Blood test could sniff out fatal fungus before It's too late
NCT ID NCT05406037
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
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 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
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
Who is studied
Patients cared for at the University Hospitals of Lille and Amiens (France)
- Ages
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3 to 64 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: * 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.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital of Lille
RECRUITINGLille, Hauts-de-France, 59000, France
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