Probiotics in atherosclerosis: a pilot study
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- atherosclerosis1000381610003216
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON30643
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
patients with ANCA associated vasculits
increased CD4+/CD28- T-cell counts
Exclusion Criteria
No significant immunosupressive therapy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>- phenotype of the CD4+/CD28- T-cells<br /><br>- measurement of other lymphocyte subsets (NK cells en regulatory T-cells)<br /><br>these cells will be tested on specificity for HSP-60 antigen<br /><br>- quantitive measurement of circulating HSP-60 en HSP-60 antibodies<br /><br>- quantitive measurement of circulating interleuking 10<br /><br>- selected CD4+/CD28- T-cells stimulation tests with measurement of IL-10<br /><br>production and intracellular cytokins</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>not applicable</p><br>