Actively Recruiting
VCRC Tissue Repository
Led by University of Pennsylvania · Updated on 2026-01-22
1000
Participants Needed
8
Research Sites
630 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Pennsylvania
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
VCRC Tissue Repository
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participant is or was enrolled in a VCRC observational or longitudinal study (protocols 5502, 5503, 5504, 5505, 5506, 5507, 5563) or a VCRC interventional study (protocols 5522, 5523, 5526, 5527, 5562).
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to give informed consent (or guardian unable to consent for children).
- Unwilling to allow use of tissue samples for research.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 8 locations
1
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
Completed
2
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
Completed
3
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
Completed
4
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
Actively Recruiting
5
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15261
Completed
6
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132
Completed
7
St. Joseph's Healthcare
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3B6
Actively Recruiting
8
University of Toronto Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X5
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
K
Katie Doyle
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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