung infections
NCT ID NCT07249996
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 1,088 newborns in Colombia and Panama until age 5 to learn how often respiratory infections happen, which viruses or bacteria cause them, and why some children get sicker than others. Families report symptoms twice a week and provide nasal and blood samples during illnesses. No experimental treatments are given—the goal is to gather information that could improve future prevention and care.
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 study could help scientists better understand why some children get severe respiratory infections and how early infections affect long-term lung health, guiding future prevention and treatment strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test any new therapy. Results may take years to emerge and might not apply to children outside Colombia and Panama.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,088 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
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
Newborns younger than 29 days of life, with or without pre-existing conditions
- Ages
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Up to 29 days
- 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: * Newborns younger than 29 days of life, with or without pre-existing conditions * Infants whose parent(s) or guardian(s) are available for telephone contact for the duration of the study, and do not intend to relocate outside of the study area, to ensure adherence to RTI and in-person visits. * Infants whose parent(s) or guardian(s) provide informed consent to participate in the study. * Infants whose parent(s) or guardian(s) are willing to authorize data and specimen collection, storage and analysis. Exclusion Criteria: * Infants born to a pregnant mother under 14 years of age (under Colombian law, pregnancies occurring in individuals younger than 14 years of age are legally presumed to result from sexual abuse).
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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
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro de Estudios en Infectologia Pediatrica, CEIP
RECRUITINGCali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
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Cevaxin
RECRUITINGPanama City, Panama
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