Prediction of Outcome of Lupus Nephritis

NCT ID: NCT02403115

Last Updated: 2020-07-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

800 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-10-31

Study Completion Date

2022-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to clarify the mechanisms involved in the formation and glomerular deposition of immune complexes in lupus nephritis.

The determination of an antibody pattern specific for systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis may also have a role in predicting disease progression in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus without renal impairment. As for the patients enrolled in the study, the determination of their antibody patterns may contribute to a more targeted and personalized treatment, allowing a prediction of disease progression and the introduction of early targeted treatments, in order to block the onset and/or progression of renal damage.

Detailed Description

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Prospective multicenter study on the validity of levels of circulating antibodies to glomerular neo-autoantigens (alpha-enolase and annexin AI) and implantable antigens (anti-DNA, histone, istone3, istone4, C1q) as a surrogate biomarker for the diagnosis of lupus nephritis.

The study will involve the collection of serum from patients with lupus nephritis at onset and during subsequent follow-up at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months for the titration of circulating autoantibodies.

As a control the investigators will use the sera of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus without nephropathy, collected at the same time intervals.

The investigators will also assess the antibody positivity in groups of patients with rheumatologic disease similar to lupus (rheumatoid arthritis) and in patients with autoimmune nephropathy without extrarenal clinical signs.

Regarding patients with systemic lupus erythematosus the investigators will collect sera of both incident and prevalent patients in order to monitor changes in antibody levels in conjunction with the development of renal disease.

Clinical tests (renal function, complete blood count, C reactive protein (CRP), ANA, native DNA (nDNA), urine analysis) will be performed at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months and the surplus of blood samples will be used to create the serum bank of the study.

Samples will be collected in the pediatric nephrology of Giannina Gaslini Children Hospital, Genoa (coordinator centre) and in 5 rheumatological (Genoa, Pisa, Pavia, Padova, Brescia) and 6 nephrological (Milan, Genoa, Parma, Brescia, Bologna and Reggio Emilia) italian adults departments .

Conditions

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Lupus Nephritis

Collection of serum at onset and during subsequent follow-up at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months for the dosage of circulating autoantibodies.

Serum collection

Intervention Type OTHER

Clinical tests (renal function, complete blood count, CRP, ANA, dsDNA, urinalysis) will be performed at fixed time intervals (6, 12, 24 and 36 months) and the surplus of blood sample will form the serum bank used for the study

Incident SLE without nephritis

Collection of serum at onset and during subsequent follow-up at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months for the dosage of circulating autoantibodies, in order to evaluate the presence of nephritic manifestations.

Serum collection

Intervention Type OTHER

Clinical tests (renal function, complete blood count, CRP, ANA, dsDNA, urinalysis) will be performed at fixed time intervals (6, 12, 24 and 36 months) and the surplus of blood sample will form the serum bank used for the study

Prevalent SLE without nephritis

Collection of serum at onset and during subsequent follow-up at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months for the dosage of circulating autoantibodies in order to evaluate the presence of nephritic manifestations.

Serum collection

Intervention Type OTHER

Clinical tests (renal function, complete blood count, CRP, ANA, dsDNA, urinalysis) will be performed at fixed time intervals (6, 12, 24 and 36 months) and the surplus of blood sample will form the serum bank used for the study

Rheumatoid arthritis

Collection of serum at onset and during subsequent follow-up at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months for the dosage of circulating autoantibodies in order to evaluate the presence of nephritic manifestations.

Serum collection

Intervention Type OTHER

Clinical tests (renal function, complete blood count, CRP, ANA, dsDNA, urinalysis) will be performed at fixed time intervals (6, 12, 24 and 36 months) and the surplus of blood sample will form the serum bank used for the study

Membranous glomerulonephritis

Collection of serum at onset and during subsequent follow-up at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months for the dosage of circulating autoantibodies in order to exclude secondary forms of the disease.

Serum collection

Intervention Type OTHER

Clinical tests (renal function, complete blood count, CRP, ANA, dsDNA, urinalysis) will be performed at fixed time intervals (6, 12, 24 and 36 months) and the surplus of blood sample will form the serum bank used for the study

Interventions

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Serum collection

Clinical tests (renal function, complete blood count, CRP, ANA, dsDNA, urinalysis) will be performed at fixed time intervals (6, 12, 24 and 36 months) and the surplus of blood sample will form the serum bank used for the study

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 4 and 65 years
* Diagnosis of lupus nephritis-systemic lupus erythematosus (systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and membranous nephropathy for controls)
* Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe infections in place
* Malignancies of any current or history
* Chronic hepatitis B Virus (HBV) or Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) positive
* Breast-feeding or pregnant
* Known hypersensitivity to drugs
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Istituto Giannina Gaslini

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gian Marco Ghiggeri MD, PhD

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gian Marco Ghiggeri, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

IRCCS Giannina Gaslini, Genoa

Locations

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IRCCS Giannina Gaslini Children Hospital

Genoa, Italy/GE, Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Gian Marco Ghiggeri, MD

Role: CONTACT

0039 010 56362419

Facility Contacts

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Gian Marco Ghiggeri, MD

Role: primary

0039 010 5636 2419

References

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Other Identifiers

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SLE1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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