Scientists hunt for clues to stop uterus transplants from failing
NCT ID NCT04615221
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study aims to understand why the immune system sometimes rejects a transplanted uterus. Researchers will analyze blood, tissue, and swab samples from 30 women who have received or will receive a uterine transplant, as well as from donors and healthy volunteers. The goal is to find non-invasive markers that could predict rejection early, without needing a biopsy.
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 better ways to detect and prevent rejection in uterine transplants, improving success rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 30 participants, so findings may not apply to everyone. It does not test a new treatment.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2033
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 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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 going to or having received a uterine transplant OR Patient going to or having donated a uterus for a recipient included in the study OR Premenopausal woman to undergo gynecological surgery under general anesthesia: for 4 of them it was a hysterectomy and they must be under 45 years old, the other 6 must be under 38 years old. Exclusion Criteria (For witness): * Pregnancy in progress * Current infection * Cervical dysplasia * History of transplant or transfusion * Cancer or history of cancer * Menopause * Patient aged 38 or over for the 6 controls without hysterectomy, patient aged 45 or over for the 4 patients with hysterectomy. * Endometriosis
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hopital Foch
RECRUITINGSuresnes, 92151, France
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