RecruitingNCT02967068

VCRC Tissue Repository

VCRC Tissue Biorepository Collection Protocol

Sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Enrollment

1,000 participants

Start Date

Nov 1, 2016

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Microscopic Polyangiitis Giant Cell Arteritis Takayasu Arteritis IgA Vasculitis Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Churg-Strauss Syndrome Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's)Polyarteritis Nodosa Aortitis Cutaneous Vasculitis

Summary

The purpose of this study is to collect existing tissue specimens from subjects enrolled in Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC) studies. Analysis of these tissue specimens and linked clinical data collected through VCRC studies may lead to the identification and development of a series of translational research projects. Results of these studies will provide vasculitis researchers with insight into the causes of these diseases and generate new ideas for diagnostic tests and therapies, and will be of great interest to the larger communities of researchers investigating vasculitis and other autoimmune, inflammatory, and vascular diseases.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria1

A participant will be deemed eligible for this study if the participant is/was enrolled in another one of the VCRC observational/longitudinal protocols (5502, 5503, 5504, 5505, 5506, 5507, 5563) and/or one of the VCRC interventional studies (5522, 5523, 5526, 5527, or 5562).

Exclusion Criteria2

Inability to give informed consent (or their guardians in the case of children) and to sign the consent form.
Unwilling to allow the use of their tissue for research.

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