COVID-19 Infection in Vulnerable Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Type
- Observational
- Design
- Observational Model: CohortTime Perspective: Prospective
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
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), psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or giant cell arthrit...
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), psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or giant cell arthritis, and many are treated with immunosuppressive therapy including biologics. At present it is unclear whether the best course of action during a viral pandemic is to pause treatment with biologics, change to drugs with a different mode of action or continue treatment as usual. Many patients with RA and SLE receive hydroxychloroquine (HCL) treatment for their rheumatic disease, but HCL has also been suggested as a potential treatment for COVID-19 infection. This trial aim to identify risk factors for serious COVID-19 infection by evaluating clinical measures and biomarkers of inflammation, including IL6 and IL10 in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease hospitalized with COVID-19 compared with measures in control groups.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04335747
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Salome Kristensen, MD, PhD Department of Rheumatology, Aalborg University Hospital