New study asks: is fabry treatment worth it for seniors?
NCT ID NCT07277361
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
Fabry disease is a rare genetic condition that can cause pain, heart and kidney problems, and strokes. This study follows 100 people aged 65 and older with Fabry disease for 5 years, comparing those who receive specific treatment with those who do not. Researchers will measure quality of life using a standard questionnaire to see if treatment provides meaningful benefits later in life.
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 this study shows that treatment improves quality of life in older Fabry patients, it could help doctors decide whether to continue or start therapy beyond age 65.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by other health factors common in older adults.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2031
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
People, men and women aged 65 and over, with a diagnosis of Fabry disease with for men, a proven alpha-galactosidase A deficiency or an identified pathogenic GLA genetic variant, and for women, an identified pathogenic GLA variant.
- Ages
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65 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: * Men and women aged 65 and over with a diagnosis of Fabry disease with, for men, a proven alpha-galactosidase A deficiency or an identified pathogenic GLA genetic variant, and for women, an identified pathogenic GLA variant. * Minimum work-up available: ECG, 24h holterECG, cardiac ultrasound, creatinemia, proteinuria and/or microalbuminuria. * Have received written and oral information about the protocol and have not expressed any opposition to participating in the study. * Affiliated to a social security scheme or entitled to benefits (excluding AME). Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand the information provided, * Under guardianship, curatorship or safeguard of justice, * Under restraint or deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix Saint-Simon
RECRUITINGParis, France, 75020, France
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