Familial Systemic Scleroderma
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: Systemic Scleroderma. Basic parameters: from 18 years · 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
- France
- 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
Studying familial forms of systemic scleroderma offers several advantages: 1. To better understand the pathophysiology of a complex autoimmune disease based on "extreme" cases (familial forms); 2. To identify potential molecular markers predictive of disease progression; 3. To identify potential pathophysiological targets for developing new therapies, particularly relevant in severe and refractory forms of the disease.
Primary outcome measures
- Description of the clinical characteristics of patients with familial systemic scleroderma [Time frame: Up to 12 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adult subjects (≥ 18 years of age)
- Subjects diagnosed with systemic scleroderma by a clinician (including limited, diffuse, and sine scleroderma SSc, as well as overlap syndromes with myositis) and meeting at least the VEDOSS criteria: Raynaud's phenomenon + 1 other criterion from among: sausage fingers, antinuclear antibodies, scleroderma-specific antibodies (anti-centromere, anti-RNApolIII, anti-ScL70), capillaroscopic abnormalities
- At least one first-degree relative with systemic scleroderma meeting the same criteria
Exclusion criteria
\- Subject who has expressed opposition to participating in the study
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
- Case-only
Study locations
France · 1 center
- Service de Médecine interne et Immunologie clinique - CHU de Strasbourg - France — Strasbourg
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07343115 · 9820