Clinical trials: Child Immunizations, open to volunteers
Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Pneumococcal Disease
Opportunistic Pneumococcal Immunisation Trial in MALnutrition
The goal of the OPTIMAL clinical trial is to learn if a dose of a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) generates a good immune response in young children who are in hospital with severe acute malnutrition.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Pneumococcal Disease, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Pneumococcal Infection
- Trial name
- OPTIMAL (NCT06817421)
- Testing
- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Typhoid conjugate vaccine
- Where
- Timor-Leste
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Nick Fancourt
Sickle Cell Disease, Measles Vaccination
Verifying Antibodies After Live Immunization Delivery (VALID): A Study of Measles Vaccine Immunogenicity in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
The goal of this study is to learn if infants with sickle cell disease (SCD) develop adequate protection after measles vaccines. (not looking at any prolonged duration)
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Measles Vaccination, Sickle Cell Anemia
- Trial name
- VALID (NCT07356050)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Ghana and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Malnutrition Severe, Vaccination
OptiMAx Will Test Whether SQ-LNS Incentivises Vaccination Uptake in Rural Chad and Niger, With a Cost Effectiveness Analysis. It Will Also Look at Whether Having Received SQ-LNS Before Becoming Malnourished Leads to Better Outcomes for Children Treated Under the OptiMA Protocol.
Malnutrition and infectious disease form a vicious circle, posing a double threat to vulnerable children in low- and middle-income countries.
- Trial name
- OptiMAx (NCT07592260)
- Testing
- small quantity lipid-based supplement (SQ-LNS)
- Where
- 2 sites in Chad, Niger
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action
Varicella (Chickenpox), Varicella Immunisation
Immunogenicity and Safety of Varicella Vaccine, Live in Healthy Vietnamese Children
This is a single armed, Phase 3 study to assess the immunogenicity and safety of the varicella vaccine manufactured by Sinovac. A total of 300 healthy participants aged 1-12 years will be enrolled.
- Trial name
- NCT07473427
- Testing
- Varicella Vaccine
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sinovac (Dalian) Vaccine Technology Co., Ltd.
Anxiety, Vaccination Hesitancy
Media Orientation to Improve Childhood Vaccine Uptake and Address Parent and Caregivers Vaccine-related Anxiety: A Pilot Study
Vaccine hesitancy-defined as delayed acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability-remains a significant barrier to childhood immunisation uptake in Nigeria, a country with high zero-dose unvaccinated children.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Vaccination Hesitancy, Vaccination Promotion, Vaccine Decision Making
- Trial name
- NCT07510230
- Testing
- ASSURed awareness campaign to encourage childhood vaccine uptakE (ASSURE) intervention, Intervention as usual
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teesside University
Infant Wheeze, Preschool Age Children
The Effectiveness of Early Immunisation With Nirsevimab on Preschool Wheezing in France, Based on an Analysis of Data From the French Health System Database.
Early respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis is a well-known contributing factor of mid- and long-term respiratory sequelae in children such as recurrent lower tract respiratory infections (LRTIs), preschool wheezing…
- Conditions
- Infant Wheeze, Preschool Age Children, Asthma Childhood
- Trial name
- INSPIRATION (NCT07317141)
- Testing
- Effectiveness of passive immunization with nirsevimab
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 218,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Coverage of Vitamin A Supplementation, Coverage of Immunization
OPTIMIZING ROUTINE DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION PACKAGE THROUGH PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CONTACTS
The primary objective of the study is to assess whether optimization of an essential package of health and nutrition services for children under five years of age using vitamin A supplementation touch points (i.e., the…
- Conditions
- Coverage of Vitamin A Supplementation, Coverage of Immunization, Feasibility and Fidelity of Implementation
- Trial name
- NCT06949930
- Testing
- Optimized package of child essential health and nutrition services, Standard package of essential child and nutrition services
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Senegal
- Volunteers
- 1,928 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nutrition International
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Respiratory Infection Virus
THRIVE - Trial of Passive Humoral RSV Immunity for Value and Effectiveness
RSV is a leading cause of severe respiratory illness and hospitalisation for young children, with particularly high rates of RSV respiratory infection observed amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children living in…
- Trial name
- THRIVE (NCT07578298)
- Testing
- Nirsevimab (RSV-specific monoclonal antibody)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Menzies School of Health Research
Access to Immunization
Call for Life: Exploring mHealth Solutions for Enhancing Childhood Vaccinations Among Displaced Children in Conflict-affected Settings of Nigeria
This study evaluates the feasibility and preliminary impact of Call for Life, an mHealth platform aimed at increasing childhood vaccination coverage among internally displaced persons in Borno State, Nigeria.
