M35.0
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients with primary Sjögren´s disease are once asked to fill out a standardized questionnaire, laboratory parameters to quantify the exocrine function of the pancreas will once be determine
Sponsors
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Included are patients with Sjögren´s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and a control group without an underlying rheumatological disease that are connected to Hannover Medical School or to a cooperating rheumatological practice and do not meet the exclusion criteria.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Excluded are all patients wich are already diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, acute or chronic pancreatitis, alcohol abuse, cystic fibrosis and further systemic autoimmune diseases. Patients who are incapable of giving consent and patients who have undergone (partial) pancreatic resection are excluded as well.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evidence of (sub-)clinical pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in patients with primary Sjögren´s disease | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evidence of (sub-)clinical pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, ESSPRI, ESDAI, positivity of anti-SSA/Ro antibodies, hypergammaglobulinemia, organ involvement, therapy with hydroxychloroquine, disease duration | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactDiana Ernst
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Outcome results
None listed