Data and Sample Collection Study to Elucidate the Mechanisms of Eosinophilic Disorders

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Food Allergy; Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Eosinophilic Inflammatory Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00267501

R01 DK075401

04-12-8 : 2008-0090

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to elucidate the mechanisms underlying eosinophil growth, survival, migration, and function and to investigate and further characterize the pathophysiology of, clinical manifestations of, and spectrum of disease severity of eosinophilic inflammation in humans.

Enrollment: 5,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Signed informed consent obtained from the patient or parent/guardian. Assent will be obtained from all minors 11 years of age and older.
• Carrying a diagnosis of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease, eosinophilic inflammatory disease, or food allergy OR family member, or normal control