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CompletedNCT04826640Updated Jul 10, 2025

Observational Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination Study

An observational study in Pregnancy, sponsored by Duke University. Completed at 4 sites in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-07-10.

Sponsored by Duke University · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
146
Ages
18 Years to 45 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This is a prospective, observational study. During the study, pregnant women will be followed post COVID-19 vaccination.

Injection-site (local) and systemic reaction data will be assessed on vaccination day and during the 7 days following the second vaccination using either identical web-based or paper diaries, depending on study participant preference.

Maternal serum samples will be collected for antibody titers relevant to COVID-19 at time points that include: prior to vaccination, \~29 days post second vaccination, and at delivery. At Duke University, maternal and infant cord blood will be collected at delivery and analyzed for the same antibody titers. At other clinical sites, these delivery samples will only be collected if feasible.

Pregnant women will be followed through 90 days postpartum. with comprehensive obstetric and neonatal outcomes obtained from medical record review.

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Conditions studied

  • Pregnancy

Keywords

  • COVID-19 Vaccination
  • Immunizations in Pregnancy
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In context

Lead sponsor

Duke University is the lead sponsor of 2,025 studies on the registry; 275 are open to participants now.

Of its 194 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 159 (82%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 45 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

350 adult pregnant women aged 18-45 years at \< 34 weeks gestation who plan on receiving COVID-19 vaccination during the current pregnancy in accordance with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and American College of Obstetricians \& Gynecologists (ACOG) national recommendations.

Inclusion criteria

  1. Pregnant women 18-45 years of age at the time of consent, inclusive
  2. Intention of receiving or within 1 day of receiving the first dose or only dose of COVID-19 vaccine based on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines in response to the FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) and in conjunction with federal and local vaccination campaign distribution plans
  3. Willing to provide informed consent in a written or electronic format
  4. Gestational age at time of consent \< 34 weeks 0 days based on reconciliation of last menstrual period and ultrasound dating. Estimated due date (EDD) and Gestational Age (GA-EDD) will be based on reconciliation of "sure" first day of the last menstrual period (LMP) and earliest dating ultrasound. If the LMP is uncertain, then the earliest dating ultrasound will be used to determine EDD and GA. If the ultrasound derived-EDD is in agreement with sure-LMP derived EDD, then the LMP-derived EDD is used to determine GA. If the ultrasound derived EDD is not in agreement with the LMP-derived EDD, the ultrasound-derived EDD is used to determine GA.
  5. Intention of being available for entire study period and complete all relevant study procedures, including follow-up phone calls and collection of delivery information.
  6. English or Spanish literate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Has immunosuppression as a result of an underlying illness or medications, such as antirejection/transplant regiments or immunomodulatory agents. Stable HIV disease is permitted per the following parameters:

    a. Confirmed stable HIV disease defined as document viral load \<50 copies/mL and CD4 count >200 within 6 months before enrollment, and on stable antiretroviral therapy for at least 6 months

  2. Has known hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HBC). Stable HBV or HBC are permitted per the following parameters:

    1. If known HBV: confirmed inactive chronic HBV infection: HBsAg present for ≥6 months and HBeAg negative, anti-HBe positive; serum HBV DNA \<2000 IU/mL; persistently normal ALT or AST levels; in those who had liver biopsy, findings that confirm absence of significant necroinflammation
    2. If known HCV: evidence of sustained virological response for ≥12 weeks after treatment or without evidence of HCV RNA viremia (undetectable HCV RNA)
  3. Use of oral, parenteral, or high-dose inhaled glucocorticoids
  4. Has an active neoplastic disease (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer), including those who used anti-cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy during the current pregnancy
  5. Signs or symptoms of active preterm labor, defined as regular uterine contractions with cervical change (dilation/effacement)
  6. Known fetal congenital anomaly, e.g. genetic abnormality or major congenital malformation based on antenatal ultrasound
  7. Anyone who is already enrolled or plans to enroll in a randomized clinical trial with any drug, vaccine or medical device. Co-enrollment in behavioral or other observational intervention studies are allowed at any time.
  8. Any condition which, in the opinion of the investigators, may pose a health risk to the subject or interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives.
  9. Anyone who is a relative of any research study personnel or is an employee supervised by study staff.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
146 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples without dna

Groups and cohorts

  • Pregnant women who receive COVID-19 vaccine

    Pregnant women who receive COVID-19 vaccine

    Other: Observational

Interventions

  • OtherObservational

    Observational

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine

    As measured by the proportion of women experiencing one of the following: Adverse birth outcome is a composite of occurrence of at least one of the following: preterm birth, spontaneous abortion, fetal death, or neonatal death.

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Preterm birth after COVID-19 vaccination

    As measured by proportions of preterm birth after COVID-19 vaccination

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. Combined fetal and neonatal death after COVID-19 vaccination

    As measured by proportions of combined fetal and neonatal death after COVID-19 vaccination

    Time frame: 12 months

  3. Spontaneous abortion after COVID-19 vaccination

    As measured by proportions of spontaneous abortion after COVID-19 vaccination

    Time frame: 12 months

  4. Pregnant women with moderate/severe solicited reactogenicity events (local and systemic) within 7 days after COVID-19 vaccination

    As measured by proportions of pregnant women with moderate/severe solicited reactogenicity events (local and systemic) within 7 days after COVID-19 vaccination

    Time frame: 7 days

  5. Women with ≥ 1 severe local and/or systemic reactogenicity event after COVID-19 vaccination

    As measured by proportion of women with ≥ 1 severe local and/or systemic reactogenicity event after COVID-19 vaccination

    Time frame: 3 months

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Study locations

4 sites
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Atlanta, Georgia 30333, United States
  • Boston Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
  • Duke University
    Durham, North Carolina 27705, United States
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Study protocol · Oct 27, 2021
  • Informed consent form · Mar 22, 2023

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 10, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04826640
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Collaborators
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Boston Medical Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 1, 2021
Start date
May 24, 2021
Primary completion
Nov 13, 2023
Completion
Nov 13, 2023
Last update
Jul 10, 2025

Study contacts

Geeta K Swamy, MD
principal investigator · Duke University
Karen R Broder, MD
principal investigator · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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