lupus SLE
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: A diagnosis of proliferative lupus nephritis and a received treatment according to either the NIH or the Euro-Lupus protocol.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with proliferative lupus-nephritis who were not treated according to the NIH- or Euro-Lupus protocol and patients with a diagnosis of non-proliferative lupus nephritis are excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The most important study parameter is the difference in quality of life between patients that received the NIH treatment and patients that were treated according to the Euro-Lupus schema. Analysis of the drawings will encover which parameters are of meaning, thus in which the two groups differ from each other. In addition, the relation between the level of HRQol and illness perceptions as well as disease activity parameters will be investigated. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The presence of chimeric cells in blood of the female participants. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed