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Pregnancy Exposure to TNF alpha inhibitors and Immunological effecT in infants

Recruiting
Conditions
immunodeficiency, inflammatory bowel disease
Registration Number
NL-OMON22495
Lead Sponsor
haga ziekenhuis, den Haag
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
160
Inclusion Criteria

Infants with intra uterine exposure to anti-TNFa (with or without other immunosuppressive drugs) for maternal IBD and infants with intrauterine exposed to other immunosuppressive drugs (but no anti-TNFa) for maternal IBD Parents must have sufficient understanding of the Dutch language and be able to give informed consent. Parents must own a smartphone in order to be able to use the InfectionApp.

Exclusion Criteria

Infants in which informed consent is not obtained.
Infants with a (possible) HIV infection, infants with an immunodeficiency as part of a known genetic or inherited disease.
Infants of mothers using certolizumab, golimumab or eternacept are excluded, because they are hardly present in the cohort of pregnant women with IBD. In addition, certolizumab hardly passes the placenta

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
In order to assess the effects of anti-TNFa on the development of adaptive and innate immunity, children exposed to anti-TNFa (with or without other immunosuppressive drugs) will be compared to children exposed to immunosuppressive drugs (but no anti-TNFa) to evaluate for differences in:<br>1) immunological markers in relation to anti TNFa level (immunophenotyping of T and B cell subsets (in particular memory B cells at 12 months), presence of hypogammaglobulinaemia at 12 months)<br>2) the frequency of infections
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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