Study on immune overreaction in heart infections pulled before start
NCT ID NCT06871215
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study was designed to look at how the immune system might contribute to heart valve damage in people with infective endocarditis, a serious bacterial infection of the heart. Researchers planned to analyze blood and heart valve tissue from patients to see if immune cells mistakenly attack the heart. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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
A cohort of 100 patients with infective endocarditis who will be recruited from within Barts Health NHS Trust.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- 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: * A clinical diagnosis of infective endocarditis according to the Duke Criteria. Exclusion Criteria: * Active solid organ or haematological malignancy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Barts Health NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom
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