AS-OCT Study of Cornea and Tear Film Parameters in Juvenile SLE Patients

NCT ID: NCT05015465

Last Updated: 2021-08-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-07-01

Study Completion Date

2021-11-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of thie study to assess tear film parameters such as tear meniscus height (TMH), tear meniscus area (TMA), and tear meniscus depth (TMD). In addition, corneal pachymetry and epithelial thickness maps in juvenile SLE patients and compared to healthy subjects of similar age and gender.

Detailed Description

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Juvenile systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is a relapsing and remitting autoimmune connective tissue disorder that can affect many organs such as skin, joints, kidneys, eye, and brain (1) . SLE has a global prevalence of 0.3 to 23.2 cases per 100,000. Women are more likely than men to develop the disease. Four out of the following 11 diagnostic criteria are sufficient for the diagnosis of SLE, malar rash, discoid rash, oral ulcers, non-erosive arthritis, serositis, photosensitivity, renal disorder, neurological disorder, hematological disorder, immunological disorder, and presence of antinuclear antibodies. (2,3)

Ocular manifestations occur in about one third of juvenile SLE patients with keratoconjunctivitis sicca being the most common manifestation which is characterized by decreased tear film aqueous layer. Scleritis, retinal vasculitis (which is often associated with CNS lupus), and papillitis are considered as the most serious ocular manifestations. (4)

Corneal involvement in juvenile SLE affects the superficial epithelium, resulting in superficial punctate keratitis, which is believed to be caused by Sjögren\'s syndrome (SS). However, some cases of non-infiltrative and infiltrative peripheral ulcerative keratitis have been identified (5) .

Schirmer\'s test and fluorescein breakup time test (FBUT) are two common clinical tests used to analyze tear film. (6,7) Using an in vivo, non- contact technique, anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS- OCT) is now used to image the tear film, measure the lower tear film height and area, measure corneal thickness (pachymetry), and measure surface epithelial thickness. (8,9)

Conditions

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Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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70 patients with juvenile SLE.

Anterior segment OCT for juvenile SLE patients.

Anterior Segment OCT

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

AS-OCT for juvenile SLE patients and compare them with normal subjects

70 normal subjects as control group of similar age and gender

Anterior segment OCT for normal subjects

Anterior Segment OCT

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

AS-OCT for juvenile SLE patients and compare them with normal subjects

Interventions

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Anterior Segment OCT

AS-OCT for juvenile SLE patients and compare them with normal subjects

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

\- Age ≤18 years old. Patients with juvenile SLE diagnosed by a rheumatologist with no ocular involvement upon clinical examination

Exclusion Criteria

* 1- Patients with history of intraocular surgery as cataract surgery ,retinal detachment surgery, anti-glucoma surgery.

2\. Patients with history of any corneal refractive surgery as LASIK, PRK. 3. Patients with significant media opacity as corneal opacity, cataract. 4. Patients with ocular diseases as glaucoma, uveitis. 5. Patients with any retinal affection as pathological myopia, macular hole, age related macular degeneration and retinal vascular occlusion.

6\. Patients with systemic diseases as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, abnormal kidney function.
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Minia University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mohamed Salah

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mohamed Salah, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Minia University Hospital

Locations

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Minia University Hospital

Minya, , Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Mohamed Salah, MD

Role: CONTACT

01003321802

Asmaa Anwar, MD

Role: CONTACT

01006048882

Facility Contacts

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Mohamed Salah, MD

Role: primary

01003321802

Asmaa Anwar, MD

Role: backup

01006048882

References

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Palejwala NV, Walia HS, Yeh S. Ocular manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus: a review of the literature. Autoimmune Dis. 2012;2012:290898. doi: 10.1155/2012/290898. Epub 2012 Jul 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22811887 (View on PubMed)

Rees F, Doherty M, Grainge MJ, Lanyon P, Zhang W. The worldwide incidence and prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review of epidemiological studies. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2017 Nov 1;56(11):1945-1961. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex260.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28968809 (View on PubMed)

Yu C, Gershwin ME, Chang C. Diagnostic criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus: a critical review. J Autoimmun. 2014 Feb-Mar;48-49:10-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2014.01.004. Epub 2014 Jan 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24461385 (View on PubMed)

Read RW. Clinical mini-review: systemic lupus erythematosus and the eye. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2004 Jun;12(2):87-99. doi: 10.1080/09273940490895308.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15512979 (View on PubMed)

Benitez del Castillo JM, Wasfy MA, Fernandez C, Garcia-Sanchez J. An in vivo confocal masked study on corneal epithelium and subbasal nerves in patients with dry eye. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2004 Sep;45(9):3030-5. doi: 10.1167/iovs.04-0251.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15326117 (View on PubMed)

Kanellopoulos AJ, Aslanides IM, Asimellis G. Correlation between epithelial thickness in normal corneas, untreated ectatic corneas, and ectatic corneas previously treated with CXL; is overall epithelial thickness a very early ectasia prognostic factor? Clin Ophthalmol. 2012;6:789-800. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S31524. Epub 2012 May 23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22701079 (View on PubMed)

Nguyen P, Huang D, Li Y, Sadda SR, Ramos S, Pappuru RR, Yiu SC. Correlation between optical coherence tomography-derived assessments of lower tear meniscus parameters and clinical features of dry eye disease. Cornea. 2012 Jun;31(6):680-5. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3182261577.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22378111 (View on PubMed)

Li Y, Tan O, Brass R, Weiss JL, Huang D. Corneal epithelial thickness mapping by Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography in normal and keratoconic eyes. Ophthalmology. 2012 Dec;119(12):2425-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.06.023. Epub 2012 Aug 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22917888 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AS-OCT in juvenile SLE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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