- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01422694
Natural History and Development of Spondyloarthritis
Studies on the Natural History and Pathogenesis of Spondyloarthritis
Background:
- Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of bone and joint disorders that may cause back and joint pain and stiffness. In some cases, SpA can lead to abnormal bone growth affecting the joints and spine. Some patients have SpA without ever developing these growths, while others develop them after only a few years. Researchers are interested in studying people with SpA and their relatives to determine which people are more likely to develop more severe conditions.
Objectives:
- To identify symptoms and medical tests that can help determine whether a person with SpA is at risk for developing more severe forms of the disease.
Eligibility:
- Individuals of any age who have been diagnosed with SpA.
- Healthy volunteer relatives (at least 6 years of age) of the individuals with SpA.
Design:
- Participants will be screened with medical records and family medical histories, and will be invited to the clinical center for the study.
- Participants with SpA will have a physical exam and medical history, including a study of joint movement, blood and urine tests, and questionnaires about pain and quality of life.
- Participants with SpA will have imaging studies, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Other samples such as skin tissue and bone marrow may also be collected for study.
- Healthy volunteers will provide a blood sample and cheek cell samples.
- No treatment will be provided, although treatment options will be discussed.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
The purpose of this protocol is to study the natural history of spondyloarthritis (SpA) in children and adults. Spondyloarthritis encompasses a spectrum of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases that exhibit overlapping features, but differ from other types of inflammatory arthritis in genetic predisposition, pathogenesis, and outcome. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), the most common form of SpA, frequently begins in an undifferentiated form with back pain and stiffness in adults, and leads to aberrant ossification and ankylosis (fusion) of the spine. In children, SpA rarely presents with back pain, but instead often begins with pain and stiffness in the hips and knees due to arthritis. Enthesitis, or inflammation where tendons and ligaments connect to bones, is more common in children. Our ability to recognize early forms of AS involving the axial skeleton, particularly in children, and our understanding of the cause and progression of this disease, is limited.
The goals of this natural history protocol are to establish a cohort of pediatric and adult patients with SpA to prospectively evaluate the signs and symptoms, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and X-ray findings, and bone and inflammatory biomarkers associated with axial disease. We will study pathogenic mechanisms including the role of AS susceptibility genes and their variants in causing disease, and will identify patients for possible entry into future treatment studies.
Patients enrolled in this protocol will undergo a history, physical examination, imaging studies, and laboratory evaluation. When clinically indicated, patients may also be evaluated for extra-articular manifestations such as acute anterior uveitis, psoriasis or other skin problems, and inflammatory bowel disease. Peripheral blood samples will be collected from affected patients, unrelated healthy volunteers, and in some cases unaffected family members to help identify and study the genes involved in SpA and their functions. We may ask some subjects to undergo skin biopsy or bone marrow aspiration for research purposes, or to provide a stool sample for analysis of microbiota. For some patients and family members, we may ask permission to perform whole genome or exome sequencing. Fibroblasts and/or peripheral blood cells obtained from patients will be induced to become pluripotent stem cells that can be maintained indefinitely in culture and differentiated into cell types that are relevant to pathogenesis. Successful completion of these studies will allow rheumatologists to better recognize early SpA with axial involvement, particularly in children, and will improve our understanding of disease pathogenesis.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: April Brundidge, R.N.
- Phone Number: (301) 443-5407
- Email: brundidgea@mail.nih.gov
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Robert A Colbert, M.D.
- Phone Number: (301) 443-8935
- Email: colbertr@mail.nih.gov
Study Locations
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Maryland
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Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
- Recruiting
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
Subjects with known or suspected SpA will provide informed consent and then be evaluated either in the outpatient or inpatient unit of the NIH Clinical Center. To be eligible for follow-up visits patients must meet the Inclusion Criteria, but not the Exclusion criteria. Subjects determined to not have SpA will not be followed.
Patients with signs and symptoms of SpA will be classified as outlined in #1 and #2 below:
- Patients less than 16 years of age will be considered to have SpA if they meet the ILAR criteria for ERA (without or with psoriasis or a positive family history of psoriasis), or modified NY criteria for AS.
- Patients 16 years of age or older will be considered to have SpA if they have previously met ILAR criteria for ERA, or currently meet ESSG or Amor criteria for USpA, ASAS criteria for Axial SpA, or modified NY criteria for AS.
- Family members of individuals included under items 1 and 2. Family members will not be asked to submit to bone marrow aspiration or interruption of therapy.
- Controls for clinical, cellular, molecular, and biochemical assays, and genetic evaluation will be enrolled. Individuals who undergo phlebotomy specifically to provide a control specimen will be 6 years of age or older, and not pregnant.
- Minor healthy volunteers undergoing imaging (SI and/or WB MRI) must be old enough to complete the procedure without sedation. Generally this requires that they be at least 6 years of age, so no healthy volunteers under age 6 will be enrolled.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Inability to provide informed consent or, in the case of minors, unavailability of a parent or guardian.
- Presence of any medical condition that would, in the opinion of the investigators, confuse the interpretation of the study.
- Unavailability, or inability to comply with the schedule for follow-up visits.
- Pregnant women will be excluded from enrolling.
- Children under the age of 2 years old.
Fecal Microbiota Study Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria:
INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Subjects must be enrolled on another NIH natural history protocol, including either 14-AR-0200 (Studies on the Natural History, Pathogenesis and Outcome of Idiopathic Systemic Vasculitis, P. Grayson PI); 18-AR-0081 (Investigation of the Natural History, Genetics, and Pathophysiology of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Adult-Onset Still s Disease and Related Inflammatory Conditions, M. Ombrello PI), or 94-E-0165 (Studies in the Natural History and Pathogenesis of Childhood-Onset and Adult-Onset Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies, Lisa Rider PI), and meet the respective protocol s criteria for a diagnosis of systemic vasculitis, systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, or dermatomyositis.
- Subjects with definite SpA enrolled on 11-AR-0223 are eligible for the Fecal Microbiota sub-study.
- Healthy volunteers enrolled on the above protocols are also eligible.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Inability to provide informed consent or, in the case of minors, unavailability of a parent or guardian.
- Presence of any medical condition that would, in the opinion of the investigators, expose subjects to more than minimal risk, or confuse the interpretation of the study.
- Pregnant women are excluded from enrolling.
- Subjects (including healthy volunteers) less than 4 years of age are excluded due to the challenging practical considerations of collecting stool samples, and because spondyloarthritis is much less common in this age group.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Cohort
- Time Perspectives: Prospective
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
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Healthy control
Healthy volunteers will be recruited to serve as controls
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Other Inflammatory Diseases
Subjects with Other Inflammatory Diseases
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Patients with Spondyloarthritis
Subjects with confirmed or probable SpA will be identified predominantly by physician referral.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Progression from SpA to Axial Spa and to AS
Time Frame: 10 years
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sacroiliac damage on x-ray
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10 years
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Measures of disease activity (BASDAI and ASDAS) and function (BASFI).
Time Frame: ongoing
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ongoing
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Robert A Colbert, M.D., National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Publications and helpful links
Helpful Links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimated)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 110223
- 11-AR-0223
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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