Scientists probe Spleen's secrets to unlock blood disease mysteries
NCT ID NCT06418256
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to better understand how the spleen filters and responds to abnormal blood cells in various diseases. Researchers will collect spleen tissue and blood from 100 adults undergoing planned splenectomy. By perfusing the spleen in the lab, they hope to uncover its role in conditions like malaria and other blood disorders.
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 research could clarify how the spleen contributes to diseases like malaria and blood disorders, potentially pointing toward new treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational, lab-based study, not a treatment trial. Findings may not directly translate to new therapies, and results are limited to the laboratory setting.
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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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Oct 2016
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2031
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
Adult patients with no age limit cared in one of the APHP hospital (Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital and Beaujon Hospital) for whom a splenic intervention (spleno-pancreectomy, or a total or partial splenectomy) is planned as part of their treatment.
- 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: * Adult patients * Patient requiring left splenopancreectomy or planned splenectomy regardless of the method or indication Exclusion Criteria: \- The patient notified his doctor of his refusal to recover his spleen and blood volume
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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
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The places running it
4 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
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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Hôpital Beaujon
RECRUITINGClichy, 92110, France
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Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière
RECRUITINGParis, 75013, France
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Hôpital Saint Antoine
RECRUITINGParis, 75012, France
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Institut Pasteur
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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