Blood platelet trends may reveal hidden risk in autoimmune disease
NCT ID NCT07757789
First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study investigates whether changes in platelet counts over time can serve as a dynamic biomarker for disease severity and survival in people with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), an autoimmune condition that increases blood clot risk. Researchers will track platelet counts from routine visits and hospitalizations in 200 adults with APS, grouping patients into patterns such as stable normal, transient, fluctuating, or persistent low platelet levels. The goal is to see if these patterns correlate with the risk of death or recurrent blood clots, potentially offering a simple way to identify those who need closer monitoring.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Longitudinal platelet count monitoring (diagnostic test)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish platelet count patterns as a simple, widely available biomarker to identify high-risk APS patients earlier and guide more aggressive management.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. The findings may not apply to all APS patients, and the trajectory patterns may not reliably predict outcomes in every individual.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
- 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. * Definite APS by Sydney criteria (thrombotic and/or obstetric) with persistent aPL positivity. * ≥3 documented platelet counts over ≥12 months before inclusion (to allow trajectory modeling) Exclusion Criteria: * Thrombocytopenia clearly attributable to non APS causes (e.g., chemotherapy, myelodysplastic syndromes, cirrhosis, HIV). * Concomitant conditions strongly affecting survival independent of APS (e.g., metastatic cancer), at investigator discretion
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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New Valley University
RECRUITINGAl Khārjah, Kharga Oasis, 72511, Egypt
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