Testing immune markers in recurring pericarditis
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at immune blood markers to understand different types of recurring inflammation around the heart (pericarditis). The goal is to see whether certain marker patterns (like IL-1RA antibodies and suPAR) are linked to inflammation and what might be driving it.
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Who can take part
- You are age 18 or older (or, if under 18, you have parent/guardian permission and your assent).
- Your pericarditis is recurring, and you have had acute episodes that meet common medical features (like typical chest pain plus findings on ECG/heart monitoring and/or fluid around the heart).
- Or you have pericarditis that is new or getting worse after a heart injury or procedure (for example, heart surgery).
- Your prior CRP blood test history is known, so the study can tell whether your inflammation tests were high or mostly normal.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You do not have certain other causes of pericarditis (like tuberculosis, cancer-related causes, pus/infection-related causes, or specific autoimmune rheumatic diseases) and you do not have evidence of HIV, tuberculosis exposure tests, or major immune suppression.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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