- Trial name
- Call 4 Life (NCT07154836)
- Testing
- Telephone calls
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 366 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
Varicella (Chickenpox), Varicella Immunisation
Second Dose of Varicella Vaccine in Healthy Children
This study aim to assess the immunogenicity and safety of interchangeable administration of the second dose of varicella vaccine. A total of 300 healthy participants aged 15 months - 12 years will be enrolled.
- Trial name
- NCT07475000
- Testing
- PROVARIX
- Where
- 5 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sinovac (Dalian) Vaccine Technology Co., Ltd.
HPV Vaccine
Strengthening HPV Immunization Through EPI Leveraged Delivery
This is a randomized observer-blind placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study with the aim to assess the safety and tolerability, and the immunogenicity of a bivalent HPV vaccine administered in healthy infants and toddlers (9…
- Trial name
- SHIELD (NCT07377656)
- Testing
- HPV vaccine, Measles and rubella Vaccine
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Vaccine Institute
Group B Streptococcus, Invasive Bacterial Diseases (IBD)
Preparing for Maternal GBS Vaccine Trials in Africa
Infections are one of the key causes of newborn deaths. Among them, Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of sepsis and bacterial meningitis in the first 90 days of life.
- Conditions
- Group B Streptococcus, Invasive Bacterial Diseases (IBD), Maternal Immunization
- Trial name
- PROTECT (NCT06833957)
- Where
- 10 sites in Kenya, Malawi and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 18,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health
RSV Infection
Prevention Strategy for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infections in Infants in France
Bronchiolitis is a viral lower respiratory tract infection, caused in 50 to 80% of cases by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
- Trial name
- SPIRAV (NCT06881953)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Polio, Measles
the Five-year Antibody Persistence After Immunization With IPV, MMR and HepA-L Vaccines
This study evaluated the antibody persistence of Chinese children five years after they received four doses of sIPV, two doses of MMR vaccine and one dose of HepA-L vaccine.
- Conditions
- Polio, Measles, Rubella, Mumps
- Trial name
- NCT07338851
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China National Biotec Group Company Limited
Pregnancy, Neonatal Mortality
Scalable Public Health Empowerment, Research, and Education Sites (SPHERES)
SPHERES is a health service research trial in the Indonesian primary care system designed to improve health system performance using a structured data-driven action model.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Neonatal Mortality, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B
- Trial name
- SPHERES (NCT07126041)
- Testing
- Prescription for Action (SPHERES Model)
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 1,750,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Indonesia
Pertussis, Diphtheria
Maternal Immunization With Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, Reduced-dose (2 µg) Recombinant Pertussis Vaccine (TdaP2gen) and Its Effect on the Immune Response in Thai Infants up to 15-18 Months Old
Pertussis remains a major global public health problem. In Thailand, pertussis vaccination is recommended during pregnancy at 20-32 weeks' gestation, together with routine childhood diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination…
- Conditions
- Pertussis, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- Trial name
- M-PRIME (NCT07621341)
- Testing
- Maternal TdaP2gen vaccine, Infant Acellular Pertussis-containing Vaccine, Infant Whole-cell Pertussis-containing Vaccine
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chiang Mai University