Clinical trials: Telomere
Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome, Fanconi Anemia
Enhancing the Clinical Management of CMF Through a National Pediatric and Adult Network Based on Biological and Genetic Data
A non-profit, translational, prospective and retrospective study. Patients will be enrolled according to the procedures described in the protocol, and samples will be processed and analyzed as specified in the protocol.
- Conditions
- Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome, Fanconi Anemia, Dyskeratosis Congenita, Telomere Biology Disorder
- Trial name
- 2023-12377081 (NCT07877727)
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Telomere Biology Disorders, Dyskeratosis Congenita
Nucleoside Therapy in Patients With Telomere Biology Disorders
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a combination therapy of deoxycytidine (dC) plus deoxythymidine (dT) is safe in patients with telomere biology disorders.
- Conditions
- Telomere Biology Disorders, Dyskeratosis Congenita, Revesz Syndrome, Hoyeraal Hreidarsson Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06817590
- Testing
- deoxycytidine, deoxythymidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Suneet Agarwal
Telomere Disease, Telomere Shortening
Nasal Brushing for the Diagnosis and Understanding of Telomeropathies
To date, the diagnosis of telomeropathies is based on telomere length measured in blood cells. However, this type of analysis is not always sufficient because some mutations underlying the development of telomeropathies are not…
- Trial name
- TELOSTIC (NCT05508321)
- Testing
- Nasal brushing, Sniffin' Sticks
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Telomere Repair Gene Mutation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
This study will evaluate and compare the genes of the telomere repair complex in healthy control subjects, patients with blood diseases, and patients with inflammatory bowel disease to identify what, if any, changes are…
- Trial name
- NCT00353639
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Severe Aplastic Anemia, Telomere Biology Disorders
Natural History of Acquired and Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Background: Bone marrow failure diseases are rare. Much is known about the diseases at the time of diagnosis, but long-term data about the effects of the diseases and treatments are lacking.
- Conditions
- Severe Aplastic Anemia, Telomere Biology Disorders, Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT05012111
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Fibrinogen Abnormality, Telomere Length, Mean Leukocyte
Pediatric ACEs Screening and Resiliency Study
Stressful and traumatic experiences in childhood (Adverse Childhood Events, or ACEs) have been associated with poor health outcomes that extend into adulthood.
- Conditions
- Fibrinogen Abnormality, Telomere Length, Mean Leukocyte, Atopic, Acute Infection
- Trial name
- PEARLS (NCT04182906)
- Testing
- Care Coordination, Resiliency Clinic, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 555 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Healthy Volunteers Only, Healthy Adults
The Impact of Lifestyle Medicine on the Sense Of Coherence and Biological Age in a Community Sample
This two-arm, pilot, cross-over randomized controlled trial took place at Diabetes Laboratory, First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University…
- Trial name
- PSAI (NCT06671301)
- Testing
- PSAI, Usual Care
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Immune Deficiency and Early BMF in Childhood
Consequences of DNA Repair and Telomere Defects on the Function of the Immune System: Application to CVID and Immune Deficiencies With Dysmorphic Syndromes
The molecular mechanisms participating in the various aspects of the DNA Damage Response (DDR) are absolutely essential to maintain the genome dynamics essential to all living organisms.
- Trial name
- IMMUNEREP (NCT02556359)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Sperm DNA Fragmentation, Male Fertility
Impact of Telomere Biology and Sperm DNA Fragmentation on Embryonic Development
The proposed project we intend to assess the implication of the telomeric pathway in male infertility. To get this, several analyzes will be carried out: 1. Determination of the TL by means of two methods: Q-FISH and PCR. 2.
- Conditions
- Sperm DNA Fragmentation, Male Fertility, Telomeres, Sperm
- Trial name
- NCT05508217
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IVI Madrid
Aplastic Anemia, Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Nandrolone Decanoate in the Treatment of Telomeropathies
Decrease in blood cell counts due to deficient bone marrow function, called bone marrow failure, as well as some lung diseases, called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, can be caused by genetic defects in telomere biology genes…
- Conditions
- Aplastic Anemia, Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Telomere Shortening
- Trial name
- NCT02055456
- Testing
- Nandrolone Decanoate
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Depressive Disorder
Study of the Telomere-telomerase System and the Expression of Candidate Genes in the Leukocytes of Patients With Depressive Disorder: Search for Peripheral Markers of Somatic Stress
The mechanisms of oxidative stress and inflammation involved in mood disorders are factors of chronicity and severity. These mechanisms induce a phenomenon of accelerated cellular senescence and are reflected by alterations in…
- Trial name
- NCT01903655
- Testing
- telomere length
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Aplastic Anemia
Danazol for Genetic Bone Marrow and Lung Disorders
Background: Some people have bone marrow and lung disorders that are caused by genetic problems. These problems often involve damage to the ends of the chromosomes that pass down genes. One of these disorders is aplastic anemia.
