Status:

UNKNOWN

Study Comparing Chronic Beryllium Disease to Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

Lead Sponsor:

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Conditions:

Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

Chronic Beryllium Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Inhalation of beryllium can induce specific sensitization and diffuse pulmonary granulomatosis called chronic beryllium disease (CBD). The clinical, radiographic, and anatomopathological features of C...

Detailed Description

Inhalation of beryllium can induce specific sensitization and diffuse pulmonary granulomatosis called chronic beryllium disease (CBD). The clinical, radiographic, and anatomopathological features of C...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Sufficiently documented medical record.
  • Informed patients who did not object to participating in the research, or for deceased patients, did not object to the use of their data.
  • Cases: Patients followed for confirmed chronic beryllium disease by expert teams based on the ATS 2014 criteria, i.e., a history of exposure to beryllium, positivity of two abnormal lymphocyte proliferation tests (LPT) in blood and/or an abnormal LPT in bronchoalveolar lavage, granuloma found in pulmonary biopsy associated by compatible clinical, radiological or spirometric abnormalities.
  • Controls: Patients followed for sarcoidosis according to the ATS/ERS/WASOG criteria, i.e., (i) a compatible presentation, (ii) the presence of non-necrotizing granulomatosis in one or more tissues (except Löfgren's syndrome or Heerfordt syndrome), (iii) and exclusion of alternative causes of granulomatous diseases with pulmonary parenchymal involvement on thoracic CT and/or chest radiography.
  • Controls: without occupational exposure to beryllium.

Exclusion

  • Patients under trustee.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 14 2023

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 14 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06113991

Start Date

June 14 2023

End Date

December 14 2023

Last Update

November 2 2023

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001 - Service Pneumologie

Bobigny, Avicenne, France