Scientists launch global effort to unlock mysteries of rare blood disorder
NCT ID NCT03797495
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is for people with plasminogen deficiency (a rare blood disorder) and their close family members. Researchers will collect medical history and blood samples over several years to better understand how the disease develops and varies between people. No new treatments are being tested—the goal is to gather information to improve future care.
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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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Dec 2018
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2029
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
Study population will include males and females affected with hyposplasminogenemia of any age and their first degree family members (siblings and parents).
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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. Signed informed consent and assent as applicable (Appendix 1) 2. A. Males or females with type 1 PD diagnosed locally with plasminogen activity levels \<50% OR B. First degree family members of a person diagnosed with type 1 PD (includes parents, siblings, half-siblings) 3. All ages included 4. Available clinical history and treatment for at least 1 year prior to entry except for infants \< 1 year of age 5. Willingness to provide samples for analysis including DNA, plasma etc. 6. Willingness to participate in prospective follow-up for up to 3 years Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous organ transplant recipient 2. Any psychiatric disorder, other mental disorder, or any other medical disorder that impairs the subject's ability to give informed consent or to comply with the requirements of the study protocol 3. Refuses to provide informed consent 4. Special patient populations, including prisoners or, are deemed medically or cognitively unsuitable for research by their treating physician 5. Inability to obtain a blood sample due to poor or limited venous access
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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
31 sites in 11 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Hematology Department
RECRUITINGAthens, 11528, Greece
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Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center,
RECRUITINGMilan, 20122, Italy
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CHU Sainte-Justine
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada
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CHU de Québec Université Laval
RECRUITINGQuébec, Quebec, A0121, Canada
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Cardiff and Vale UHB
RECRUITINGCardiff, Wales, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom
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Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
RECRUITINGSouth Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
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Cook Children's Medical Center
RECRUITINGForth Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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Dokuz Eylul University pediatric Pulmonology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGIzmir, Balçova, 35330, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University
RECRUITINGChiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGLondon, WC1N 3HR, United Kingdom
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Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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Hospital Britanico Buenos Aires
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1280, Argentina
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Indiana Hemophila @Thrombosis Center
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States
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Istanbul University Cerrahpsasa, Cerrahpsasa Medical Faculty Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Department
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34098, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istanbul Üniversitesi Onkoloji Enstitüsü
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Medical University of Innsbruck, University Clinic for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
RECRUITINGInnsbruck, A-6020, Austria
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Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Pediatrik Hematoloji Bölümü
RECRUITINGSamsun, Samsun, 55200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Royal Free Hospital, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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Rush University Medical Center
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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SUNY Upstate Medical University, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
RECRUITINGSyracuse, New York, 13210, United States
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Safra's Children Hospital, Sheba Medical Center
RECRUITINGTel Aviv, Israel
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Seattle Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98105-3901, United States
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Stony Brook University | Stony Brook Medicine
RECRUITINGEast Setauket, New York, 11733, United States
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The University of Alabama (UAB)
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
COMPLETEDHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Uludag University, Medical Faculty Sebahattin Gazioğlu, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Hospital
RECRUITINGBursa, Bursa, 16059, Turkey (Türkiye)
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University Hospital of Padova
RECRUITINGPadua, 35100, Italy
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University of Minnesota, Pediatric Hem/Onc & Cancer Survivorship Program
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGRaleigh, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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University of Saskatchewan
RECRUITINGSaskatoon, SK S7N 0W8, Canada
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Vanderbilt Children's Hematology-Oncology
COMPLETEDNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Wake Forest University
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Windsor Regional Hospital
RECRUITINGWindsor, Ontario, N8W 1L9, Canada
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Yuzuncu Yil University Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology
RECRUITINGVan, 65040, Turkey (Türkiye)