Synovial Fluid Bank From Arthritic Patients
ConditionArthritis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age3-95
SponsorGilles Boire
The objectives of this group project is to collect synovial fluid (SF) and paired sera and carry out preclinical studies to evaluate, alone or by combination testings, the potential of novel biomarkers for their prevalence and diagnostic/prognostic values in patients with arthritis, and to determine how therapeutic intervention regulate their levels.
Significant joint effusion
Hemorrhagic effusion
Traumatic effusion
Less than 3 ml total of collected fluid (used for routine analysis and culture)
Inability or refusal to consent
Gilles Boire
Lead sponsor
Université de Sherbrooke
Sponsor institution
Canadian Arthritis Network
Collaborator