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Genetic Determinants of Ankylosing Spondylitis Severity - Longitudinal Study

This study is NOT currently recruiting participants.

Summary | Eligibility | Citations | Contacts

Summary

Number

03-AR-0131

Sponsoring Institute

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Recruitment Detail

Type: Completed Study; data analyses ongoing
Gender: Male & Female
Min Age: 18 Years
Max Age: N/A

Referral Letter Required

No

Population Exclusion(s)

Children

Keywords

Arthritis;
Spondylarthropathy;
Spine;
Hereditary;
Disability;
Natural History

Recruitment Keyword(s)

Ankylosing Spondylitis;
Spondyloarthropathy;
Spondyloarthritis;
AS

Condition(s)

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Investigational Drug(s)

None

Investigational Device(s)

None

Intervention(s)

None

Supporting Site

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

This study will explore how genes may influence the severity of ankylosing spondylitis, a form of arthritis that affects the spine. Patients have inflammation of the joints of the spine, which may cause the bones of the spine to fuse, resulting in difficulty performing daily activities.

Patients who developed ankylosing spondylitis after age 16 may be eligible for this study. The onset of disease is dated to the first appearance of symptoms of inflammatory low back pain or restricted spinal motion. Patients with a spondyloarthropathy other than AS may not participate. Candidates will be screened with a medical history and physical examination, blood test, and review of their medical records. They will also complete a questionnaire about their disease symptoms and medical history.

Those enrolled in the study will return to the NIH Clinical Center at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, and 60 months after screening for examination of the joints, measurement of flexibility of the spine, and a blood test. They will also complete symptoms assessment and coping questionnaires. At the first study visit (screening visit), x-rays will be taken of the pelvis, lower back, and neck, if recent X-rays (within 1 year) are not available. These x-ray studies will be repeated on all patients every two years during the study (at 24 and 48 months after screening).

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Eligibility

INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Participants will:

1. have been diagnosed with AS by the modified New York criteria.

2. be able to read English or Spanish

Potential participants will be excluded if:

1. have a spondyloarthropathy other than AS.

2. are unable to provide informed consent.

3. anticipate not being available or able to comply with the schedule of study visits.

Study entry is not limited by sex or ethnic origin. Children will necessarily be excluded because spondyloarthropathy developing before age 16 is considered a form of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and because different age-appropriate measures of functional disability and pain would be needed.

Participants will be recruited by physician referral and self-referral. Information about the study will be mailed to local rheumatologists and posted on the NIH website. Notices will also be sent to local rheumatologists and posted on the NIH website. Notices will also be sent to local chapters of the Arthritis Foundation and the Spondylitis Association of America.

The accrual ceiling will be unlimited. Approximately 700 patients will be enrolled from all study sites. Approximately 150 patients will be recruited at the NIH. Other sites participating in this study are Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; the University of California-San Francisco and University of Texas-Houston Health Sciences Center.


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Citations:

Boyer GS, et al., A comparison of patients with spondyloarthropathy seen in specialty clinics with those identified in a communitywide epidemiologic study. Has the classic case misled us? Arch Intern Med. 1997 Oct 13;157(18):2111-7

Mau W, et al. ,Clinical features and prognosis of patients with possible ankylosing spondylitis. Results of a 10-year followup. J Rheumatol. 1988 Jul;15(7):1109-14.

Amor B, et al. Predictive factors for the longterm outcome of spondyloarthropathies. J Rheumatol. 1994 Oct;21(10):1883-7

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Contacts:

Principal Investigator

Referral Contact

For more information:

Robert A. Colbert, M.D.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
NIHBC 10 - CLINICAL CENTER BG RM 12N240E
10 CENTER DR
BETHESDA MD 20892
(301) 443-8935
colbertr@mail.nih.gov

Marcia V. Grady
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
National Institutes of Health
Building 10
Room 9N240
10 Center Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
(301) 402-4552
vitalm@mail.nih.gov

Office of Patient Recruitment
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Building 61, 10 Cloister Court
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Toll Free: 1-800-411-1222
Local Phone: 301-451-4383
TTY: TTY Users Dial 7-1-1
ccopr@nih.gov

Clinical Trials Number:

NCT00085995

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