New registry aims to unlock secrets of rare lung condition in kids
NCT ID NCT07495774
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is creating a large database of children with pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs) to better understand how the disease progresses and how treatments work in real life. Researchers will follow 450 children and adolescents over time, collecting information from their regular doctor visits. The goal is to improve future care and outcomes for young patients.
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 registry could provide crucial insights to improve treatment guidelines and long-term care for children with pulmonary hypertension.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It collects data without testing new therapies, so direct patient benefits are not guaranteed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 450 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2006
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2035
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
This registry includes children and adolescents diagnosed with PH who are enrolled at participating centers. Patients are followed longitudinally with standardized collection of clinical, functional, imaging and hemodynamic data, with treatment strategies in a real-world setting, allowing evaluation of epidemiology, disease progression, and long-term outcomes.
- Ages
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Up to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Children and adolescents aged \<18 years at diagnosis * Diagnosed pulmonary hypertension (PH) according to the prevailing diagnostic criteria at the time of enrollment * Enrollment in the registry at participating centers * Provision of informed consent by patients and/or legal guardians * Availability for longitudinal follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to confirm PH diagnosis due to insufficient clinical or hemodynamic data * Refusal or inability to provide informed consent
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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
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The places running it
1 site. 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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Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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