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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic PurpuraTTP registryNCT01257269

Genotype and Phenotype Correlation in Hereditary Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (Upshaw-Schulman Syndrome)

An observational study of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, run by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern at 7 sites in 7 countries.

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Trial summary

Hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (Upshaw-Schulman syndrome) is a rare disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia as a result of platelet consumption, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, occlusion of the microvasculature with von Willebrand factor-platelet-thrombic and ischemic end organ damage. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
What is being tested?
Observation
How many people
450 participants
Where
7 sitesin 7 countries
Study dates
Oct 2006to Oct 2030
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients with either confirmed or with suspected hereditary TTP and their family members are eligible for enrollment

Who may be able to join

  • Severe ADAMTS13 deficiency ( ≤ 10% activity) and no ADAMTS 13 inhibitor on two or more occasions at least one month apart
  • Being a family member of a confirmed or suspected patient
  • Molecular analysis of ADAMTS13 gene with one or more mutations and/or positive infusion trial (full recovered ADAMTS13 activity after infused fresh frozen plasma (FFP) with a plasma half-life of 2-4 days)

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

7 sites in 7 countries. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Johanna A Kremer Hovinga, MD contact

+41 31 632 02 65

johanna.kremer@insel.ch

Marissa Schraner, Ph.D. contact

+41 31 632 56 90

marissa.schraner@insel.ch

7 sites in 7 countries

United States1 site, 1 recruiting
  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Medicine, PO Box 26901

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73126-0901

    James N. George, M.D., 405-271-4222, james-george@ouhsc.edu

    James N. George, M.D.

    Recruiting

Other trials in United States

Austria1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Medical University of Vienna, Department of Medicine 1, Div. Hematology and Hemostasis Waehringer Guertel 18-20

    Vienna, A-1090

    Paul N. Knoebl, M.D., +43 1 40400 4410, paul.knoebl@meduniwien.ac.at

    Paul N. Knoebl, M.D.

    Recruiting

Other trials in Austria

Czechia1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Coagulation Laboratory, U nemocnice 1

    Prague, CZ-12820

    Ingrid Hrachovinova, Ph.D., +420 2 2197 271, Ingrid.Hrachovinova@uhkt.cz

    Ingrid Hrachovinova, Ph.D.

    Recruiting

Other trials in Czechia

Germany1 site, 1 recruiting
  • University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Martinistr 52

    Hamburg, D-20246

    Reinhard Schneppenheim, M.D., Ph.D., +49 40 7410 54270, schneppenheim@uke.de

    Reinhard Schneppenheim, M.D., Ph.D.

    Not yet recruiting

Other trials in Germany

Japan1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Nara Medical University, Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Shijyo-cho 840

    Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522

    Yoshihiro Fujimura, M.D., +81 744 22 3051 ext. 3289, yoshifuji325@naramed-u.ac.jp

    Yoshihiro Fujimura, M.D.

    Recruiting

Other trials in Japan

Norway1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Trondheim University St Olavs Hospital, Department of Hematology, PO Box 3250 Sluppen

    Trondheim, NO-7006

    Petter Quist-Paulsen, M.D., Ph.D., +47 815 55 850, Petter.Quist-Paulsen@stolav.no

    Anne-Sophie von Krogh, M.D., +47 815 55 850, Anne-Sophie.von.Krogh@stolav.no

    Recruiting

Other trials in Norway

Switzerland1 site, 1 recruiting
  • University Clinic of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Bern University Hospital and the University of Bern, Inselspital

    Bern, 3010

    Johanna A Kremer Hovinga, MD, +41 31 632 02 65, johanna.kremer@insel.ch

    Isabella Aebi, BMA, +41 31 632 77 16, isabella.aebi-huber@insel.ch

    Recruiting

Other trials in Switzerland

About this study

Official title: Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Registry - A Prospective Observational Study for Patients Suffering From Hereditary Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (Upshaw-Schulman Syndrome)

Hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (Upshaw-Schulman syndrome) is a rare disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia as a result of platelet consumption, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, occlusion of the microvasculature with von Willebrand factor-platelet-thrombic and ischemic end organ damage. The underlying patho-mechanism is a severe congenital ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 13) deficiency which is the result of compound heterozygous or homozygous ADAMTS13 gene mutations.

Although considered a monogenic disorder the clinical presentation in Upshaw-Schulman syndrome patients varies considerably without an apparent genotype-phenotype correlation. In 2006 we have initiated a registry for patients with Upshaw-Schulman syndrome and their family members to identify possible triggers of acute bouts of TTP, to document individual clinical courses and treatment requirements as well as possible side effects of long standing plasma substitution, e.g. alloantibody formation or viral infections.

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Background

Thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia together with a severely deficient ADAMTS13 activity confirm the diagnosis of acute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Today two forms of classical TTP are distinguished. The acquired form is caused by circulating auto-antibodies, mainly Immunoglobulin G (IgG), inhibiting ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 13) activity. In contrast, hereditary TTP, also known as Upshaw-Schulman syndrome (USS); #274150 Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM), is the result of severe constitutional deficiency of ADAMTS13 due to compound heterozygous or homozygous mutations in the ADAMTS13 gene.

The clinical course of USS is variable with rather mild courses in some of the patients requiring plasma infusions only in special situations (i.e. pregnancy), while in others severe courses with important sequelae and even death in early childhood occur. The reasons for the variable clinical presentation and treatment requirements have not been elucidated. It seems likely, that additional, hitherto unidentified factors besides severe ADAMTS13 deficiency modify the clinical course.

