New study aims to tell which baby birthmarks need treatment
NCT ID NCT07669545
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will follow 150 infants with a type of birthmark called infantile hemangioma. Some have a less active form that barely grows, while others have the typical form. Doctors will assess each baby using standard guidelines and decide whether to recommend treatment or just watch and wait. The goal is to learn whether the less active form truly needs less intervention, helping families avoid unnecessary treatments.
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 identify which infantile hemangiomas need treatment and which can be safely observed, reducing unnecessary interventions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any new therapy, and its findings may not change current practice immediately.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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
Infants aged 12 months or younger who present for their first systematic evaluation at a hemangioma specialty clinic and are clinically diagnosed with either infantile hemangioma with minimal or arrested growth or classic infantile hemangioma. Participants will be enrolled prospectively and followed as two observational cohorts.
- Ages
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0 to 12 months
- 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: * Infants clinically diagnosed with infantile hemangioma, including minimal or arrested growth infantile hemangioma and classic infantile hemangioma. * Participants undergoing their initial specialist evaluation at the study center. * Age at baseline: from birth to 24 months. * Sufficient clinical information available for baseline assessment, including lesion location, morphology, size, number of lesions, complications, and treatment recommendation. * Parents or legal guardians are able to understand the study procedures and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with vascular anomalies other than infantile hemangioma, including vascular malformations, congenital hemangioma, kaposiform hemangioendothelioma, pyogenic granuloma, or other vascular tumors. * Patients with insufficient clinical information to determine the infantile hemangioma subtype, AAP risk category, Hemangioma Severity Scale score, or baseline treatment recommendation. * Patients who have received systemic pharmacologic treatment, procedural treatment, laser therapy, or surgical treatment for infantile hemangioma before the baseline specialist evaluation. * Patients with severe comorbidities or unstable medical conditions that may interfere with clinical assessment or follow-up. * Parents or legal guardians who decline participation or are unable to provide informed consent.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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