New nasal spray vaccine for RSV shows promise in young children
NCT ID NCT05687279
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a live, weakened RSV vaccine given as a nasal spray to infants and toddlers aged 6 to 24 months in Puerto Rico. The main goal was to see if the vaccine virus spreads from vaccinated children to others in the same household or daycare, and to check how long the virus is shed. Researchers also looked at the vaccine's safety and how well it triggers an immune response. The study included 80 healthy children and compared the vaccine to a placebo.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- live attenuated respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine given as a nasal spray
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a safe RSV vaccine for infants that does not spread to others, helping protect young children from severe RSV disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to larger populations. The vaccine virus might still spread or cause side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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6 to 23 months
- 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: * Aged 6 months to \< 24 months on the day of inclusion (from the day of the 6 months after birth to the day before the 2nd birthday) * Participants who are healthy as determined by medical evaluation including medical history. * Born at full term of pregnancy (≥ 37 weeks) or born after a gestation period of 27 through 36 weeks and medically stable as assessed by the investigator, based on the following definition: "Medically stable" refers to the condition of premature infants who do not require significant medical support or ongoing management for debilitating disease and who have demonstrated a clinical course of sustained recovery by the time they receive the first dose of study intervention * Attends a daycare facility at least 3 days per week and 4 hours per day at which the participant would be in a contact group/playroom of at least one other child 6 to \< 24 months of age who will participate in this study or is a member of a household, which includes at least one other child 6 to \< 24 months of age who will participate in this study Exclusion Criteria: * Known or suspected congenital or acquired immunodeficiency; or receipt of immunosuppressive therapy, such as anti-cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy, within the preceding 6 months; or long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy (prednisone or equivalent for more than 2 consecutive weeks within the past 3 months) * Known systemic hypersensitivity to any of the study intervention components, or history of a life-threatening reaction to the study intervention used in the study or to a product containing any of the same substances * Chronic illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, is at a stage where it might interfere with study conduct or completion * Any acute febrile illness in the past 48 hours that according to investigator judgment is significant enough to interfere with successful inoculation on the day of vaccination. A prospective participant should not be included in the study until the condition has resolved or the febrile event has subsided. * Probable or confirmed ongoing case of COVID-19 at the time of enrollment * Member of a household that contains an immunocompromised individual, including, but not limited to: * a person who is HIV infected * a person who has received chemotherapy within the 12 months prior to study enrollment * a person who has received (within the past 6 months) or is receiving (at the time of enrollment) immunosuppressant agents * a person living with a solid organ or bone marrow transplant * Member of a household that includes, or will include, an infant who is less than 6 months of age at the time of enrollment * Attends a daycare facility and shares a daycare room with infants less than 6 months of age, and parent/legally acceptable representative is unable or unwilling to suspend attendance at the daycare facility for 28 days following study intervention administration * Any need of supplemental oxygen therapy in a home or hospital setting at the time of enrollment. * Participant's mother previous receipt or planned administration of an investigational RSV vaccine or any monoclonal antibody (such as Infliximab) during pregnancy and/or breastfeeding. * Receipt or planned receipt of any of the following vaccines prior to or after the first study intervention administration: * any influenza vaccine within 7 days prior to and after, or any COVID-19 or inactivated vaccine or live-attenuated rotavirus vaccine within 14 days prior to and after, or * any live vaccine, other than rotavirus vaccine, within 28 days prior to and after * Previous receipt of an investigational RSV vaccine or receiving any anti-RSV product (such as ribavirin or RSV Immunoglobulin (IG) or RSV monoclonal antibody) at the time of enrollment. * Receipt of immune globulins, blood or blood-derived products in the past 3 months * Receipt of intranasal and intra-ocular medications within 3 days prior to study enrollment * Receipt at the time of enrollment or previous receipt of salicylate (aspirin) or salicylate-containing products * Participation at the time of study enrollment (or in the 6 weeks preceding the first study intervention administration) or planned participation during the present study period in another clinical study investigating a vaccine, drug, medical device, or medical procedure * Deprived of freedom in an emergency setting, or hospitalized involuntarily * Identified as a natural or adopted child of the Investigator or employee with direct involvement in the proposed study The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a potential participation in a clinical trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Investigational Site Number : 6300001
San Juan, 00918, Puerto Rico
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Investigational Site Number : 6300002
Carolina, 984, Puerto Rico
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Investigational Site Number : 6300003
Guayama, 00784, Puerto Rico
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Investigational Site Number : 6300004
Bayamón, 00960, Puerto Rico
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Meridian Clinical Research Norfolk Site Number : 8400003
Norfolk, Nebraska, 68701, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Omaha Site Number : 8400001
Omaha, Nebraska, 68134, United States
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