New blood tests could improve gaucher disease monitoring
NCT ID NCT02437396
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study is looking at new blood markers that measure inflammation and oxidative stress in people with Gaucher disease type 1. Researchers want to see if these markers can give more information than the tests currently used. The study involves 34 adults who are stable on their current treatment.
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 study could help doctors better monitor Gaucher disease using new blood tests.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study with only 34 participants. It does not test a new treatment, so it may not lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 34 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2015
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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
Type 1 Gaucher disease subjects who are either naive to treatment or are stable on therapy (specific Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT) / Substrate Reduction Therapy (SRT) formulation at a specific dose) for at least 2 years.
- Ages
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18 to 75 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: 1. All participants must be 18 years or older. 2. All enrollees must understand and cooperate with requirements of the study in the opinion of the investigators and must be able to provide written informed consent. 3. Individuals with Gaucher disease who are medically stable for participation in study in the opinion of the investigator. 4. GD subjects must be stable on a specific ERT and/or SRT therapy at a specific dose (for e.g. on a units/kg basis) for at least 2 years or be naïve to these therapies (no therapy for 2 years). 5. GD1 patients, who have had a change in therapy i.e. a change in dose or switch from one drug to another, can be enrolled after at least 6 months have elapsed since the change and is considered stable in the opinion of the clinician providing care to the patient. 6. All participants must not have taken antioxidants coenzyme Q-10, vitamin C, or vitamin E for 3 weeks prior to the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Medically unstable conditions in any group as determined by the investigators 2. Concurrent disease; medical condition; or an extenuating circumstance that, in the opinion of the investigator, might compromise subject safety, study compliance, completion of the study, or the integrity of the data collected for the study. 3. Females who are pregnant or lactating or of child-bearing age who are not using acceptable forms of contraception 4. History of asthma that is presently being treated 5. Subjects who cannot or are unwilling to have blood drawn 6. Unable to adhere to study protocol for whatever reason
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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