New study aims to uncover hidden viruses in feverish infants
NCT ID NCT07470541
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at why some babies under 3 months get fevers. It will check for viruses in the nose and stool of 130 febrile infants and compare them to healthy babies. The goal is to better tell apart viral and bacterial infections, which could lead to fewer hospital stays and antibiotics.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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0 to 3 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 : For participants : * Age \< 3 months * Fever ≥38°C confirmed in pediatric emergency department For control group : * Age \< 3 months * Children requiring general anesthesia or managed in the pediatric emergency department, or during hospitalization or consultation, for a non-infectious condition requiring venipuncture Exclusion criteria : For participants : * Lack of parental/legal guardian consent * Lack of affiliation with a social security scheme * Antibiotic treatment within 8 days prior to inclusion For control group : * Lack of parental/legal guardian consent * Lack of affiliation with a social security scheme * Antibiotic treatment within 8 days prior to inclusion * Infectious episode within 8 days prior to inclusion
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Montpellier Hospital University
Montpellier, 34295, France
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