Safety and Efficacy of wSp Vaccine in Young Children
Serum Life Science Europe GmbH · with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Rochester General Hospital · NCT07216430
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Key facts
- Compensation
- Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
- Who can join
- Ages 5 mo–7 mo · All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Study type
- Interventional · Phase 2
- Target enrollment
- 320
- US sites recruiting
- 4
- Study start
- September 29, 2025
- Record last updated
- September 23, 2026
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What the study is about
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether the wSp vaccine can prevent nasopharyngeal colonization by pneumococcal bacteria in healthy young children who have received routine PCV15 or PCV20 vaccination.
The main questions it aims to answer are
Does wSp vaccine reduce pneumococcal colonization in the nose? Does wSp vaccine safely stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies and protective immune responses?
Researchers will compare children receiving two injections of wSp vaccine to those receiving saline placebo to see if wSp vaccine reduces colonization and boosts immunity.
Participants will
Receive two injections of either wSp or saline at approximately 7 and 9 months of age.
Have blood samples taken at 6 and/or 12 months to measure immune responses. Have nasal swabs collected at several time points and during infections from 6-24 months.
Be monitored for ear infections, respiratory illnesses, and other pneumococcal-related infections.
Being studied: wSp vaccine; Saline (0.9% NaCl)
Conditions: Acute Otitis Media (AOM)
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
- Male or female who is 6 months (- 30 to +75 days) of age at time of enrollment
- Healthy subject as established by medical history and clinical examination before entering into the study.
- Received 3 doses of PCV15 or PCV20.
- Written informed consent obtained from the subject's parent/legal guardian.
- Parent/legal guardian able and willing to bring subject to all study visits.
Exclusion Criteria
- Has a history of invasive pneumococcal disease (positive blood culture and/or positive cerebrospinal fluid culture).
- Known or suspected impairment of immunological function, based on medical history and physical examination.
- Has a history of congenital or acquired immunodeficiency.
- Chronic administration (defined > 14 consecutive days) of immunosuppressants or other immune-modifying drugs.
- Prior receipt since birth of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products or planned administration during the study period.
- Expected to receive systemic corticosteroids within 14 days prior to any dose of study vaccine.
- External auditory canal atresia/stenosis.
- Has known or history of functional or anatomic asplenia.
- Has a bleeding disorder in which intramuscular vaccination would be contraindicated.
- Participation in another investigational or interventional trial within the 28-day period before enrollment and during the conduct of the study. Participation in observational studies is permitted.
- Direct descendant (child or grandchild) of study site personnel.
Temporary exclusion criteria
For day of vaccination
- Fever (transcutaneous temperature ≥38.0°C) or acute illness, at investigator's discretion
- Has received systemic corticosteroids (equivalent of prednisone > 0.5 mg/kg/day or equivalent) and not completed this course of treatment at least 30 days prior to the study vaccination. Inhaled, topical, and ophthalmic steroids are allowed.
Recruiting US locations
Pittsford Pediatrics
Pittsford, NY 14534
Site contact: Rahul Sengupta · 585-385-1710 · rsendr.d@gmail.com
Long Pond Pediatrics
Rochester, NY 14606
Site contact: Tracy Wright · 585-225-0950 · tracyarora79@gmail.com
Westside Pediatric Group
Rochester, NY 14624
Site contact: David Sayre · 585-247-5400 · dsayre59@gmail.com
Panorama Pediatrics
Rochester, NY 14625
Site contact: Kim Vogelsang · 585-381-4848 · KVogelsang@panoramapeds.com
Study contacts (from the official record)
- Marcus May, MD · +49 511 16 99 08 0 · may@sls-eu.com
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