Global Initiative on Takayasu Arteritis (GITA) (GITA)

April 23, 2026 updated by: Fatma Alibaz Oner, Marmara University

Takayasu's Arteritis Global Registry

Takayasu's Arteritis Global Registry aims to bring a large group of patients from different parts of the world to analyse and compare the patients' demographic, clinical, laboratory, radiological and prognostic features with outcomes, approaches to diagnosis, assessment, management and therapeutic interventions in different centers. The present project provides for both a retrospective and a prospective longitudinal study. The study is designed as retrospective for patients already diagnosed with TAK and treated with available treatments. Also, the study is designed as prospective for patients diagnosed with TAK after the initiation of the Registry or the adhesion to the project. This is thought as a multicentre, international study addressed to all Centers that will want to contribute to the present project. The study is non-interventional: demographic, clinical and therapeutic data required over time are collected with the routine diagnostic, clinical and therapeutic procedures usually carried out for the optimal management of patients and according with good clinical practice.

Study Overview

Status

Status

Indicates the current recruitment status or the expanded access status.
Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
1000

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact

The name and contact information for the person who can answer enrollment questions for a clinical study. Each location where the study is being conducted may also have a specific contact, who may be better able to answer those questions.
  • Name: Fatma Alibaz-Oner, Professor, MD
  • Phone Number: +902166574545
  • Email: falibaz@gmail.com

Study Locations

  • Turkey (Türkiye)
    • Istanbul
      • Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34899
        • Recruiting
        • Marmara University School of medicine
        • Contact:
          • Fatma Alibaz Oner, Professor, MD
          • Phone Number: +902166574545
          • Email: falibaz@gmail.com

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients aged >18 years diagnosed with Takayasu arteritis according to ACR 1990 or ACR/EULAR 2021 criteria will be included

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Each patient must fullfill the ACR 1990 or ACR/EULAR 2021 criteria for Takayasu arteritis.
  • Patients (or legally acceptable representatives of subjects enrolled) have to
  • provide informed and free agreement to participate in the study and to disclose any medical event to the investigator. The parents or legally acceptable representative and the adolescent subject must be willing and able to comply with the study protocol requirements for the duration of the study
  • freely sign written and dated informed consent after being duly informed of the nature, significance, and implications of the study;
  • be informed that the patient enrolled may withdraw consent at any time without prejudice to future medical care.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients must be excluded from the study when the following criteria are observed:

  • The patient does not full-fill the ACR 1990 or ACR/EULAR 2021 criteria for Takayasu arteritis
  • informed consent/assent is not provided and signed

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Takayasu's arteritis
This prospective observational, multi-centre, multi-national cohort study aims to comprehensively collect and analyse the demographic, clinical, laboratory, and radiological data of patients with TAK. By doing so, the TAK Registry will enable the investigation of key outcomes, including disease activity, relapse and mortality and associated factors, ultimately contributing to a better understanding and management of TAK.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rate of Clinical Remission at 12 Months
Time Frame: 120th month from the start of the study
Clinical remission will be defined according to the absence of clinical signs and symptoms of active disease and normalization of inflammatory markers
120th month from the start of the study

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence of Disease Relapse During Follow-up
Time Frame: From baseline through study completion (up to 120 months)
Number of events per patient-year
From baseline through study completion (up to 120 months)
Frequency of Long-term Complications During Follow-up
Time Frame: 120 months
Percentage of patients who experience complications
120 months
Change in damage during follow-up
Time Frame: From baseline through study completion (up to 120 months)
Change in damage assessed with LVVID and TADS scores
From baseline through study completion (up to 120 months)
Rate of radiographic progression
Time Frame: From baseline through study completion (up to 120 months)
New lesion or progression of existing vascular lesion in BTA, MRA or new or increased active vasculitic uptake in vascular territory with PET/CT
From baseline through study completion (up to 120 months)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Marmara University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
August 5, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
August 1, 2035

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
August 1, 2035

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submitted a study record to ClinicalTrials.gov. There is typically a delay of a few days between the first submitted date and the record's availability on ClinicalTrials.gov (the first posted date).
April 9, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
April 23, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
April 30, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
April 30, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
April 23, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
August 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • 09.2025.25-0420

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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