500 patients join quest to unravel mysteries of rare scleroderma
NCT ID NCT04265144
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 500 adults with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) for up to 5 years. Researchers will collect blood samples, and in some volunteers, skin or lung samples, to track how the disease changes over time. The goal is to better understand the natural course of this rare autoimmune disease, which could eventually guide the development of new treatments.
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 provide a clearer picture of how systemic sclerosis progresses, helping researchers design better treatments in the future.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly test any new therapy, and results may take years to influence patient care.
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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 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2034
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 * Patient with systemic scleroderma according to the ACR/EULAR 2013 criteria, or with a " very early systemic sclerosis " defined by the presence of Raynaud's phenomenon and auto-antibodies in blood sample (ACAN positivity (≥1/160) with anti-Scl70, anti-centromere or anti-ARNPolIII specificity). * Person affiliated or benefiting from a social security scheme. * 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) Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Patient under guardianship, curatorship or any other legal protection regime
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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
1 site. 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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CHU de Bordeaux - service de rhumatologie
RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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