New study aims to simplify diagnosis of autoimmune platelet disorder
NCT ID NCT04800458
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a specialized blood test (MAIPA) can accurately identify autoimmune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in patients with low platelet counts. Currently, ITP is diagnosed by ruling out other causes, which can be slow and uncertain. Researchers will collect blood samples from 225 adults with low platelets to see if anti-platelet antibodies detected by MAIPA can confirm an autoimmune cause at diagnosis.
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 lead to a more reliable diagnostic test for autoimmune thrombocytopenia, reducing misdiagnosis and unnecessary treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not change current practice if the antibody test proves unreliable or impractical.
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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 225 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2021
- Expected to finish
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May 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.
- 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: * Patient over 18 years old; * Patients with thrombocytopenia \<100 G/L, checked twice, having ruled out false thrombocytopenia by platelet aggregation and acute leukemia by smear; * No treatment started; * Free, informed and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator (no later than the day of inclusion and prior to any review required by the research); * Person affiliated or benefiting from a social security scheme. Exclusion Criteria: * Secondary ITP; * False thrombocytopenia; * Patients who have been transfused with platelets for less than 7 days with efficacy; * Patient treated for thrombocytopenia (48 hours of corticosteroid therapy is tolerated and is not an exclusion criteria); * Patient with acute leukemia; * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman; * False thrombocytopenia; * Patient under guardianship, curatorship or any other legal protection regime.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Bordeaux - service de médecine interne
RECRUITINGPessac, France
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