COVID-19 blood clot risk in MPN patients under microscope
NCT ID NCT04385160
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at 552 adults with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) who also had COVID-19. Researchers wanted to see how often these patients developed blood clots, like pulmonary embolism. The goal was to understand what factors make COVID-19 worse for people with MPN.
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 manage COVID-19 risks in MPN patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all MPN patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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552 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2020
- Finished
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Aug 2022
- 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
Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (Polycythemia Vera, Essential Polycythemia, Myelofibrosis) diagnosed with COVID-19 between 15 February 2020 and 15 February 2022
- 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: * Age \> 18 years * Confirmed diagnosed of MPN according to WHO criteria * Diagnosis of COVID-19 based by the positivity of oropharyngeal swab performed between 15 February 2020 up to 15 February 2022 * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * None
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
Torino, 10126, Italy
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A.S.O. SS. Antonio e Biagio e C.Arrigo di Alessandria
Alessandria, 15121, Italy
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AOU Ospedale Careggi
Florence, 50134, Italy
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ASST-Papa Giovanni XXIII
Bergamo, 24127, Italy
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ASST-Spedali Civili
Brescia, 25123, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carità
Novara, 28100, Italy
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FEA Hematología Hospital Universitario de Móstoles
Madrid, Spain
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Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Milan, 20122, Italy
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Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
London, United Kingdom
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Hopital Saint-Louis
Paris, France
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Hospital 12 de octubre
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Clínic De Barcelona
Barcelona, Barcellona, Spain
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Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Clínico Universitario
Valencia, Spain
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Hospital General de Elche
Alicante, Spain
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Hospital General de La Palma
Breña Alta, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain
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Hospital Gregorio Marañón
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Moncloa
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Ramón y Cajal
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias
Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Burgos
Burgos, Spain
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Hospital Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital del Mar
Barcelona, Barcellona, Spain
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ICO Girona Hospital Josep Trueta Servei d'hematologia
Girona, Spain
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ICO L'Hospitalet - Hospital Moisès Broggi
Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain
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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, 20132, Italy
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IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Institut Català d' Oncologia - Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol
Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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National Specialised Hospital for Active Treatment of Hematological Diseases
Sofia, Bulgaria
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New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Ospedale Policlinico "G.B. Rossi" Borgo Roma
Verona, 37134, Italy
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Ospedale San Bortolo
Vicenza, 36100, Italy
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Ospedale San Gerardo di Monza
Monza, Monza Brianza, 20900, Italy
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Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi
Bologna, 40138, Italy
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Policlinico Universitario Fondazione Agostino Gemelli
Roma, 00168, Italy
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Servicio de Hematología Hospital General Universitario de Albacete
Albacete, Spain
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Sobas Wroclaw Medical University ·
Wroclaw, Poland
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University Clinic for Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology and Palliative Care, Johannes Wesling Medical Center
Minden, Germany
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University Hospital Halle, Department of Hematology/Oncology
Halle, Saale, 06112, Germany
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University Medical Center RWTH
Aachen, Germany
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University Medicine Greifswald - Hematology, Oncology, Stem Cell Transplantation and Palliative Care
Greifswald, 17475, Germany
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University hospital Dubrava-School of Medicine University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia
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