Rheumatologic Disease Clinical Trial
— SclerodermaOfficial title:
Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) Vasculopathy: Improved Clinical Monitoring and Treatment
Verified date | April 2021 |
Source | VA Office of Research and Development |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
Systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) is a multi-organ systemic disease characterized by activation of immune cells, which results in vascular dysfunction (vasculopathy) and subsequent scarring (fibrosis). SSc has a higher than expect prevalence in the US military. On a national level there are 5,766 SSc patients (ICD-9 710.1) presently cared for in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). While there is no cure for SSc, studies of therapeutics that can help slow disease progression are valuable to our Veterans. This proposal addresses the solicitation for projects with attention to SSc requested by President Obama after reviewing potential contamination of water at Camp Lejeune. This proposal is a patient-centered outreach for our Veterans with SSc to inform and prevent catastrophic endstage vascular abnormalities, including digital ulcers, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and scleroderma renal crisis in SSc. The study proposes a novel application of a therapeutic for this disease. A better understanding of the initiating insult and natural progression of SSc vasculopathy is needed in order to develop therapeutics with a goal of curing/treating the underlying disease. This project has the potential to impact not only Veterans with SSc, but also those with vascular abnormalities including digital ulcers, PAH, and renal crisis. This proposal represents a potential major therapeutic advance for our Veterans with SSc.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 12 |
Est. completion date | December 31, 2019 |
Est. primary completion date | June 1, 2016 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years to 95 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (SSc, scleroderma) by ACR/EULAR 2013 criteria. Exclusion Criteria: - Age < 18 - Pregnant or breast feeding - Unwillingness to consent |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT | Salt Lake City | Utah |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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VA Office of Research and Development |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Flow Mediated Dilatation (FMD)-Diameter of Artery | FMD diameter of artery (mm, higher better) | FMD was obtained on a single day at two different time points (after placebo and intervention) after a 5 day washout period. | |
Primary | Flow Mediated Dilatation-shear Rate | FMD was obtained on a single day at two different time points (after placebo and intervention) after a 5 day wash out period. | ||
Primary | Flow Mediated Dilatation- Blood Velocity | FMD was obtained on a single day at two different time points (after placebo and intervention) after a 5 day wash out period. | ||
Primary | Flow Mediated Dilatation-blood Flow | FMD was obtained on a single day at two different time points (after placebo and intervention) after a 5 day wash out period. | ||
Secondary | Oxidative Stress Measurement-MDA: Malondialdehyde | MDA (lower better). Plasma malondialdehyde assessed by Oxis Research/Percipio Bioscience, Foster City, CA. | Oxidative stress measurements were obtained on a single day at two different time points (after placebo and intervention) after a 5-day wash out period. | |
Secondary | Oxidative Stress Measurement-catalase (CAT) | CAT (higher better) assessed by Cayman Chemical Company, Ann Arbor, MI. | Oxidative stress measurements were obtained on a single day at two different time points (after placebo and intervention) after a 5-day wash out period. | |
Secondary | Oxidative Stress Measurement- Protein Carbonyl | Protein carbonyl (lower better). Plasma protein carbonyl levels assessed by Northwest Life Science Specialties, LLC Vancouver, WA. | Oxidative stress measurements were obtained on a single day at two different time points (after placebo and intervention) after a 5-day wash out period. | |
Secondary | Oxidative Stress Measurement- Ferric Reducing Ability of Plasma (FRAP) | FRAP (higher better). FRAP assessed using the method described by Benzie and Strain. | Oxidative stress measurements were obtained on a single day at two different time points (after placebo and intervention) after a 5-day wash out period. | |
Secondary | Oxidative Stress Measurement- Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) | SOD (higher better). SOD assessed by Cayman Chemical Company, Ann Arbor, MI. | Oxidative stress measurements were obtained on a single day at two different time points (after placebo and intervention) after a 5-day wash out period. | |
Secondary | Oxidative Stress Measurement- Interleukin 6 (IL-6) | IL-6 (lower better), assessed by R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN. | Oxidative stress measurements were obtained on a single day at two different time points (after placebo and intervention) after a 5-day wash out period. | |
Secondary | Oxidative Stress Measurement- Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-a, | TNF-a (lower better), assessed by R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN. | Oxidative stress measurements were obtained on a single day at two different time points (after placebo and intervention) after a 5-day wash out period. | |
Secondary | Oxidative Stress Measurement- C-reactive Protein (CRP) | CRP (lower better). CRP assessed by R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN. | Oxidative stress measurements were obtained on a single day at two different time points (after placebo and intervention) after a 5-day wash out period. |
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