Can a simple blood test predict who will get chronic ITP?
NCT ID NCT04070599
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at blood samples from 70 children and adults newly diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a condition that causes easy bruising and bleeding. Researchers wanted to see if certain immune and blood markers could predict whether the disease would become chronic (lasting more than 12 months). The goal is to better understand differences between children and adults and improve early treatment decisions.
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 predict early which ITP patients will develop chronic disease, allowing for more personalized monitoring and treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational analysis of existing samples, not a treatment trial. The findings may not lead to immediate changes in care and need further validation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2011
- Finished
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Mar 2014
- 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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2 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: * Minor patients aged 2 to 18 recruited at the Children's Hospital, in the service of Prof. Y. PEREL, Dr. N. ALADJIDI, CEREVANCE, * Adult patients (\> 18 years old) recruited at the Haut-Lévêque hospital, Pr JL PELLEGRIN, Pr JF VIALLARD, GECAI, * Patient with acute Immune thrombocytopenic purpura, seen at initial diagnosis or within 8 days (defined as thrombocytopenia \<100 G / L, after an infectious cause, drug or related to autoimmune disease, hematological malignancy or deficit Immune have been eliminated, Rodeghiero criteria, 2009). * Patient who received immunoglobulins more than 4 weeks before inclusion * Written consent given by the patient, if he is of age, or by the person (s) having parental authority * Patient affiliated or beneficiary of a social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Patient who has received specific treatment from an Immune thrombocytopenic purpura * Patient with secondary Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (hematological malignancy, autoimmune disease, immunodeficiency, pregnancy) * Patient placed under the protection of justice
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, 33000, France
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