New registry aims to unlock safer pregnancies for women with autoimmune conditions
NCT ID NCT06940869
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This registry enrolls up to 1,000 women aged 12–55 with rheumatic or autoimmune diseases who are pregnant or planning pregnancy. Researchers will collect data from medical records and patient surveys to study pregnancy outcomes, disease activity, and medication use. No experimental treatments are given; the goal is to gather information to improve future care.
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 registry could help doctors better understand how to manage rheumatic diseases during pregnancy and improve outcomes for mothers and babies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It collects existing data and surveys, so it cannot directly prove what works best. Results may take years to emerge.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2035
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
Currently pregnant or desire to become pregnant and have an autoimmune or rheumatic condition.
- Ages
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12 to 55 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: 1. Diagnosis of an automimmune or rheumatic condition determined by health care provider. 2. Age 12-55 who are capable of pregnancy (currently pregnant or planning a pregnancy). 3. A patient who receives their care in the Duke Health System. 4. Capable of providing informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Unable to provide informed consent.
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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