New blood filter could improve treatment for autoimmune diseases
NCT ID NCT06382675
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new blood filter called the Plasma Filter PX2. It is used in a procedure called therapeutic plasma exchange, which removes harmful substances from the blood of people with autoimmune diseases. About 46 adults will take part, and the study will check if the filter works well in everyday hospital practice. The goal is to see if the filter can complete the planned treatment in most cases.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Plasma Filter PX2 (a device used in therapeutic plasma exchange)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new, effective option for filtering harmful substances from the blood in people with autoimmune diseases.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no comparison group, so results may not apply to everyone. The filter might not work as well as expected in 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 46 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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: * Informed consent signed and dated by study patient and investigator/authorized physician * Minimum age of 18 years * Patients with an indication for a therapeutical plasma exchange * Patients to be treated with the plasma filter PX2 in combination with the multiFiltrate or multiFiltratePRO * No contraindication against systemic anticoagulation * Ability to understand the nature and requirements of the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with known or suspected hypersensitivity to any of the materials of the PX2 plasma filter (Polysulfone, Polyvinylpyrrolidone, Polypropylene, Polyurethane, Silicone) and trial related products * Patients suffering from a heparin allergy * Patients with a prescription for TPE treatment with the completion of \< 0.8 PV and \> 2.0 PV * Any conditions which could interfere with the patient's ability to comply with the study * Women of childbearing age (\< 55 years) without effective means of contraception, pregnancy (pregnancy test will be conducted at start) or lactation period * Participation in a different interventional clinical study during the preceding 30 days * Previous participation in this investigation
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
RECRUITINGBerlin, State of Berlin, 13353, Germany
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Klinikum Aschaffenburg-Alzenau
RECRUITINGAschaffenburg, Bavaria, 63739, Germany
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Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Klinikum)
RECRUITINGMunich, Bavaria, 81377, Germany
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St. Vincenz Kliniken
RECRUITINGPaderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, 33098, Germany
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Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig
RECRUITINGBraunschweig, Lower Saxony, 38126, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Ulm
RECRUITINGUlm, 89081, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
RECRUITINGWürzburg, 97080, Germany
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