New shot aims to stop bleeding in rare blood disorder
NCT ID NCT07115004
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase 3 study tests a drug called VGA039, given as a shot under the skin, to prevent bleeding in people with Von Willebrand disease. The trial will include 60 patients aged 12 to 75 who have frequent bleeding episodes. Researchers will track how well the drug reduces bleeds and check for side effects over about a year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- VGA039 (a drug given as a shot under the skin)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new preventive treatment to reduce bleeding episodes in people with Von Willebrand disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is still a phase 3 trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. There are risks like allergic reactions or side effects from the drug.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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12 to 75 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria * 12 to 75 years of age, inclusive * No clinically significant laboratory, ECG, or vital signs results * Documented diagnosis consistent with VWD of any type * Historical annualized bleeding rate (ABR; excluding menstrual bleeds and bleeds under the skin) of both untreated and treated bleeds ≥12 per year * Patients with VWD who are judged by the investigator to be suitable candidates for routine prophylaxis to reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes * Hemoglobin level ≥ 8 g/dL and platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L at Screening Key Exclusion Criteria * Use of routine prophylaxis of VWF-containing concentrates defined as at least 1 VWF-containing concentrate infusion to prevent or reduce bleeding per week during the previous 6 months prior to screening * Planning to initiate routine prophylaxis with VWF-containing concentrates or any other hemostatic treatment during the study * Patients with pro-thrombotic disorders or abnormal findings on laboratory thrombophilia evaluation performed at screening or previously documented * History of arterial or venous thrombosis, including superficial thrombophlebitis, or embolism * Evidence of renal, hepatic, central nervous system, respiratory, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, or metabolic dysfunction * Baseline FVIII activity \> lower limit of normal (LLN)
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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 study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
32 sites in 10 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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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
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Arkansas Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi (Careggi University Hospital)
RECRUITINGFlorence, 50134, Italy
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Centro de Hemoterapia e Hematologia do Rio de Janeiro (HEMORIO)
RECRUITINGRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 20211-030, Brazil
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Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital School of Pathology Clinical Haematologist
RECRUITINGJohannesburg, 2194, South Africa
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
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Emory University Hospital
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States
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Frankfurt University Hospital (Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt)
RECRUITINGFrankfurt, 60596, Germany
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Hemophilia Center of Western PA
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP)
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 05403, Brazil
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, Greater London, W12 0HS, United Kingdom
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K Eristavi National Center of Experimental and Clinical Surgery (ქირურგიის ეროვნული ცენტრი)
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0159, Georgia
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Luskin Orthopaedic Institute For Children
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90007, United States
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Medical University of Vienna
RECRUITINGVienna, 1090, Austria
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Multihemo - Oncoclínicas
RECRUITINGRecife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital (RBWH), Queensland Haemophilia Centre
RECRUITINGBrisbane, Queensland, 4029, Australia
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust,
RECRUITINGLondon, London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Institute of Haematology
RECRUITINGSydney, New South Wales (nsw), 2050, Australia
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Science 37, Inc. (Virtual Clinical MetaSite)
RECRUITINGMorrisville, North Carolina, 27560, United States
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St. James's Hospital, National Coagulation Centre
RECRUITINGDublin, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland
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Stanford University
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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The Alfred Hospital (Alfred Health),Monash University
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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UC Davis Medical Center
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95817, United States
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UT Southwestern Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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University of California San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Michigan Health
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Milan
RECRUITINGMilan, Milan, 20122, Italy
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University of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain
RECRUITINGBerlin, 10249, Germany
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Washington Center for Bleeding Disorders
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98101, United States
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Worthwhile Clinical Trials Lakeview Hospital
RECRUITINGBenoni, Gauteng, 1501, South Africa
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Yale University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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emocentro UNICAMP (Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia da UNICAMP), University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
RECRUITINGCampinas, São Paulo, 13083-878, Brazil
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