Synovial Fluid Bank From Arthritic Patients

ConditionArthritis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age3-95
SponsorGilles Boire

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Significant joint effusion

Disqualifiers

Hemorrhagic effusion

Traumatic effusion

Less than 3 ml total of collected fluid (used for routine analysis and culture)

Inability or refusal to consent

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Sponsors and collaborators

Gilles Boire

Lead sponsor

Université de Sherbrooke

Sponsor institution

Canadian Arthritis Network

Collaborator