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CompletedNCT05096091InVITEUpdated Dec 18, 2025

International Study on COVID-19 Vaccine to Assess Immunogenicity, Reactogenicity and Efficacy (InVITE)

An observational study in COVID-19, sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Completed at 11 sites in 7 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-12-18.

Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Ecologic or community
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
5,399
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

InVITE is funded by NIAID and is conducted in multiple international sites (approximately 20 sites across 7 countries).

This is a study of adults who receive locally available COVID-19 vaccines through local vaccination programs. Persons will be enrolled within one day (before or after) of receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine. The study will enroll participants who receive COVID-19 vaccination at local clinics and/or study sites.

Read the detailed description

This is a multicenter study of COVID-19 vaccine immunogenicity and durability, and breakthrough serious acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in people who receive a COVID-19 vaccine through their country's national vaccination programs. Participants will be enrolled upon signing the informed consent within a day of receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine (before or after). The study team will not be administering the vaccine; receipt of vaccine will be provided through each country's vaccine program. Blood specimens will be collected to measure the immune response to the vaccine. Participants may be asked to contact study staff at any time during the study for evaluation if they develop symptoms consistent with SARS-CoV-2 infection, at which time they will be counseled about the need for a medical evaluation that may include collection of an upper airway swab for diagnosis (and research) and a blood sample for research. Infections will be confirmed by molecular or antigen (Ag) testing at the time of symptoms, and swabs will be collected and stored for viral sequencing and analyses.

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Conditions studied

  • COVID-19

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Keywords

  • SARS-CoV-2 Infection
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Study participants will be people who are about to receive or have already received a Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine through the local vaccination program.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years of age or older.
  • Ability to provide informed consent.
  • Enrollment within one day (before or after) of receipt of COVID-19 vaccine.
  • Willingness to be evaluated (including collection of blood and nasopharyngeal samples) during the prescribed study visits and/or during acute illness consistent with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the study period.
  • Willingness to allow storage of biological samples for research testing as outlined in this protocol.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any acute or chronic condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, is a contraindication to participation in this study; for example, acute febrile illness.
  • Inability to comply with study visits.
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Study design

Observational model
Ecologic or community
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
5,399 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. 1. To characterize immunogenicity (by measurement of anti-Spike [S] antibody [Ab]) of available COVID-19 vaccines in the overall study population, in each of the countries and in defined subgroups

    Measured by amount of Anti-S Ab at 2 months after completion of vaccine regimen.

    Time frame: 2 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Evaluate duration of immunogenicity

    Measured by Anti-S Ab at different specific timepoints

    Time frame: 1 day, 2 months, 10 months

  2. Evaluate immunogenicity in predefined subgroups (by age, body mass index [BMI], comorbidities, HIV, breakthrough infection, or evidence of prior infection with SARS-CoV-2).

    Measured by levels of Anti-S Ab in predefined subgroups.

    Time frame: 1 day, 2 months, 10 months

  3. Characterize virus causing breakthrough infections using viral genomic sequencing.

    Measured from sequencing to characterize SARS-CoV-2 variants

    Time frame: 1 day

  4. Compare immunogenicity between different vaccines.

    Measured by Anti-S Ab levels at 2 months post-vaccine regimen

    Time frame: 2 months

  5. Evaluate infection rates after vaccination.

    Measured by levels of anti-nucleocapsid Ab

    Time frame: 1 day

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Study locations

11 sites
  • National Institute for Biomedical Research/Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB)
    Gombe, Kinshasa City, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Partnership for Clinical Research in Guinea/Partenariat de Recherche Clinique en Guinée (PREGUI)
    Conakry, Guinea
  • National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD), Ministry of Health, Republic of Jakarta - RSU Kabupaten Tangerang
    Tangerang, Indonesia
  • Partnership for Research in Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in Liberia (PREVAIL) - Duport Road Health Center
    Monrovia, Liberia
  • University Clinical Research Center (UCRC) University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako
    Bamako, Mali
  • Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad "Ciudad Salud" HRAE-CS
    Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez (HGMGG)
    Mexico City, Mexico
  • Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran (INCMNSZ),
    Mexico City, Mexico
  • Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER)
    Mexico City, Mexico
  • Hospital General Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso (HGAV)
    Oaxaca City, Mexico
  • Onom Foundation and Liver Center
    Ulaanbaatar, 17011, Mongolia
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References and documents

Publications

  • Laverdure S, Kazadi D, Kone K, Callier V, Dabitao D, Dennis D, Haidara MC, Hunsberger S, Mbaya OT, Ridzon R, Sereti I, Shaw-Saliba K; InVITE Study Team. SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in vaccine-naive participants from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Liberia, and Mali. Int J Infect Dis. 2024 May;142:106985. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.106985. Epub 2024 Feb 28. PubMed 38417612 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05096091
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Collaborators
Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale. Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo, Partnership for Clinical Research in Guinea/Partenariat de Recherche Clinique en Guinée (PREGUI), Partnership for Research on Ebola Virus in Liberia (PREVAIL), University Clinical Research Center, Mali, Onom Foundation and Liver Center, Mexican Emerging Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network, Ina-Respond
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 27, 2021
Start date
Aug 16, 2021
Primary completion
Aug 19, 2025
Completion
Aug 19, 2025
Last update
Dec 18, 2025

Study contacts

Renee Ridzon, MD
study director · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Irini Sereti, MD
study director · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Sally Hunsberger, PhD
study director · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Oversight

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