- Trial name
- NCT01441037
- Testing
- Danazol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Fanconi Anemia, Severe Aplastic Anemia
Alpha/Beta TCD HCT in Patients With Inherited BMF Disorders
This is a phase II trial of T cell receptor alpha/beta depletion (α/β TCD) peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation in patients with inherited bone marrow failure (BMF) disorders to eliminate the need for routine…
- Conditions
- Fanconi Anemia, Severe Aplastic Anemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, T Cell Receptor Alpha/Beta Depletion
- Trial name
- NCT03579875
- Testing
- Total Body Irradiation (TBI) (Plan 1), Cyclophosphamide (CY) (Plan 1), Fludarabine (FLU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Pulmonary Fibrosis, Telomere Shortening
The TELO-SCOPE Study: Attenuating Telomere Attrition With Danazol. Is There Scope to Dramatically Improve Health Outcomes for Adults and Children With Pulmonary Fibrosis
TELO-SCOPE is a national, multi-centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised (2:1) trial which will test the hypothesis that, compared to placebo, the addition of danazol to standard of care in pulmonary fibrosis…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Fibrosis, Telomere Shortening, Telomere Disease, Dyskeratosis Congenita
- Trial name
- NCT04638517
- Testing
- Danazol
- Where
- 9 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Queensland
Primary Immune Deficiency Disorder, Immune Deficiency Disease
Regenerative Medicine to Restore Hematopoiesis and Immune Function in Immunodeficiencies and Inherited Bone Marrow Failures
Phase II prospective trial to assess the rates of donor engraftment using reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) for patients with primary immune…
- Conditions
- Primary Immune Deficiency Disorder, Immune Deficiency Disease, Bone Marrow Failure, Short Telomere Length
- Trial name
- NCT04232085
- Testing
- Alemtuzumab, Fludarabine, Melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Telomere Shortening, Telomere Length, Mean Leukocyte
Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Danazol in Severe Hematologic or Pulmonary Disease Related to Telomeropathy
Constitutional mutations of genes involved in telomere repair and maintenance are responsible for "telomeropathy" (" Congenital Dyskeratosis "). Attrition of telomeres promotes cell senescence and genetic instability.
- Trial name
- ANDROTELO (NCT03710356)
- Testing
- Danazol 200 MG
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Telomere Disease
Low-Dose Danazol for the Treatment of Telomere Related Diseases
Background: DNA is a structure in the body. It contains data about how the body develops and works. Telomeres are found on the end of chromosomes in DNA.
- Trial name
- NCT03312400
- Testing
- Danazol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Dyskeratosis Congenita, Hoyeraal Hreidarsson Syndrome
Radiation- and Alkylator-free Bone Marrow Transplantation Regimen for Patients With Dyskeratosis Congenita
Dyskeratosis congenita is a disease that affects numerous parts of the body, most typically causing failure of the blood system. Lung disease, liver disease and cancer are other frequent causes of illness and death.
- Conditions
- Dyskeratosis Congenita, Hoyeraal Hreidarsson Syndrome, Revesz Syndrome, Aplastic Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT01659606
- Testing
- alemtuzumab, Fludarabine, Cyclosporins
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Norway and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number and Leukocyte Telomere Length as Biomarkers in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is characterised by a combination of insulin resistance and insufficient insulin secretion is a major contributor to the burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT05684406
- Testing
- Genotyping
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Acute Leukemia
A Retrospective Study on the Relationship Between Donor Leukocyte Telomere Length and Prognosis of Acute Leukemia Patients Treated With Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
This post hoc analysis included patients with acute leukemia who underwent allo-HSCT at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine.
- Trial name
- NCT06076226
- Testing
- No intervention, observation study
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang University