Clinical trials: Non-Specific Effects of Vaccines
Covid19, Non-specific Effects of Vaccines
Using BCG to Protect Senior Citizens During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Background: The virus SARS-CoV-2 has spread rapidly throughout the world. Seniors are at high risk of severe COVID-19 when infected.
- Conditions
- Covid19, Non-specific Effects of Vaccines, Heterologous Immunity, Morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT04542330
- Testing
- BCG-Denmark, Saline
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral, COVID
OPV as Potential Protection Against COVID-19
Since the 1960s, studies have shown that oral polio vaccine (OPV) may have beneficial non-specific effects, reducing morbidity and mortality from other infections than polio.
- Conditions
- Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral, COVID, Mortality, Morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT04445428
- Testing
- oral polio vaccine + information, Information
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 3,729 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Non-target Heterologous Effects of Vaccines, Vaccine Interactions
The Interaction Between Measles and DTP Vaccination
The purpose of this study is to investigate for the broad immunological effects of administering measles vaccine (MV) and diphtheria-tetanus-whole cell pertussis vaccine (DTP) to 9 month old Gambian infants, either alone or…
- Trial name
- NCT02710045
- Testing
- Measles Vaccine at 9 months of age, DTP Vaccine at 9 months of age, Measles Vaccine at 18 months of age
- Volunteers
- 302 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia