Immune Responses to Antigens in Non-infectious Eye Inflammatory Diseases
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00357071 |
Recruitment Status
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Enrolling by invitation
First Posted
: July 27, 2006
Last Update Posted
: March 29, 2018
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This study will collect blood samples from patients with non-infectious eye inflammatory diseases a spectrum of eye disorders that can produce sight-threatening vision loss. The blood will be analyzed for substances that may provide a better understanding of the nature of these disorders, possibly leading to improved treatments. Treatment is not offered under this protocol.
Patients 6 years of age and older with an eye inflammatory disease, including non-infectious uveitis, ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, non-infectious scleritis, episcleritis, Stevens Johnson syndrome, Moorens ulcer, peripheral ulcerative keratitis and keratoconjunctivitis sicca, may be eligible for this study. Patients may or may not currently be participating in a treatment trial.
Participants will have blood drawn through a needle in an arm vein. More samples may be collected if patients enrolled in another study are scheduled for additional visits. No more than 4 teaspoonfuls of blood will be collected at any one time.
Condition or disease |
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Eye Diseases |
Ocular inflammatory diseases can lead to visual loss in adults as well as in children. These conditions are usually characterized by repeated exacerbations and remissions. The underlying cause of majority of these conditions is not clear even though an autoimmune mechanism has been implicated. Various studies have reported an altered immunological profile in these patients. An underlying immune mechanism has been thought to be playing a role in at least some of the ocular inflammatory diseases. In addition, evidence from literature also suggests inflammatory disease may be an important mechanism leading to Age related macular degeneration and Diabetic retinopathy, two leading causes for vision loss. However, very little is known about the involvement of immune components in these patients.
This protocol proposes to test for proliferative cell mediated and humoral responses against self-antigens from patients with ocular inflammatory diseases, AMD and diabetic retinopathy. Patients will be recruited from other ongoing protocols. An attempt would be made to find any correlation between the clinical disease and the immunological findings. These findings will not be used for diagnostic nor therapeutic purposes.
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 220 participants |
Official Title: | Evaluation of Immune Responses to Different Antigens in Non Infectious Ocular Inflammatory Diseases |
Study Start Date : | April 7, 2003 |

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 6 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
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INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Participant is 6 years or older.
- Adult participant is able to understand and sign the informed consent. If the participant is younger than 18 years of age at enrollment, has a parent or legal guardian who is able to understand and sign the consent on their behalf. Children must provide assent.
- Patients must have a diagnosis of an ocular inflammatory disease, AMD or diabetic retinopathy.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- The presence of non-ocular inflammatory disease.
- Unwilling or unable to provide a blood sample.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00357071
United States, Maryland | |
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike | |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892 |
Principal Investigator: | Hatice N Sen, M.D. | National Eye Institute (NEI) |
Additional Information:
Publications:
Responsible Party: | National Eye Institute (NEI) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00357071 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
030122 03-EI-0122 |
First Posted: | July 27, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 29, 2018 |
Last Verified: | January 29, 2018 |
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Eye Institute (NEI) ):
Autoimmunity Cell Mediated Immunity S Antigen Cell Proliferation |
Uveitis Cell Proliferation Assays Auto-Antibody Auto-Antigens |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Eye Diseases |