Health Condition 1: N004- Acute nephritic syndrome with diffuse endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: : All newly diagnosed renal biopsy proven Class 3, class 4, Class 5 or a combination class of lupus nephritis patients.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with: A) Active / recent infection in the last two weeks B) Active Malignancy or blood dyscrasias C) Prior use of immunosuppression before renal biopsy , D) Failure to consent for study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To identify correlation if any, between lymphocyte subset distribution in the peripheral blood and in renal tissue. 2. To determine correlation if any, between peripheral blood lymphocyte subset and clinical remission achieved following immunosuppressive regimens at the end of six months of initial intensive treatment phase. Timepoint: 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To detect correlation if any, between peripheral blood lymphocyte subset, serum inflammatory markers and disease activity score at presentation. 2. To recognize any correlation between peripheral blood lymphocyte subset and incidence of serious infection during immunosuppressive therapyTimepoint: Till the end of the treatment | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Kasturba medicall college, manipal