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| St. Luke's Hospital | UNKNOWN |
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The purpose of this study is to study the role of the Immune System in causing arthritis in patients with Hepatitis C.
Patients will provide one blood sample after qualifying for the study, and signing consent. The patients will have a skin test TB, Candida, and Trichophyton placed and will read the results themselves and mail back the card with the measurements to be recorded. Labs will test for ESR, CBC, CRP, antiCCP, Cryoglobulins, RF, CH50, C3, C4, Flow cytometry, and would have already been tested for HIV and Hepatitis C.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Hepatitis C with Arthritis | |||
| Hepatitis C without Arthritis |
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Hepatitis positive patients with and without osteoarthritis, with a group of Hepatitis C negative and no osteoarthritis to serve as controls.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Nabih I Abdou, MD, PhD | Contact | 816-531-0930 | ||
| Cindy A Greenwell, RN, BSN, CCRC | Contact | 816-531-0930 | cindy@centerforrheumatic.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Nabih I Abdou, MD, PhD | Center for Rheumatic Disease, Allergy & Immunology | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Center for Rheumatic Disease, Allergy & Immunology | Recruiting | Kansas City | Missouri | 64111 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006526 | Hepatitis C |
| D001168 | Arthritis |
| ID | Term |
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| D000086982 | Blood-Borne Infections |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D006525 | Hepatitis, Viral, Human |
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| D014777 |
| Virus Diseases |
| D018178 | Flaviviridae Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D006505 | Hepatitis |
| D008107 | Liver Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D007592 | Joint Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |