New scan may predict dangerous clot return in lung patients
NCT ID NCT06372730
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at 665 people who had a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lung) and are at intermediate risk of another clot. Researchers will use a special 3D lung scan (V/Q SPECT/CT) to measure leftover blockages in lung blood vessels. The goal is to see if this scan can predict who will have another clot within two years, which could help doctors decide who needs long-term blood thinners.
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 help doctors identify which patients need long-term blood thinners to prevent another dangerous clot.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The scan may not reliably predict recurrence, and results may not change current practice.
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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 665 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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: * Patients ≥ 18 years, * who experienced an objectively proven PE, * who have been treated initially with anticoagulant therapy for 3 to 6 uninterrupted months (180 - 210 days) and for whom anticoagulation will not be prolonged. Exclusion Criteria: * Unwilling or unable to give written informed consent (protected adults, under tutorship or curatorship) * Patients deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, patients undergoing psychiatric care by virtue of Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1 who are not covered by the provisions of Article L. 1121-8 and patients admitted to a health or social establishment for purposes other than research * No Social security affiliation * Isolated DVT * Pregnant women and parturients * Other indication for anticoagulant therapy (e.g. atrial fibrillation, mechanic valve) * Life expectancy \< 6 months * Any patients for whom there is a strong indication to treat longer than 6 months: * PE provoked by a major persistent factor (e.g. cancer) * Recurrent unprovoked PE PE provoked by a major transient risk factor (e.g. surgery with general anesthesia for greater than 30 min, confined to bed in hospital for at least 3 days with an acute illness, cesarean section) AND none of the following persistent factors : * BMI ≥ 30 * Chronic respiratory disease * Chronic inflammatory disease (e.g., ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.) * Hepatocellular insufficiency * Renal insufficiency with creatinine clearance \< 60 mL/min * Chronic or persistent immobilization
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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
11 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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CH Les Sables d'Olonne
RECRUITINGLes Sables-d'Olonne, France, 85340, France
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CH Quimper
RECRUITINGQuimper, France, 29000, France
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CHD Vendée - La Roche sur Yon
RECRUITINGLa Roche-sur-Yon, France, 85925, France
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CHIC Toulon
RECRUITINGToulon, France, 83056, France
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CHU Amiens
RECRUITINGAmiens, France, 80054, France
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CHU Angers
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAngers, France, 49933, France
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CHU Brest
RECRUITINGBrest, France, 29609, France
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CHU St-Etienne
RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, France, 42055, France
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CHU Toulouse
RECRUITINGToulouse, France, 31059, France
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HIA Toulon
RECRUITINGToulon, France, 83800, France
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Hegp Ap-Hp
RECRUITINGParis, France, 75015, France
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Hôpital Louis MourierAP-HP
RECRUITINGColombes, France, 92700, France
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Kremlin-Bicêtre AP-HP
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLe Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, 94270, France
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