Registry maps the return of a stubborn heart condition
NCT ID NCT06517966
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are building a registry to follow adults with recurrent pericarditis, a condition where inflammation around the heart keeps coming back. The registry collects information over time on how often flare-ups happen, what treatments patients receive, and whether they are hospitalized. It does not test a new drug; instead, it aims to describe how the condition and its care unfold in everyday practice across multiple centers.
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 the registry succeeds, it could give doctors a clearer picture of how recurrent pericarditis behaves over time and which treatment approaches help most.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial, so it cannot prove that any therapy works. It depends on routine records and follow-up visits, which may be incomplete or vary between hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2028
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
Anonymous male and female patients over 18 years of age suffering from recurrent pericarditis without an established etiology at the time of inclusion in the study (suspected "idiopathic recurrent pericarditis") or diagnosed with "idiopathic recurrent pericarditis"
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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. Men or women 18 years of age or older at the time of data recording or pericarditis debut; 2. Presence of one of the following conditions: * a specialist-confirmed diagnosis of recurrent pericarditis without an established etiology at the time of inclusion in the study (suspected "idiopathic recurrent pericarditis"); * a specialist-confirmed diagnosis of "idiopathic recurrent pericarditis". Exclusion Criteria: 1. Age below 18 years at the time of inclusion in the registry or debut of pericarditis; 2. Specialist-confirmed secondary genesis of RP (infectious, autoimmune, neoplastic, metabolic, traumatic, iatrogenic, etc.); 2. Manifestations and complications of myocarditis, various diseases of thoracic organs, systemic diseases, cardiac surgery, radiation therapy, tuberculosis, etc.); 3. lack of possibility of screening examination and dynamic follow-up; 4. Organ/tissue transplantation less than 5 years prior to study inclusion or debut of pericarditis; 5. Oncologic disease less than 3 years prior to study inclusion or pericarditis debut; 6. Chemotherapy with anthracycline-type drugs at the time of pericarditis debut; 7. Administration of amphetamine-type drugs at the time of pericarditis debut; 8. Cardiac/pericardial surgery in the last 6 months prior to study inclusion or pericarditis debut; 9. Myocardial infarction in the last 3 months prior to study inclusion or debut of pericarditis; 10. Traumatic chest injury in the last 3 months prior to study inclusion or pericarditis debut; 11. Absence of an informed consent form signed by the patient for participation in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Eurasian Association of Therapists
Moscow, 11000, Russia
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