Blood test may spot early signs of rare lung disease
NCT ID NCT07176260
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether the way blood cells work and handle stress can help doctors detect and predict the course of pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension, a serious lung condition. Researchers will collect blood samples from 120 patients during routine visits over three years and compare them with standard heart and lung tests. The goal is to find simple blood markers that could guide personalized care.
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 lead to a simple blood test to help doctors detect and monitor pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension earlier and more accurately.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It is small (120 patients) and only looks at markers, so it may not lead to a practical test or change in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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
Prevalent or incident patients with pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension
- 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: * Adult patients (≥18 years) diagnosed with pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension confirmed by right heart catheterization * Patients classified according to the international clinical classification: * Group 1: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) * Group 3: Pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic respiratory diseases and/or hypoxia * Group 4: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) * Patients scheduled for routine clinical follow-up and/or right heart catheterization at the study center. * Ability and willingness to provide informed consent for participation and data analysis. Exclusion Criteria: * Postcapillary pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary arterial wedge pressure \>15 mmHg). * Conditions precluding safe blood sampling (e.g., severe anemia, coagulopathy). * Patients already enrolled in interventional clinical trials that could interfere with mitochondrial or oxidative stress measurements * Patients unable or unwilling to provide informed consent * Pregnancy or breastfeeding
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg - Service Physiologie explorations fonctionnelles
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, Bas-Rhin, 67000, France
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