Rheumatic disease
Conditions
Interventions
Drawing blood twice from rheumatic disease patients
Drawing blood twice from healthy volunteers
Sponsors
Saitama Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients and healthy volunteers at least 18 years old at enrollment 2) Patients diagnosed with rheumatic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, osteoarthritis) and healthy volunteers 3) Patients and healthy volunteers who have expressed their informed consent in writing
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients and healthy volunteers who are more than 80 years old at enrollment 2) patients and healthy volunteers whom the investigator considers to be unsuitable for the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The number of osteoclasts and osteoclast-like cells generated from peripheral blood monocytes derived from patients with rheumatic diseases and healthy controls. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The factors associated with the differentiation of osteoclasts and osteoclast-like cells. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKazuhiro Yokota
Saitama Medical University Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed