Can a thymus hormone shield aortic dissection patients from organ failure?
NCT ID NCT05339529
First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
People with acute aortic dissection face a high risk of dangerous inflammation and multiple organ failure after emergency surgery. Researchers are testing whether thymosin alpha 1, an immune-modulating injection, can reduce that risk. The trial enrolls 600 adults undergoing emergency surgery for acute aortic syndrome. Half receive thymosin alpha 1 every 12 hours during intensive care, and half receive standard care alone. The main measure is how well organs function over the first week after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- thymosin alpha 1, an immune-modulating injection
- What this could lead to
- If it works, thymosin alpha 1 could become a standard immune-support treatment after emergency aortic dissection surgery, helping patients avoid organ failure and death.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase study, so it may not show a clear benefit. Thymosin alpha 1 can cause allergic reactions, and the trial excludes people who are allergic to it.
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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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600 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- 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 to 90 years
- 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: * The patients are conformed to 2010 ACC/AHA guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic aortic disease (TAD) within two weeks of onset; * Patients with acute aortic syndrome confirmed clinically and radiologically and planning to undergo emergency surgery were enrolled. * The patients' age between 18 \~90 years old. * Agree to participate in the study and sign the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients allergic to Thymosin α1; * Lactating women and pregnant women; * Patients with mental diseases, drug and alcohol dependence; * Refuse to participate in this study and refuse to sign the informed consent.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Anzhen Hospital Capital Medical University
Beijing, 10029, China
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Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Nanjing First Hospital Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Jinan, Shandong, China
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Shanghai East Hospital Tongji University
Shanghai, China
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Subei People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province
Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital
Tianjin, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College
Bengbu, Anhui, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
Kunming, Yunnan, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
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The Friendship Hospital of Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture
Kazak, Xinjiang, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
Nanchang, China
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The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University
Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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