Status:

TERMINATED

COVID-19 Infection in Vulnerable Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases

Lead Sponsor:

Salome Kristensen

Conditions:

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Psoriatic Arthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The trial is a prospective, observational study aiming to identify risk factors for serious COVID-19 infection by evaluating clinical measures and biomarkers of inflammation in patients with inflammat...

Detailed Description

The pandemic caused by the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-19, has severely affected health care systems around the world. In Denmark, more than 85,000 patients have a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ps...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Group 1:
  • Diagnosed with RA, PsA, axSpA, SLE or AT and currently treated with either conventional synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs), biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs), targeted synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (tsDMARDs) or prednisolone.
  • Diagnosed with COVID-19 verified by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) or other accepted methods and hospitalized.
  • NOT diagnosed with disease known to cause either immunodeficiency or modification (Human Immunodeficiency Virus \[HIV\], lymphoproliferative disease etc.).
  • Patients (≥18 years).
  • Ability and willingness to give written informed consent.
  • Ability to cooperate with research staff.
  • Group 2:
  • NOT diagnosed with an inflammatory disease
  • NOT treated with either csDMARDs, bDMARDs, tsDMARDs during the past 6 months or current oral prednisolone treatment.
  • Diagnosed with COVID-19 verified by PCR or other accepted methods and hospitalized.
  • NOT diagnosed with disease known to cause either immunodeficiency or modification (HIV, lymphoproliferative disease etc.).
  • Patients (≥18 years).
  • Ability and willingness to give written informed consent.
  • Ability to cooperate with research staff.
  • Group 3:
  • Diagnosed with RA, PsA, axSpA, SLE or AT and currently treated with either csDMARDs, bDMARDs, tsDMARDs or prednisolone.
  • NOT hospitalised due to a COVID-19 infection.
  • NOT diagnosed with disease known to cause either immunodeficiency or modification (HIV, lymphoproliferative disease etc.).
  • Patients (≥18 years).
  • Ability and willingness to give written informed consent.
  • Ability to cooperate with research staff.
  • Group 4:
  • Healthy subjects from the Danish Blood Donors.
  • Patients (≥18 years).
  • NOT diagnosed with an inflammatory disease.
  • NOT treated with either csDMARDs, bDMARDs, tsDMARDs during the past 6 months or current oral prednisolone treatment.
  • NOT hospitalised due to a COVID-19 infection.
  • Ability and willingness to give written informed consent.
  • Ability to cooperate with research staff.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 23 2020

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    July 1 2021

    Estimated Enrollment :

    53 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04335747

    Start Date

    April 23 2020

    End Date

    July 1 2021

    Last Update

    July 21 2021

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    Aalborg University Hospital

    Aalborg, Denmark, 9000