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Study of Immune Thrombocytopenia Pathogenesis:

Completed
Conditions
Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Registration Number
NCT02042560
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Brief Summary

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disease characterized by a low platelet count responsible for bleedings. The disease is mostly mediated by antiplatelet antibodies produced by specific B cells. However, T cells are also involved but their role is not completely understood.

The aim of this study is to determine the implication of T cells in the pathogenesis of ITP, notably regulatory T cells (Treg, CD4+CD25highFoxp3+), cytotoxic T cells (CD3+CD8+) and T follicular helper cells (TFH, CD3+CD4+CXCR5+PD-1+ICOS+), in blood and in the spleen of primary ITP patients, compared to healthy controls.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
89
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with ITP, defined as thrombocytopenia < 30 G/L, once causes related to infection, medication, systemic auto-immune disease or malignant hemopathy have been ruled out
  • persons who have provided written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • persons without national health insurance
  • persons under 18 years old
  • patients under guardianship
  • pregnancy
  • subjects suffering from a systemic auto-immune disease, cancer, a progressive infection, or treated with steroids or immunosuppressants.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
blood level T cell in ITP patients and in healthy controlsbaseline
blood level T cell in ITP patients after treatmentschange from baseline at 4 to 8 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
blood level splenic T cell in ITP patients and in healthy controlsbaseline
frequency of innate immune cells (dendritic cells, monocytes, NK cells…) and their functions in blood and spleens, in patients and in controlsthrough study completion, an average of 3 years
level of T follicular helper cellthrough study completion, an average of 3 years

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

CHU de Besançon

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Besançon, France

CHU de Dijon

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Dijon, France

CHU de METZ

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Metz, France

CHU de Besançon
🇫🇷Besançon, France

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