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Blood test could sniff out fatal fungus before It's too late

NCT ID NCT05406037

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

Mucormycosis is a serious fungal infection with a high death rate, and early treatment is critical. This study is testing a new blood test that looks for a unique sugar marker from the fungus. Researchers will compare results from 100 people—those with the infection, those at high risk, and those with other fungal infections—to see if the test can accurately diagnose mucormycosis.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to a faster, more accurate diagnostic test for mucormycosis, helping doctors start treatment sooner and potentially saving lives.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage study with only 100 participants, so the test may not prove accurate enough or may not work in all patient groups.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 100 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2023

Expected to finish

Jul 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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 cared for at the University Hospitals of Lille and Amiens (France)

Ages

3 to 64 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Men and women * Age : Children and adults from 3 to 64 years old (18 to 64 for controls) * In patients whose consent has been collected after information. In the case of children, information on the study will be given to the holders of parental authority and then to the child to obtain their consent. * Patient social insured * Specific medical conditions : 1. For the case group : Any patient hospitalized in one of the departments of the University Hospital of Lille, in which the diagnosis of mucormycosis was conducted on the following criteria: * Conventional mycology data and / or * Positivity of q-PRC and / or * Anatomopathologic diagnosis Associated with a compatible clinical situation 2. For the control group 1 Patient assessed for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, considered at risk for IFI but for whom the pre-transplantation review will have excluded an ongoing infection 3. For control group 2 Any patient hospitalized in a department of Lille University Hospital, in which the diagnosis of disseminated candidiasis or invasive pulmonary aspergillosis has been made according to specific classifications (EORTC/MSG criteria, AspICU criteria) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients for whom the inclusion criteria are not met * Co-infection mucormycosis/other IFI

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Invasive Fungal Infections Zygomycosis

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University Hospital of Lille

    RECRUITING

    Lille, Hauts-de-France, 59000, France

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