New blood tube could make platelet tests more accurate
NCT ID NCT06753838
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a different blood thinner (BAPA) works better than the standard one (citrate) for platelet function tests. Researchers will take three extra blood samples from 100 adults already having a PFA test. The goal is to see if BAPA reduces technical problems and gives more reliable results.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BAPA tube (anticoagulant for blood sampling)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more reliable platelet function tests, helping doctors better diagnose bleeding disorders.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study focused on lab measurements, not a treatment. Results may not change clinical practice directly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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
Patients requiring a PFA test
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Person having given their non-opposition * Person of legal age * Person receiving a haemostasis consultation at the haemophilia and haemorrhagic diseases treatment center followed by a blood sample with a PFA test prescribed by the doctor (the test is not added for the study). Exclusion Criteria: * persons under legal protection (curatorship, guardianship) * persons subject to a court protection order * pregnant, parturient or breast-feeding women * adult incapable or unable to give consent * minor
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Dijon Bourgogne
RECRUITINGDijon, 21000, France
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