SLE, non-SLE connective tissue diseases, non-connective tissue diseases
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: SLE patients (untreated, treated intervention), non-SLE connective tissue disease patients (rheumatoid arthritis, other antinuclear antibody-related connective tissue diseases [Sjogren's syndrome, systemic sclerosis, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease], antiphospholipid antibody syndrome), non-connective tissue disease subjects
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with thyroid disorders (Graves' disease, thyroiditis, Plummer's disease, Hashimoto's disease) 2) Pregnant women 3) Non-connective tissue disease subjects who are antinuclear antibody positive
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Discriminatory evaluation of SLE using PS-PLA1 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and area under the curve (AUC) by ROC analysis for PS-PLA1 and anti-ds-DNA antibodies. Transition of PS-PLA1, anti-ds-DNA antibodies, and SLEDAI values after therapeutic intervention in SLE patients. | — |
Contacts
The University of Tokyo Hospital