New hope for kids with bleeding disorder: drug boosts platelets in phase 3 trial
NCT ID NCT04516967
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a medication called avatrombopag in 75 children aged 1 to 17 with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) lasting at least 6 months. ITP is a condition where the immune system destroys platelets, raising the risk of bruising and bleeding. The goal was to see if the drug could safely increase platelet counts to safer levels. Participants received either the drug or a placebo for 12 weeks, followed by an open-label phase where everyone could get the drug. The study is now complete.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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75 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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1 year to 17 years
- 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: * Male or female participants ≥1 and \<18 years of age at Screening and Baseline with a diagnosis of primary ITP for ≥6 months duration and has had an insufficient response to a previous treatment, in the opinion of the Investigator. * Participant has an average of 2 platelet counts \<30×10\^9/L with no single count \>35×10\^9/L in the screening period Exclusion Criteria: * Participants must not have a known history of secondary ITP, any history of arterial or venous thrombosis, including partial or complete thrombosis, known inherited thrombocytopenia, a history of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or known history of congenital heart abnormalities or arrhythmias.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Site 101
San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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Site 102
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135, United States
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Site 103
Long Beach, California, 90806, United States
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Site 104
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Site 105
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
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Site 106
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
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Site 107
Peoria, Illinois, 61615, United States
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Site 108
Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
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Site 109
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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Site 110
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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Site 111
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Site 112
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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Site 113
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Site 114
Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
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Site 115
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Site 116
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Site 117
Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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Site 118
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States
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Site 119
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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Site 120
Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States
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Site 121
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Site 201
Toulouse, Occitanie, 31059, France
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Site 202
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75019, France
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Site 301
Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, 79106, Germany
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Site 302
Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 20246, Germany
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Site 303
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, 24105, Germany
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Site 304
Berlin, State of Berlin, 13353, Germany
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Site 401
Sheffield, England, S10 2TH, United Kingdom
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Site 402
Manchester, England, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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Site 403
London, England, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Site 405
Birmingham, England, B4 6NH, United Kingdom
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Site 406
Cardiff, Wales, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom
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Site 407
London, England, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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Site 408
Liverpool, England, L12 2AP, United Kingdom
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Site 410
London, England, W12 0HS, United Kingdom
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Site 501
Olsztyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, 10-561, Poland
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Site 502
Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85-667, Poland
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Site 503
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-091, Poland
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Site 504
Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 91-738, Poland
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Site 505
Zabrze, Silesian Voivodeship, 41-800, Poland
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Site 701
Adana, 01330, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Site 702
Antalya, 07160, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Site 703
Istanbul, 34764, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Site 704
Ankara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Site 705
Denizli, 20160, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Site 706
Antalya, 07059, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Site 707
Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Site 708
Mersin, 33110, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Site 709
Istanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Site 710
Istanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Site 801
Budapest, 1094, Hungary
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Site 802
Miskolc, 3526, Hungary
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Site 803
Pécs, 7623, Hungary
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Site 901
Moscow, 119049, Russia
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Site 902
Nizhny Novgorod, 603136, Russia
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Site 903
Volgograd, 400138, Russia
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Site 904
Moscow, 117198, Russia
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Site 905
Saint Petersburg, 197022, Russia
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Site 906
Moscow, 117997, Russia
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Site 907
Chelyabinsk, 454076, Russia
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Site 952
Vinnytsia, 21029, Ukraine
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Site 954
Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, 61000, Ukraine
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