Blood test probes immune cell behavior in gaucher disease
NCT ID NCT01206673
First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at Nantes University Hospital are studying how the immune system behaves in adults with Gaucher disease. The study collects one blood sample from each participant to measure macrophage activity and immune cell profiles. The goal is to understand how different parts of the immune system shape the symptoms and severity of Gaucher disease, and to look for new markers that could help track the condition.
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 researchers map how immune cells behave in Gaucher disease, they could identify new markers that help doctors track the condition or guide future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This small observational study only collects one blood sample per person, so it can suggest patterns but cannot prove cause or lead directly to a treatment. Findings may not apply to children or to people treated outside the study center.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Dec 2009
- Finished
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Jul 2011
- 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.
- 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: * Adults (age equal or above 18. * Patients with Gaucher 's disease treated in the "Grand Ouest" competence center * patients affiliated to social security * Informed consent signed Exclusion Criteria: \- Children (age\<18)
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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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CHU of Rennes
Rennes, 35, France
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Nantes Hospital
Nantes, 44093, France