Massive french study aims to unlock secrets of heart infection
NCT ID NCT03272724
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is creating a large national database of infective endocarditis, a serious heart infection. Researchers will collect information from 5,000 patients across France to understand the disease's causes, risk factors, and how it is currently treated. The goal is to improve future care by analyzing real-world data, not by testing a new drug or procedure.
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 observatory could provide a clearer picture of infective endocarditis, helping doctors improve diagnosis and treatment strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a clinical trial testing a new treatment. It collects data only, so it won't directly change patient care. Results depend on the quality and completeness of data from participating centers.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Jan 1991
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
Adult hospitalized patients, suspected of infective endocarditis
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Major Patient * Supported in one of the participating centers * The application of diagnostic classification criteria of Duke modified by Li is carried out after collection of all the data at the end of the patient's hospitalization. Only patients meeting criteria for definite or possible endocarditis will be included in the analyses. * Registered with the French social security system Exclusion Criteria: • Refusal of the patient to participate.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Infective endocarditis are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names. We don't republish those.
-
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
-
CHRU
RECRUITINGVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Folate tracer lights up inflamed hearts in PET scan study
- Could a donor heart valve beat Man-Made ones for treating severe valve infections?
- Could a simple dental cleaning prevent a deadly heart infection?
- Heart infection registry aims to unlock better treatments
- New diagnostic tool could speed up treatment for deadly heart infection
- New antibiotic strategy could shorten hospital stays for heart infections