Can a Once-Weekly shot cut the burden of hemophilia a?
NCT ID NCT07830693
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Researchers are studying how switching to efanesoctocog alfa (ALTUVOCT), a long-acting factor VIII therapy given once a week, affects adults and children with severe or moderate hemophilia A in routine care. The study tracks factor use, treatment satisfaction, and quality of life before and after the switch using questionnaires and interviews. It aims to understand why patients and doctors choose to switch and what changes in real-world practice.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- efanesoctocog alfa, a long-acting factor VIII replacement therapy given once weekly
- What this could lead to
- If the switch works well in routine care, it could mean fewer infusions and better quality of life for people with hemophilia A, and it could help doctors and health systems plan treatment more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This study observes patients who switch treatments rather than randomly assigning them, so differences may reflect who chose to switch rather than the drug itself. It also relies on questionnaires, which can be subjective, and it does not test the drug against other options head-to-head.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 553 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population targets people with severe hemophilia A or moderate hemophilia A (FVIII:C \< 3 IU/dL), without inhibitors / with history of inhibitors, of any sex, any age. These subjects must be followed in one centre of the BERHLINGO network. The patients will be included in the flow, with routine consultations.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Conduct of research: patients followed up at one of the eight investigator centers of the BERHLINGO network * Pathology: severe HA (FVIII:C \<1 IU/dL) or moderate HA (1 IU/dL \< FVIII:C \< 3 IU/dL), without inhibitor / with history of inhibitor (inhibitor rate \< 0.6 Bethesda unit per milliliter (BU/mL)) * Prophylactic Treatment with FVIII or emicizumab since at least March 1, 2025 - * Sex: male or female * Age: patients of all age * Consent: patient who did not object to their participation in the E-PROTECT study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under guardianship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brest University Hospital
Brest, 29609, France
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CH Le Mans
Le Mans, 72037, France
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CHRU de Tours (Hôpital Trousseau)
Chambray-lès-Tours, 37170, France
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CHU Angers
Angers, 49933, France
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CHU de Bordeaux (Hôpital Pellegrin)
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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CHU de Caen
Caen, 14033, France
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CHU de Nantes
Nantes, France
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Rennes University Hospital
Rennes, 35033, France
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