Immune Dysregulation in Hepatitis C Patients With or Without Arthritis

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Hepatitis C Patients

In brief

The purpose of this study is to study the role of the Immune System in causing arthritis in patients with Hepatitis C.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01195987

Run by

The Center for Rheumatic Disease, Allergy, & Immunology

People needed

30

Starts

2010-06-01

Expected to finish

2011-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-09-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All adults 18 or older, 20 will have hep C positive with a viral load withen 6 mo. of enrollment.
• Either interferon or antiviral naive or those who failed interferon or antiviral therapy more than 6 mo. prior to enrollment.
• 10 normal healthy controls- Hep C neg and without osteoarthritis (OA).

You may not qualify if…

• HIV patients
• Those with concomitant alcoholic liver disease
• Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) or other autoimmune disorders.

Where it is running

• Center for Rheumatic Disease, Allergy & Immunology — Kansas City, Missouri, United States (enrolling)

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