RecruitingNCT02257866

Studies of the Natural History, Pathogenesis, and Outcome of Idiopathic Systemic Vasculitis


Sponsor

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Enrollment

4,000 participants

Start Date

Sep 29, 2014

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

Background: \- Vasculitis is a group of diseases that inflame and damage blood vessels and tissue. It can cause many medical problems. Few tests can diagnose the disease, and none can reliably predict a relapse. Researchers want to study people s genes and follow people over time to see how the disease affects them. Objective: \- To learn the signs, symptoms, imaging tests, genetic markers, and blood tests that can help identify people with vasculitis and predict what will happen to them over time. Eligibility: * People age 3 and older who have or are thought to have vasculitis, or are related to someone with it. * Healthy volunteers. Design: * Participants will be evaluated by a doctor who has expertise caring for patients with vasculitis. * Participants will give a blood sample. Some will give a urine sample. * Some participants may have brushings or biopsies taken from the inside lining of the nose. * Images of participants blood vessels may be taken using scans. For some scans, participants will lie on a table that moves in and out of a cylinder that takes pictures. For some scans, a contrast agent may be injected into an arm vein. Other scans may use a radioactive form of sugar. Healthy minors will not have scans. * Some participants will answer questionnaires. - Some participants will have their tests done at NIH. Others will have their doctor take the blood, saliva, or cheek swab samples and send them to NIH. * Some participants will have one visit lasting 1-2 (but sometimes up to 4) days. Some participants may have follow-up visits every 3 - 6 months, indefinitely.


Eligibility

Min Age: 3 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study follows patients with various forms of systemic vasculitis — rare inflammatory diseases that cause damage to blood vessel walls throughout the body — to better understand how these diseases develop, progress, and respond to treatment. Healthy volunteers serve as a comparison group. The goal is to improve diagnosis, treatment, and long-term outcomes for people with these uncommon conditions. You may be eligible if: - You are 3 years of age or older - You have been diagnosed with a form of systemic vasculitis including GPA (Wegener's), PAN, EGPA (Churg-Strauss), giant cell arteritis, Takayasu arteritis, MPA, or another suspected vasculitis - OR you are a healthy volunteer willing to provide a consent or assent You may NOT be eligible if: - You are under 3 years of age - You have an active malignancy, active serious infection, or other medical condition that the investigator determines warrants exclusion - You are unable to provide consent or, for minors, assent - You are a healthy volunteer with a diagnosis of vasculitis or other autoimmune disease, active cancer, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are taking certain blood thinners (coumadin, heparin, clopidogrel) Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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