Longitudinal Study for Relapsing Polychondritis

Description

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare systemic inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilage including ears, nose, tracheobronchial tree, chest wall and joints. Less commonly, it can cause inflammation of eyes, vasculature, nervous system, skin and inner ear. The purpose of this study is to study the pathogenesis of RP.

Conditions

Relapsing Polychondritis, Vasculitis

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare systemic inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilage including ears, nose, tracheobronchial tree, chest wall and joints. Less commonly, it can cause inflammation of eyes, vasculature, nervous system, skin and inner ear. The purpose of this study is to study the pathogenesis of RP.

Longitudinal Study for Relapsing Polychondritis

Longitudinal Study for Relapsing Polychondritis

Condition
Relapsing Polychondritis
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 1. Any subject considered to have a diagnosis of relapsing polychondritis according to the investigator.
  • * 1. Inability to provide consent, or in the case of minors, assent.

Ages Eligible for Study

to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Pennsylvania,

Peter Merkel, MD, MPH, STUDY_DIRECTOR, University of Pennsylvania

Shubhasree Banerjee, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Pennsylvania

Study Record Dates

2026-01