Could a simple blood test predict lupus in children with ITP?
NCT ID NCT07680010
First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at children with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) who also have certain antibodies, as they are at higher risk of developing lupus. Researchers will analyze blood samples to track immune cell changes and markers that may signal the transition to lupus. The goal is to better understand how lupus begins and find ways to prevent it in the future.
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 could reveal early warning signs of lupus in children with ITP, pointing toward ways to prevent lupus before it starts.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to immediate prevention strategies, and findings may not apply to all 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 105 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2033
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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1 year to 18 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: * For patients : * Child or adolescent with newly diagnosed ITP or SLE according to the specific definitions of ITP or SLE, prior to any treatment, * Over 1 and under 18 years of age at diagnosis, weighing more than 7 kg. * Written consent from parents or guardians, * Patient affiliated to a social security scheme. * For controls : * Over 1 and under 18 years of age at diagnosis, weighing more than 7 kg. * Follow-up in the day hospital at the Bordeaux University Hospital, for a condition that does not affect the immune system * Matched on age, * Written consent from parents or guardians, * Patient affiliated to a social security scheme * Exclusion criteria: * For patients : * ITP secondary to a known cause: previous or concomitant immune deficiency, bone marrow or organ transplantation, other autoimmune disease, Evans syndrome (autoimmune hemolytic anemia or autoimmune neutropenia present at ITP diagnosis) or cancer with immunosuppressive therapy. * Treatment with immunomodulation or immunosuppressants (including immunoglobulins, corticoids, hydroxychloroquine), started prior to inclusion (day of sampling). * Pregnant women, women in labour and breastfeeding women * For controls : * Suffering from an immunological disease, * Infection within fifteen days prior to inclusion, * Immunomodulatory therapy. * Pregnant women, women in labour and breastfeeding women
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Toulouse - Hôpital des Enfants
Toulouse, 31026, France
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Chu de Bordeaux- Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin - Hôpital des Enfants
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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