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Trace element analyses in inflammatory and autoimmune skin diseases

Trace element analyses in inflammatory and autoimmune skin diseases - TRACE-DERM

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00035059
Enrollment
200
Registered
2024-09-10
Start date
2024-09-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

L40.9 L20.9 L12.0 L10.0 L13.8 M32.9 M33.1 M34.9 L95.9

Interventions

Group 1: Prospective, non-interventional analysis of adult patients (= 18 years old) with first diagnosis or clinical suspicion of an inflammatory or autoimmune skin disease. In recruited patients, u

Sponsors

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Clinical suspicion or first diagnosis of an inflammatory or autoimmune skin disease; written and signed informed consent for enrollment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lacking capacity to give consent to participate; known severe illness (malignoma, severe autoimmune disease); systemic immunosuppressive medication; simultaneous participation in another clinical trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Objectives of this study include: 1) Quantification of trace element status at patient recruitment, depending on disease severity. Parameters: biomarkers of trace element status (e.g., selenium, selenoprotein P, copper, zinc), clinical disease severity scores (e.g., PASI - Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, SCORAD - SCORing Atopic Dermatitis, DLQI - Dermatology Life Quality Index). 2) Correlation of the initial trace element status with the course of disease. Parameters: biomarkers of trace element status (see above), clinical response parameters (e.g., PASI 90 response). 3) Time course analysis of new-onset autoimmunity to selenoprotein P within the first six months after diagnosis of an inflammatory or autoimmune skin disease. Parameters: autoantibodies to selenoprotein P (longitudinal measurement).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
None.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactTabaël Lee Turan

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

tabael-lee.turan@charite.de+49 30 450 618 346

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026