New study aims to crack the code of autoimmune diseases
NCT ID NCT04902807
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is collecting blood, urine, and stool samples from 500 children with autoimmune diseases and healthy controls. Researchers will analyze these samples to find molecular patterns that could help diagnose these conditions and guide treatment decisions. The goal is to create a tool that doctors can use to personalize care for patients with autoimmunity and inflammation.
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 tool that helps doctors diagnose and choose treatments for autoimmune diseases more accurately.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a treatment. It may not directly improve patient outcomes, and the tool may take years to develop and validate.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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325 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 PIDs and autoimmunity/inflammation related to known and unknown genetic defects (ALPS, Cytopenia, Enteropathy-IBD, pSLE, JIA, FHL, CA-EBV, CID) and their healthy relatives (controls) will be recruited in 2 clinical services of Necker hospital: Paediatric Rhumatology Immuno Hematology department Department, and paediatric Paediatric Gastroenterology department Department. Unrelated controls will be recruited in the Paediatric Rhumatology Immuno Hematology Department, the Paediatric Gastroenterology Department,also be recruited in the Department of Paediatric Visceral and Urologic Surgery and the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Paediatric Plastic Surgery within patients hospitalised for a surgery and not affected by an immune-related disease or a cancer.
- Ages
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1 year to 18 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 for controls (patients relatives and unrelated subjects): * Individuals aged\<18 y/o. * Individuals \> 6 kg * Individuals not affected by an immune-related disease or not affected by cancer * Individuals whose parents have signed an enlightened consent. Inclusion criteria for patients * Individuals with health insurance. * Patients treated at Necker hospital with PIDs and autoimmunity/inflammation related to known genetic defects (cytopenia, Enteropathy Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (FHL), chronic EBV infection associated (Ca-EBV) with EBV-infected T and/or Natural Killer (NK) cells and with a high risk to develop macrophage activation syndrome similar to FHL. See table below for diagnosis inclusion criteria. * Individuals aged\<18 y/o. * Individuals \> 9 kg * Patients whose parents have signed an enlightened consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Intake of antibiotics within 2 weeks prior inclusion * Absence of parent's or child consent form * Cytotoxic cancer treatments * antiviral treatments (HIV, hepatitis …) * Short term life-threatening conditions * Individuals placed under judicial protection
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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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hôpital Necker Enfants Malades
Paris, France
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