Scientists launch national study to track immune weakness linked to severe COVID
NCT ID NCT06762002
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study follows 500 adults in France who have either a genetic defect or autoantibodies that weaken their type I interferon immune response. Researchers will collect blood samples and health data over 1 to 4 years to track infections, autoimmune diseases, and cancers. The goal is to better understand and manage these immune deficiencies, but no new treatments are being tested.
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 improve how doctors monitor and manage patients with type I interferon deficiencies, potentially reducing severe infections.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly cure or treat any disease, and results may take years to translate into clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adults with auto-Abs against IFN-I or an IEI-IFN-I who: 1) either have or have had a clinical disease (COVID-19 related, other viral infections, adverse effect of vaccination, auto-immune disorders); or 2) are healthy (e.g. blood donor, relatives of a participant).
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Age \>18 years * History of carrying 1) auto-Abs against type I IFNs or 2) IEI impairing the response to, or the production of, type I IFNs (IFN-I-IEI) * Affiliated to social security * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Participation to an interventional clinical trial on a pharmacological treatment * Clinical condition leading to life expectancy less than 1 year * Subject to a legal protection measure (safeguard of justice, curatorship, tutorship) * Individuals deprived of freedom
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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
9 sites. 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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Cic Bichat
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Cic Creteil
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Cic La Salpetriere
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Cic Lille
RECRUITINGLille, France
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Cic Montpellier
RECRUITINGMontpellier, France
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Cic Necker
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Cic St Louis
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Cic Tours
RECRUITINGTours, France
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LYON HCL
RECRUITINGLyon, France
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