Scleroderma Systemic Sclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -18 years or older -Written informed consent -Of sound mind and judgement;Subjects from group 2, 3 and 4 must meet the following additional criteria: -Raynaud*s phenomenon (RP), presenting with typical signs or symptoms, objectively documented with cooling and recovery photoplethysmogram (PPG);Subjects from group 3 and 4 must meet the following additional criteria: -Systemic Sclerosis, determined by 2013 ACR/EULAR criteria;Subjects from group 4 must meet the following additional criteria: -Previously objectively documented with heart catheterization defined as a resting mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) >= 25 mm Hg
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Inability to perform a venous punction -Inabiilty to perform ppg
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameters are the blood and plasma levels of several parameters, i.e. venous lactate, bicarbonate, pH, sVCAM-1, sICAM-1, soluble E-selectin, PDGF-B, TGF-β, EGR-1. Also, peripheral blood mononuclear cells will be isolated for immunoblotting. | — |
Countries
Netherlands