Lupus Genetics Studies (LFRR)

September 15, 2017 updated by: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Lupus Genetic Studies; Lupus Family Registry & Repository

The Lupus Genetics Studies and Lupus Family Registry & Repository are working to find the genes that reveal the causes of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, or lupus). The study is enrolling families of all ethnic backgrounds from the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands that have one or more living members diagnosed with SLE.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

SLE is an often crippling and potentially fatal autoimmune disease that is nine times more prevalent in women than in men, and four times more likely to affect African American females than Caucasian females. It is suspected that a genetic predisposition along with environmental factors contribute to the clinical manifestation of SLE. The Lupus Genetics Studies consist of several familial SLE studies, including the Lupus Family Registry & Repository (LFRR, formerly known as the Lupus Multiplex Registry & Repository, or LMRR). The Lupus Studies enroll families of all ethnicities with one or more members diagnosed with systemic lupus to determine what genes contribute to the development of the disease.

Additionally, the Lupus Family Registry & Repository is the largest repository of its kind in North America. In addition to the research done on site, the Repository serves as a national resource for scientists interested in conducting research on SLE and families either simplex or multiplex for lupus. Data, serum samples, and DNA samples are available to researchers. By collecting families in which two or more living individuals have been diagnosed with SLE, the study is utilizing the genetic link between the affected family members to discover disease-associated genes.

Records will be requested from the patients' treating physicians to document various lupus symptoms and related problems. One-time blood samples will be collected from the patients as well as from certain family members and an unrelated volunteer. There is no cost to participate and the study pays for sample draws and shipping.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

3460

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients diagnosed with SLE Families with living members diagnosed with SLE

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Families in which one or more living members have been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Collaborators

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: John B. Harley, MD, PhD, Member & Program Head, Arthritis and Immunology Research Program; Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 1995

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 14, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 14, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

October 15, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 18, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 15, 2017

Last Verified

September 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NIAMS-103
  • 5P01AR049084-09 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • AI24717
  • AR42460
  • AR049084
  • AR52253
  • AR62277

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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