At present, the clinical symptoms and laboratory values on which to base treatment regimens for hereditary TTP are poorly understood. Furthermore, increasing awareness of hereditary TTP results in rising numbers of patients in need of treatment and/or prophylaxis. However, currently very little is known on side effects of long standing plasma substitution. Alloimmunization with the formation of antibodies acting as inhibitors of treatment are well known in other congenital coagulation factor deficiencies (e.g. hemophilia A), but so far no case of treated hereditary TTP with subsequent antibody formation has been reported. It is the aim of the hereditary TTP Registry to provide information on the clinical course of the disease in as many patients as possible and therefore help to establish recommendations on the necessity, modalities, and risks of prophylactic plasma therapy in patients with hereditary TTP. Furthermore, it will help to gain detailed insight into triggers and risk factors of acute bouts of TTP.

Moreover, the hereditary TTP Registry will provide information for family members on their risk to develop TTP-like or TTP-related disorders.

Objective

Primary objective: Collection of as much information as possible on the clinical presentation, disease course, disease-modifying factors, and treatment modalities of patients suffering from hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).

Secondary objective: To document potential adversary effects of (long-term) plasma treatment in patients with hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).

Methods

The TTP Registry is designed to collect both retrospective and prospective clinical, molecular, and observational data on patients with confirmed or suspected hereditary TTP. Additionally, the Registry will collect data from family members of TTP patients enrolled in the Registry. The Registry will enroll as many confirmed or suspected hereditary TTP patients and their family members as possible; there is no cap on enrollment. The Registry enrollment and follow-up periods are open-ended. The endpoints for patients with confirmed or suspected hereditary TTP and family members are death or withdrawal of consent.

Being tested
Observation
Keywords
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, ADAMTS13, Von Willebrand factor, Von Willebrand factor cleaving protease, Thrombocytopenia, Hemolytic anemia
Medical subject headings
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic, Thrombocytopenia, Anemia, Hemolytic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ObservationOther

    No interventions planned: treatment of patients at the discretion of the treating/responsible physician

Study groups in NCT01257269
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1Patients with confirmed hereditary TTP due to congenital ADAMTS13 deficiency
Receives: Other: Observation
2Family members of patients with confirmed hereditary TTP
Receives: Other: Observation

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Clinical presentation and disease course in hereditary TTP

    Measured: every year until death

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Identification of disease-modifying factors, including genotype-phenotype correlation

    Measured: every year until death

  2. Treatment requirements in hereditary TTP patients

    Measured: every year until death

  3. Documentation of potential adversary effects of (long-term) plasma treatment

    Measured: every year until death

  4. Mortality of hereditary TTP

    Measured: every year until death

  5. Clinical course in family members

    Measured: every year until death

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Dec 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2006
  3. Primary completionOct 2030 (estimated)
  4. Study completionOct 2030 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Other
Enrolment
450 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01257269
Sponsor's protocol ID
031/06
Acronym
TTP registry
Status last verified
Oct 2023
First submitted
6 Dec 2010
Last updated
11 Oct 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Tarasco E, Butikofer L, Friedman KD, George JN, Hrachovinova I, Knobl PN, Matsumoto M, von Krogh AS, Aebi-Huber I, Cermakova Z, Gorska-Kosicka M, Jalowiec KA, Largiader CR, Prohaszka Z, Sinkovits G, Windyga J, Lammle B, Kremer Hovinga JA. Annual incidence and severity of acute episodes in hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Blood. 2021 Jun 24;137(25):3563-3575. doi: 10.1182/blood.2020009801.

    PubMed 33649760
  • van Dorland HA, Taleghani MM, Sakai K, Friedman KD, George JN, Hrachovinova I, Knobl PN, von Krogh AS, Schneppenheim R, Aebi-Huber I, Butikofer L, Largiader CR, Cermakova Z, Kokame K, Miyata T, Yagi H, Terrell DR, Vesely SK, Matsumoto M, Lammle B, Fujimura Y, Kremer Hovinga JA; Hereditary TTP Registry. The International Hereditary Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Registry: key findings at enrollment until 2017. Haematologica. 2019 Oct;104(10):2107-2115. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2019.216796. Epub 2019 Feb 21.

    PubMed 30792199
  • Fan X, Kremer Hovinga JA, Shirotani-Ikejima H, Eura Y, Hirai H, Honda S, Kokame K, Taleghani MM, von Krogh AS, Yoshida Y, Fujimura Y, Lammle B, Miyata T. Genetic variations in complement factors in patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with renal insufficiency. Int J Hematol. 2016 Mar;103(3):283-91. doi: 10.1007/s12185-015-1933-7. Epub 2016 Feb 1.

    PubMed 26830967
  • Lammle B. VWF and complement. Blood. 2015 Feb 5;125(6):896-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-12-612556. No abstract available.

    PubMed 25655456
  • Mansouri Taleghani M, von Krogh AS, Fujimura Y, George JN, Hrachovinova I, Knobl PN, Quist-Paulsen P, Schneppenheim R, Lammle B, Kremer Hovinga JA. Hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and the hereditary TTP registry. Hamostaseologie. 2013 May 29;33(2):138-43. doi: 10.5482/HAMO-13-04-0026.

    PubMed 23715103

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, run by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern at 7 sites in 7 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Oct 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 7 sites in United States, Austria, Czechia, Germany, Japan and 2 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Johanna A Kremer Hovinga, MD (+41 31 632 02 65, johanna.kremer@insel.ch), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Clinical presentation and disease course in hereditary TTP (time frame: every year until death). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01257269, which also lists 5 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Oct 2023.

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