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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON30954
NL-OMON30954
Completed
Not Applicable

Physical activity and body composition in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis - Body composition in Ankylosing Spondylitis

niversiteit Maastricht0 sites60 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Sponsor
niversiteit Maastricht
Enrollment
60
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Observational invasive

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients, between the age of 18 and 65, diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) according to the New York Criteria for AS, with a BASDAI (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index) \>4, eligible for anti\-TNF therapy according to the national guidelines.
  • Healthy controls: same gender, age within 5 years (and between 18 and 65\) and family member of the respective patient.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with other conditions known to affect energy metabolism (energy intake and/or expenditure) such as chronic inflammatory disorders (inflammatory bowel disease, COPD, rheumatoid arthritis,..), malignancies, AIDS, dieting will be excluded.
  • Controls will be excluded when any disorder known to affect energy metabolism is present (Ankylosing Spondylitis or any disorder listed above).
  • Subjects that meet any of the exclusion criteria for MRI (electronic implants, pacemakers, metal fragments in the eyes, skin or body) will be excluded.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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