TTP Patients' hidden vessel damage revealed by advanced scans
NCT ID NCT07615244
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to measure damage to tiny blood vessels in people with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), both during active disease and in remission. Researchers will use brain MRI, eye scans, and nailfold capillary exams to detect abnormalities. 79 participants will be followed for three years with five study visits. No drugs are being tested; the goal is to better understand how TTP affects the body's microcirculation 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 help doctors better understand and monitor organ damage in TTP patients, potentially improving long-term care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with no treatment being tested, so it will not directly lead to a new therapy. The results may not apply to all TTP patients.
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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 79 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2032
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 years and older
- 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: * aged ≥18 years * diagnosis of TTP (either congenital or acquired immune-mediated TTP) * referred at our hospital (Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, S.C. Medicina - Emostasi e Trombosi) * providing a signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not possess the above inclusion criteria * Patients who have known contraindications to the instrumental exam included in the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Milan, Milano, 20122, Italy
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