A Study of Skin and Systemic Biomarkers In Patients With Active Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus And In Healthy Volunteers
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02034344 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 13, 2014
Last Update Posted : December 16, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid Healthy | Procedure: Skin biopsy Procedure: Blood collection Procedure: Urine collection |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 77 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Longitudinal Study of Skin And Systemic Biomarkers In Subjects With Active Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus And In Healthy Volunteers |
Study Start Date : | October 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2015 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Group 1: Healthy participants
20 healthy participants will be enrolled.
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Procedure: Skin biopsy
Participants with LE will have 2 adjacent 4 mm punch biopsies collected from involved and uninvolved skin at one timepoint and again from the involved skin site approximately 12 weeks later. Healthy participants will have 2 adjacent 4 mm punch biopsies taken at one timepoint. Procedure: Blood collection Blood for serum analyses will be taken from all participants. Blood for DNA analysis will only be taken from participants who consent to this separately. Procedure: Urine collection Urine will be collected from all participants. |
Group 2: DLE/SCLE without SLE
30 participants with Discoid Lupus Erythematosus/Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (DLE/SCLE) without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) will be enrolled.
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Procedure: Skin biopsy
Participants with LE will have 2 adjacent 4 mm punch biopsies collected from involved and uninvolved skin at one timepoint and again from the involved skin site approximately 12 weeks later. Healthy participants will have 2 adjacent 4 mm punch biopsies taken at one timepoint. Procedure: Blood collection Blood for serum analyses will be taken from all participants. Blood for DNA analysis will only be taken from participants who consent to this separately. Procedure: Urine collection Urine will be collected from all participants. |
Group 3: DLE/SCLE with SLE
30 participants with DLE/SCLE with SLE will be enrolled.
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Procedure: Skin biopsy
Participants with LE will have 2 adjacent 4 mm punch biopsies collected from involved and uninvolved skin at one timepoint and again from the involved skin site approximately 12 weeks later. Healthy participants will have 2 adjacent 4 mm punch biopsies taken at one timepoint. Procedure: Blood collection Blood for serum analyses will be taken from all participants. Blood for DNA analysis will only be taken from participants who consent to this separately. Procedure: Urine collection Urine will be collected from all participants. |
- The concentration of individual serum biomarkers [ Time Frame: Day 1 (for healthy participants); Day 1 and Day 84 (for participants with lupus erythematosus) ]Investigation of pathways which may be dysregulated in cutaneous lupus lesions
- The concentration of individual urine biomarkers [ Time Frame: Day 1 (for healthy participants); Day 1 and Day 84 (for participants with lupus erythematosus) ]The presence of potential biomarkers of disease activity will be explored in urine.
- The concentration of individual skin biomarkers [ Time Frame: Day 1 (for healthy participants); Day 1 and Day 84 (for participants with lupus erythematosus) ]The presence of potential biomarkers of disease activity will be explored in blood.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) or Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (SCLE) with or without a diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
- Active DLE or active SCLE confirmed by histological analysis (for participants with DLE or SCLE without SLE)
- Confirmed diagnosis of SLE using American College of Rheumatology criteria and has current or historical positive antinuclear antibodies (ANA) or anti double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (anti-dsDNA) (for participants with DLE or SCLE with SLE)
- An active skin lesion that can be biopsied (for participants with lupus erythematosus)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known or thought to have a diagnosis of drug-induced lupus
- An active skin disease that is not a manifestation of lupus erythematosus
- Has an acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus rash only
- If taking anti-malarial therapy has not been on a stable dose for at least 8 weeks before Day 1
- Participants treated with greater than 10mg/day of prednisone therapy or equivalent in the last 4 weeks prior to Day 1
- Positive serology for human immunodeficiency virus antibody, hepatitis B virus, or hepatitis C virus

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02034344
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London, United Kingdom |
Study Director: | Janssen Research & Development, LLC Clinical Trial | Janssen Research & Development, LLC |
Responsible Party: | Janssen Research & Development, LLC |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02034344 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CR102355 NOCOMPOUNDLUP0001 ( Other Identifier: Janssen Research & Development, LLC ) |
First Posted: | January 13, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 16, 2016 |
Last Verified: | December 2016 |
Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid Healthy Active Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus |
Longitudinal Study Biomarkers Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Skin Biopsy |
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid Connective Tissue Diseases |
Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases Skin Diseases |