Detection of Pathological Lymphocytes in Patients With Autoimmune Disease

Study Purpose

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.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Observational [Patient Registry]
Eligible Ages 18 Years - 90 Years
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • - Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • - Use of rituximab immediately prior to visit.
- Pregnancy

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT02813083
Phase

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Lead Sponsor

The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.

University of Minnesota
Principal Investigator

The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.

Daniel Mueller, M.D.
Principal Investigator Affiliation University of Minnesota
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Other
Overall Status Enrolling by invitation
Countries United States
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Additional Details

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.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

: Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis patients

Interventions

Other: - No intervention (observational)

No intervention (observational)

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

Status

Address

University of Minnesota Department of Medicine

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455