Vasculitis patients wanted for major 5-Year observation study
NCT ID NCT04413331
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is following 670 adults with vasculitis, a rare blood vessel disease, for up to 5 years. Researchers will collect medical data and blood samples to see how the disease starts, how it is treated, and what long-term problems may arise. No new treatments are being tested—this is purely an effort to learn more about the condition.
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 study could help doctors better predict how vasculitis behaves and which treatments work best for different patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It collects data only, so it cannot directly improve patient health. Results may take years and may not lead to clear changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 670 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2032
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
The VASCO study population includes adult patients (no age upper-limit) with vasculitis as defined in the 2012 revised Chapel Hill International Nomenclature, at an active phase of the disease, either the initial flare or a relapse. Patients will be informed by the study investigator during a visit as part of their medical follow-up.
- 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: * Adult patients (age over 18 years), * Patients with vasculitis, as defined in the Chapel Hill International Nomenclature as revised in 2012, * Patients included at an active phase of the disease, either the initial flare or a relapse, * Patients who have been informed and have signed the consent * Pregnant and breastfeeding women may be included in the study, * Affiliated to a social security system (beneficiary or entitled person). Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal of consent or inability to obtain consent, * A patient who is insane or not entitled, for psychiatric reasons or intellectual impairment, to receive information about the protocol and to give informed consent, * Patient under guardianship / curators * Patient on state medical assistance (AME) * Hemoglobin less than 7 g/dl at the time of sampling, * Hemoglobin level less than 9 g/dl at the time of sampling if the patient has respiratory or cardiovascular disease, * Patient weighs less than 18 kg. * Parallel participation in an interventional protocol is permitted.
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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
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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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Service de médecine interne, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP
RECRUITINGParis, 75014, France
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