German Spondyloarthritis Inception Cohort
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) / Radiographic Axial SpA (r-axSpA), Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis (Nr-axSpA), Axial Psoriatic Arthritis (axPsA), Acute Anterior Uveitis (AAU). Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Germany
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The German Spondyloarthritis Inception cohort (GESPIC) was started 2000 as a prospective, longitudinal, multicentre, nationwide study in Germany on patients with early SpA including ankylosing spondylitis (AS, also known as radiographic axial spondyloarthritis) and non-radiographic axial SpA. The objectives of GESPIC are to learn about the course of SpA during the very early stage of the disease, to appropriately assess the outcome including radiographic progression of patients after several years of follow-up, to identify outcome predictors, to assess quality of life, function, and costs (direct and indirect costs). GESPIC has been recently expanded to recruit patients with other forms of SpA / conditions associated with SpA: acute anterior uveitis, Crohn's disease as well as with psoriasis / axial psoriatic arthritis.
Eligibility criteria
Main inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with definite diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis or juvenile spondyloarthritis.
- Patients with definite diagnosis of Crohn's disease.
- Patients with definite diagnosis of acute anterior uveitis.
- Patients with definite diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis with axial involvement.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Germany · 1 center
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin — Berlin
Publications
- Rudwaleit M, Haibel H, Baraliakos X, Listing J, Marker-Hermann E, Zeidler H, Braun J, Sieper J. The early disease stage in axial spondylarthritis: results from the German Spondyloarthritis Inception Cohort. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Mar;60(3):717-27. doi: 10.1002/art.24483. PMID 19248087
- Poddubnyy DA, Rudwaleit M, Listing J, Braun J, Sieper J. Comparison of a high sensitivity and standard C reactive protein measurement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Jul;69(7):1338-41. doi: 10.1136/ard.2009.120139. Epub 2010 May 24. PMID 20498207
- Poddubnyy D, Rudwaleit M, Haibel H, Listing J, Marker-Hermann E, Zeidler H, Braun J, Sieper J. Rates and predictors of radiographic sacroiliitis progression over 2 years in patients with axial spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Aug;70(8):1369-74. doi: 10.1136/ard.2010.145995. Epub 2011 May 27. PMID 21622969
- Poddubnyy DA, Marker-Hermann E, Kaluza-Schilling W, Zeidler H, Braun J, Listing J, Sieper J, Rudwaleit M. Relation of HLA-B27, tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter gene polymorphisms, and T cell cytokine production in ankylosing spondylitis -- a comprehensive genotype-phenotype analysis from an observational cohort. J Rheumatol. 2011 Nov;38(11):2436-41. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.110130. Epub 2011 Sep 1. PMID 21885496
- Heiland GR, Appel H, Poddubnyy D, Zwerina J, Hueber A, Haibel H, Baraliakos X, Listing J, Rudwaleit M, Schett G, Sieper J. High level of functional dickkopf-1 predicts protection from syndesmophyte formation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2012 Apr;71(4):572-4. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200216. Epub 2011 Dec 20. PMID 22186710
- Poddubnyy D, Rudwaleit M, Haibel H, Listing J, Marker-Hermann E, Zeidler H, Braun J, Sieper J. Effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on radiographic spinal progression in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: results from the German Spondyloarthritis Inception Cohort. Ann Rheum Dis. 2012 Oct;71(10):1616-22. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-201252. Epub 2012 Mar 29. PMID 22459541
- Poddubnyy D, Haibel H, Listing J, Marker-Hermann E, Zeidler H, Braun J, Sieper J, Rudwaleit M. Cigarette smoking has a dose-dependent impact on progression of structural damage in the spine in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: results from the GErman SPondyloarthritis Inception Cohort (GESPIC). Ann Rheum Dis. 2013 Aug;72(8):1430-2. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-203148. Epub 2013 Apr 26. No ab PMID 23625981
- Poddubnyy D, Conrad K, Haibel H, Syrbe U, Appel H, Braun J, Rudwaleit M, Sieper J. Elevated serum level of the vascular endothelial growth factor predicts radiographic spinal progression in patients with axial spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Dec;73(12):2137-43. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203824. Epub 2013 Aug 16. PMID 23956246
Identifiers
NCT: NCT01277419 · GESPIC