Cardio-oncology & other

A pragmatic individually randomized trial to evaluate bivalent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F protein–based vaccine effectiveness for preventing RSV hospitalizations in adults aged 60 years or above (DAN-RSV): Rationale and trial design

Am Heart JPublished pragmatic, individually randomized, open-label, parallel-group trial

Study context

Population
Danish adults aged 60 and olderplanned enrolment during the 2024/2025 winter season
Participants
Up to 130,000 adults
Planned comparison
RSVpreF vs no RSV vaccine
Primary endpoint
vaccine effectiveness (VE) against RSV-related respiratory tract disease hospitalization
Methodological detailsnationwide registries for recruitment, electronic informed consent, data collected through national health registries, 1:1 randomization
  • Nationwide registries for recruitment
  • Electronic informed consent
  • Data collected through national health registries
  • 1:1 randomization

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

A pragmatic individually randomized trial to evaluate bivalent RSV prefusion F protein–based vaccine effectiveness for preventing RSV hospitalizations in adults aged 60 years or above (DAN-RSV): Rationale and trial design. Am Heart J. Published 28 July 2025. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2025.07.068

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