Massive study aims to unlock secrets of rare vascular diseases
NCT ID NCT03538639
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 10 times
Summary
This study is collecting medical data and biological samples from people with genetic conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels, their relatives, and healthy volunteers. The goal is to better understand these diseases, improve diagnosis, and lay the groundwork for future treatments. Participants will undergo various tests like scans, blood draws, and heart function assessments.
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 research could improve diagnosis and understanding of rare vascular diseases, potentially paving the way for future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly lead to new therapies, and results depend on participant enrollment and data quality.
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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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Jul 2018
- Expected to finish
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May 2037
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
We expect to enroll an unlimited number of subjects. The study population will be divided into groups that reflect both the potential studies that may be performed in distinct groups and the risk to benefit analysis for these groups. The appendices at the end of the protocol describe possible procedures and risk profiles for all the study subjects. Vulnerable populations, including pregnant women, children and cognitively impaired persons, may participate in this study. The groups include: 1.Adult index cases (affected) and relatives (affected and unaffected) 2.Child index cases (affected) and child relatives (affected and unaffected) 3.Healthy adult volunteers
- Ages
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2 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * All subjects must be between the ages of 2-100 years old. * Affected pregnant women if they have been referred with a known or suspected pathology or if they become pregnant while on study. * Unaffected related pregnant women (including spouses/partners) for cord blood and tissue collection (surgical waste) only at the time of delivery. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Healthy volunteers unable to give informed consent * Healthy volunteers who decline to have blood drawn and/or tissue studies or who do not consent to have samples stored for future research. * Cognitively impaired individuals who are not affected. * Cognitively impaired individuals not related to affected subjects. * Unaffected unrelated pregnant women.
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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
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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
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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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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