World's largest Takayasu's registry launches to unlock disease secrets
NCT ID NCT07558382
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This global registry is collecting information from 1,000 people with Takayasu's arteritis, a rare disease that inflames and narrows large arteries. Researchers will analyze patients' symptoms, lab results, imaging, and treatments to see how the disease behaves and is managed around the world. The study does not test any new drug or procedure—it simply observes and records what happens in routine care.
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 registry could help doctors worldwide better understand and manage Takayasu's arteritis, leading to improved diagnosis and treatment guidelines.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It collects existing data and does not test any new therapy, so it cannot directly lead to a cure or new drug.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2035
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
Patients aged \>18 years diagnosed with Takayasu arteritis according to ACR 1990 or ACR/EULAR 2021 criteria will be included
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Each patient must fullfill the ACR 1990 or ACR/EULAR 2021 criteria for Takayasu arteritis. * Patients (or legally acceptable representatives of subjects enrolled) have to * provide informed and free agreement to participate in the study and to disclose any medical event to the investigator. The parents or legally acceptable representative and the adolescent subject must be willing and able to comply with the study protocol requirements for the duration of the study * freely sign written and dated informed consent after being duly informed of the nature, significance, and implications of the study; * be informed that the patient enrolled may withdraw consent at any time without prejudice to future medical care. Exclusion Criteria: Patients must be excluded from the study when the following criteria are observed: * The patient does not full-fill the ACR 1990 or ACR/EULAR 2021 criteria for Takayasu arteritis * informed consent/assent is not provided and signed
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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Marmara University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGIstanbul, Istanbul, 34899, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Marmara University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGIstanbul, Istanbul, 34899, Turkey (Türkiye)
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