Scientists launch biobank to unlock secrets of rare vasculitis
NCT ID NCT05364892
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is collecting blood, urine, and fecal samples from 100 people with ANCA-associated vasculitis, a rare autoimmune disease. Researchers will follow participants for up to 5 years, tracking relapses and complications. The goal is to identify factors that predict disease flare-ups and improve long-term management.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict relapses and complications in ANCA vasculitis, leading to better, more personalized care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It collects data and samples but does not test any new therapy, so it cannot directly improve health.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2032
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.
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Major patients with no upper age limit. * Patients assessed as part of the reference centre for rare autoimmune diseases at the CHRU in Brest. * Patients for whom a diagnosis of ANCA-associated vasculitis is made by the physician in charge of the patient, according to the definitions of the Chapel-Hill Consensus Conference. * Patient affiliated with Social Security * Patient who has signed written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Minor * Patients unable to consent. * Patients refusing to participate in research * Patient under legal protection (tutelage, curatorship) * Pregnant or lactating women * Hemoglobin (Hb) \< 7g/dL
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU de Brest - Service de rhumatologie
RECRUITINGBrest, Brest, 29200, France
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