Detection of Pathological Lymphocytes in Patients With Autoimmune Disease

NCT ID: NCT02813083

Last Updated: 2024-04-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

129 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-08-31

Study Completion Date

2023-09-30

Brief Summary

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This study will help the investigators design a method to detect the disease-causing immune cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Such methods are not currently available, but if successful, would help scientists to better understand the causes of RA.

Detailed Description

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The investigators are interested in learning about the immune cells in the blood that contribute to disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). They have developed a method for identifying a specific type of immune cells that can react against normal tissues in the body.

In this study, the investigators will enroll RA patients from the University of Minnesota clinics, collect blood samples from enrolled patients, and process the blood samples to isolate DNA, RNA, serum, and blood cells. They will use the serum to detect whether specific autoantibodies (Anti-cyclic Citrullinated Peptide, or anti-CCP) are present. In cases where anti-CCP antibodies are detected, the investigators may quantify the numbers of immune cells present that contain receptors with the same anti-CCP specificity. They may also test whether the numbers of immune cells with these receptors correlate with measures of disease activity in RA patients.

Conditions

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Arthritis, Rheumatoid

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis patients

No intervention (observational)

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention (observational)

Interventions

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No intervention (observational)

No intervention (observational)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis

Exclusion Criteria

* Use of rituximab immediately prior to visit
* Pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Minnesota

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Daniel Mueller, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Minnesota

Locations

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University of Minnesota Department of Medicine

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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20494

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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