Can a simple urine test predict who benefits from PH treatment?
NCT ID NCT07254338
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at small molecules (metabolites) in the blood and urine of people with pulmonary hypertension caused by lung fibrosis. Researchers want to see how these metabolites change with treatment and whether they can tell who will respond well. The goal is to better understand how treatments work and to avoid giving ineffective therapies to fragile patients.
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 which patients will benefit from PH treatments, reducing side effects and improving outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early exploratory study with only 80 participants, focused on biomarkers rather than direct treatment effects. Results may not change clinical practice immediately.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
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
Adult patients monitored at Hospices Civils de Lyon for Interstitial Lung Disease, with suspected group 3 PH, for whom the medical team is considering or discussing the indication for specific ILD-PH treatment.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Patients suffering from progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD) and especially lung fibrosis * Suspicion of precapillar pulmonary hypertension (group 3 PH / ILD-PH) * Patients undergoing cardiac catheterisation for haemodynamic confirmation * Patient who has given informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients suffering from other forms of PH (i.e. PAH, CTEPH, heart failure, multifactorial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Cardiologique et Pneumologique Louis Pradel
RECRUITINGBron, Rhone, 69500, France
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