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This round table is the result of an observation. The observation being that controlled human infection clinical trials (also called "infectious challenge" trials or "Controlled Human Infection Models", "CHIM") recommended or even encouraged in the context of vaccine developments in particular, are not carried out in France. However, there are no formal prohibitions within regulations or ethical principles, which point to the prior assessment of risks and benefits for individuals and for society. The participants in this Round Table thus wished to examine, through the prism of their respective disciplines, the scientific and medical relevance of conducting such trials in France and, if possible, to imagine the conditions under which they would be carried out, thus resulting in recommendations on (1) the advisability of their conduct in France (2), the conditions under which they would be implemented in terms of logistics and regulations, and (3) their social acceptability. The recommendations on which the participants of the Round Table came to an agreement are presented as the analysis progresses.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.therap.2023.11.009

Type

Journal article

Journal

Therapie

Publication Date

01/2024

Volume

79

Pages

35 - 45

Addresses

Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France. Electronic address: anne-laure.morin@pasteur.fr.

Keywords

Humans, France, Clinical Trials as Topic, Infections