German Spondyloarthritis Inception Cohort (GESPIC)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01277419 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : January 17, 2011
Last Update Posted : October 12, 2021
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Condition or disease |
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Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) / Radiographic Axial SpA (r-axSpA) Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis (Nr-axSpA) Axial Psoriatic Arthritis (axPsA) Acute Anterior Uveitis (AAU) Crohn Disease (CD) Ulcerative Colitis (UC) |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 1000 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | German Spondyloarthritis Inception Cohort |
Study Start Date : | July 2000 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 2030 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | July 2030 |

Group/Cohort |
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Ankylosing spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis according to the modified New York criteria or with the clinical diagnosis of AS/r-axSpA fulfilling the ASAS Classification Criteria AND the mNY criteria plus having the indiaction for starting a bDMARD therapy according to the treating rheumatologist
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Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis
Patients with clinical characteristics of axial SpA but not fulfilling the modified New York criteria for which radiographic sacroiliitis is essential or with the clinical diagnosis of nr-axSpA fulfilling the ASAS Classification Criteria not fulfilling the mNY criteria and the indiaction for starting a bDMARD therapy according to the treating rheumatologist
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Juvenile spondyloarthritis
Patients with juvenile spondyloarthritis (juvenile ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile non-AS-spondyloarthritis).
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Crohn's disease
Patients with Crohn's disease
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Acute anterior uveitis
Patients with acute anterior uveitis
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Axial psoriatic arthritis
Patients with the clinical diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis with axial involvement (sacroiliac joints and/or spine) (axPsA)
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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
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.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01277419
Contact: Denis Poddubnyy, Prof. Dr. | +4930450514582 | denis.poddubnyy@charite.de |
Germany | |
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin | Recruiting |
Berlin, Germany | |
Contact: Claudia Lorenz Claudia.Lorenz@charite.de | |
Principal Investigator: Valeria Rios Rodriguez | |
Sub-Investigator: Mikhail Protopopov, Dr. | |
Principal Investigator: Judith Rademacher, Dr. | |
Sub-Investigator: Murat Torgutalp, Dr. |
Study Chair: | Joachim Sieper, Prof. Dr. | Charite University, Berlin, Germany | |
Study Chair: | Martin Rudwaleit, Prof. Dr. | Charite University, Berlin, Germany | |
Study Chair: | Denis Poddubnyy, Prof. Dr. | Charite University, Berlin, Germany | |
Study Chair: | Fabian Proft, MD | Charite University, Berlin, Germany |
Publications of Results:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Denis Poddubnyy, Prof., Charite University, Berlin, Germany |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01277419 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GESPIC |
First Posted: | January 17, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 12, 2021 |
Last Verified: | October 2021 |
Spondylitis Spondylarthritis Arthritis, Psoriatic Spondylitis, Ankylosing Crohn Disease Uveitis Uveitis, Anterior Iridocyclitis Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases |
Intestinal Diseases Bone Diseases, Infectious Infections Bone Diseases Spinal Diseases Spondylarthropathies Psoriasis Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous Skin Diseases Uveal Diseases Eye Diseases Ankylosis Panuveitis Iris Diseases |