Clinical Trial

A Phase 4, Randomised Vaccination Study in Healthy Adults to Investigate the Effects of Acellular Pertussis Vaccine on Colonisation With Bordetella Pertussis Using Controlled Human Infection

Study acronym: KIM
Active, Not Recruiting Phase 4
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Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of booster vaccination with acellular pertussis vaccine on colonization with Bordetella pertussis using a controlled human infection model in healthy volunteers. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Whether booster vaccination with Tdap-IPV reduces Bp colonisation after intranasal challenge with the standard Bp inoculum dose compared to the Td-IPV control group * Compare Bp colonisatation in participants vaccinated with Tdap-IPV after intranasal challenge with the standard and a 'high' Bp inoculum dose Research will compare Tdap-IPV vaccination - standard inoculum dose with Td-IPV vaccination - standard inoculum dose, and Tdap-IPV vaccination - standard inoculum dose with Tdap-IPV vaccination - high inoculum dose to see how Tdap-IPV vaccination and the high inoculum dose have an effect on colonisation rate. Participants will be vaccinated with Tdap-IPV or Td-IPV and 2-4 months later challenged with the standard or 'high' inoculum. After challenge there is a follow up visit for 28 days in which they fill in a daily symptom diary and have 6 visits to the hospital.
Protocol Amendment History 1 amendment
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended once since 2025-03-24.
Status change: Recruiting → Active, Not Recruiting 2026-05-06
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT06903221
Lead Sponsor Dimitri Diavatopoulos
Conditions Pertussis Infection, Pertussis Vaccines
Enrollment 99 participants
Start Date 2024-10-16
Primary Completion 2026-10 (estimated)
Study Completion 2027-04 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-05-07