COVID-19 Infection in Vulnerable Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sponsor
- Salome Kristensen
- Enrollment
- 53
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Disease activity
- Status
- Terminated
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The trial is a prospective, observational study aiming to identify risk factors for serious COVID-19 infection by evaluating clinical measures and biomarkers of inflammation in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease hospitalized with COVID-19 compared with control groups.
Detailed Description
The pandemic caused by the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-19, has severely affected health care systems around the world. In Denmark, more than 85,000 patients have a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or giant cell arthritis, and many are treated with immunosuppressive therapy including biologics. At present it is unclear whether the best course of action during a viral pandemic is to pause treatment with biologics, change to drugs with a different mode of action or continue treatment as usual. Many patients with RA and SLE receive hydroxychloroquine (HCL) treatment for their rheumatic disease, but HCL has also been suggested as a potential treatment for COVID-19 infection. This trial aim to identify risk factors for serious COVID-19 infection by evaluating clinical measures and biomarkers of inflammation, including IL6 and IL10 in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease hospitalized with COVID-19 compared with measures in control groups.
Investigators
Salome Kristensen
MD, PhD
Aalborg University Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Diagnosed with RA, PsA, axSpA, SLE or AT and currently treated with either conventional synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs), biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs), targeted synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (tsDMARDs) or prednisolone.
- •Diagnosed with COVID-19 verified by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) or other accepted methods and hospitalized.
- •NOT diagnosed with disease known to cause either immunodeficiency or modification (Human Immunodeficiency Virus \[HIV\], lymphoproliferative disease etc.).
- •Patients (≥18 years).
- •Ability and willingness to give written informed consent.
- •Ability to cooperate with research staff.
- •NOT diagnosed with an inflammatory disease
- •NOT treated with either csDMARDs, bDMARDs, tsDMARDs during the past 6 months or current oral prednisolone treatment.
- •Diagnosed with COVID-19 verified by PCR or other accepted methods and hospitalized.
- •NOT diagnosed with disease known to cause either immunodeficiency or modification (HIV, lymphoproliferative disease etc.).
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Disease activity
Time Frame: Last registration of disease activity in the medical journal before admission/inclusion
The objective is to examine whether increased disease activity leads to increased risk of hospitalization due to COVID-19 in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease
Secondary Outcomes
- Biomarkers(Blood sample 1 is taken 0-3 days after inclusion and blood sample 2 is taken 2-6 weeks after blood sample 1)
- Immune modulating treatments(Current immune modulating treatments at admission/inclusion)