Prevalence of clinical characteristics of patients with a (probable) Behçet*s syndrome in the Netherlands, a follow up cohort study.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Behcet SyndromeBehcet's disease10027665
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON45634
- Lead Sponsor
- Jan van Breemen Instituut
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patients who fullfill the international criteria of Behcet syndrome.
Those with a clinical suspicion of Behcet syndrome.
Exclusion Criteria
none (except no informed consent)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>No endpoints were defined, since it is an observational cohort study. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>We wil record occurrence of disease manifestations and treatment given.<br /><br>Disease activity and QoL will be assessed using various questionnaires.<br /><br>We will measure NETosis by levels of circulating nucleosomes and systemic<br /><br>neutrophil activation will be assessed by released neutrophil elastase complex<br /><br>with its natural inhibitor alfa1-antitrypsine (ELA complexes) and levels of<br /><br>circulating nucleosomes.<br /><br>T cel regulation will be measured by clonal expansion. </p><br>