Lupus may speed up immune system aging – new study investigates
NCT ID NCT05698173
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether lupus makes the immune system age faster. Researchers will take blood samples from 75 lupus patients to measure changes in immune cells and telomeres (a marker of aging). The goal is to better understand how lupus affects the body over time.
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 reveal how lupus accelerates immune aging, pointing toward new ways to monitor or slow that process.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with no treatment. It is small (75 people) and only measures markers, so it may not lead directly to any therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- 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: * male or female; * age between 18 and 60 years; * Lupus patient : diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus according to ACR or SLICC criteria; * being affiliated to health insurance; * willing to participate and to sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant or breastfeeding women; * persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, minors, persons of legal age who are the object of a legal protection measure or unable to express their consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Bordeaux - Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique
RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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