Clinical trials: Systemic Vasculitis
Systemic Vasculitis
Acquired Immunodeficiency in ANCA Associated Vasculitis
This study will address the following hypothesis: Rituximab therapy leads to an acquired immune deficiency, as demonstrated by impaired vaccine responses, in AAV patients. Aims: 1.
- Trial name
- ACQUIVAS (NCT03514979)
- Testing
- Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate vaccination and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccination
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Churg-Strauss Syndrome, Eosinophilic Asthma
Identification of Autoantigens in EGPA and Severe Eosinophilic Asthma
In this project the investigators will look for auto-antibodies to relevant proteins both in native form and importantly in post-translationally modified forms.
- Conditions
- Churg-Strauss Syndrome, Eosinophilic Asthma, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Eosinophilic Pneumonia
- Trial name
- IDEA (NCT04671446)
- Testing
- Autoantibody ELISA, Granulocyte Immunofluorescence
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Defining Immune Tolerance in ANCA-associated Vasculitis (AAV)
The goal of the study is to find biological markers (certain proteins or cellular markers found in a blood test) that will inform doctors which patients diagnosed with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) are most likely to be able…
- Trial name
- AAV (NCT01934504)
- Testing
- Venipuncture for blood sample collection
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)