Family study aims to unlock scleroderma secrets
NCT ID NCT07343115
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 20 adults with systemic scleroderma who have a family history of the disease. Researchers will describe their symptoms and progression to find clues about how the disease works and identify markers that could lead to new treatments. The goal is to learn more, not to test a new drug.
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 point toward new treatment targets and ways to predict disease progression in scleroderma.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study (20 people) focused on understanding, not testing a treatment. It may not lead to immediate therapies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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
Adult subjects diagnosed with systemic scleroderma by a clinician
- 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 subjects (≥ 18 years of age) * Subjects diagnosed with systemic scleroderma by a clinician (including limited, diffuse, and sine scleroderma SSc, as well as overlap syndromes with myositis) and meeting at least the VEDOSS criteria: Raynaud's phenomenon + 1 other criterion from among: sausage fingers, antinuclear antibodies, scleroderma-specific antibodies (anti-centromere, anti-RNApolIII, anti-ScL70), capillaroscopic abnormalities * At least one first-degree relative with systemic scleroderma meeting the same criteria Exclusion Criteria: \- Subject who has expressed opposition to participating in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service de Médecine interne et Immunologie clinique - CHU de Strasbourg - France
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67091, France
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