COVID-19 vaccine response under scrutiny in autoimmune patients
NCT ID NCT04870411
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how well the COVID-19 vaccine triggers an immune response in people with autoimmune or inflammatory diseases who take immunosuppressants or biologics. Researchers took blood samples before vaccination and at several points after to measure antibodies and T-cells. The study was terminated early, so results are limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- COVID-19 vaccine (immune response measured via blood samples)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand how well COVID-19 vaccines work in people with autoimmune diseases taking immune-suppressing drugs.
- What could go wrong
- The study was terminated early with only 78 participants, so results may be limited and not apply to all patients. Immune response may still be weak in some groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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78 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2021
- Finished
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Mar 2022
- 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 with auto-immune or autoinflammatory diseases treated with immunosuppressants and/or biologics = 170 patients Patients without auto-immune or autoinflammatory diseases and not treated with immunosuppressants and/or biologics = 30 patients
- 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: * Group 1 : * Patient over 18 years old, * Patient informed and not opposed to participate * Patient followed for an autoimmune or inflammatory disease (vasculitis, systemic lupus, systemic sclerosis, non-infectious uveitis) * Treatment with immunosuppressant and / or immunomodulator * Group 2 : * Patient over 18 years old, * Patient informed and not opposed to participate * Patient not followed for an autoimmune or inflammatory disease (vasculitis, systemic lupus, systemic sclerosis, non-infectious uveitis) * Absence of treatment with immunosuppressant and / or immunomodulator Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to vaccination * Progressive cancer * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Current infection less than 3 weeks old * Weight less than 40 kg * Patient under tutor- or curator-ship * Patient without health insurance
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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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Internal medicine Service - Cochin Hospital
Paris, 75014, France
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