Reproductive Health in Men and Women With Vasculitis

University of South Florida

Status: Completed

Conditions: Giant Cell Arteritis; Polyarteritis Nodosa; Henoch-schoenlein Purpura; Vasculitis, Central Nervous System; Kawasaki Disease; Wegener's Granulomatosis; Microscopic Polyangiitis; Takayasu's Arteritis; Churg-Strauss Syndrome; Behcet's Disease; Drug-induced Necrotizing Vasculitis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02176070

5531

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to learn about reproductive health, including fertility and pregnancies, in people with vasculitis.

Full description

All patients enrolled in the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium's Contact Registry were invited via email to participate in this study. The Contract Registry includes people who self-identify as having one of 6 vasculitities: Wegener's Granulomatosis, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Churg-Strauss Syndrome, Polyarteritis Nodosum, Takayasu's Arteritis, and Giant Cell Arteritis. People voluntarily enroll in this Registry with the understanding that they will receive information about clinical studies for which they might be eligible. The introductory email included basic information about the study and all of the required elements for informed consent in a brief format. By clicking the link to the reproductive health questionnaire, participants gave their consent to be included in the study.

Enrollment: 467 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Enrolled in VCRC Contact Registry
• Patient reported diagnosis of Wegener's Granulomatosis, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Churg-Strauss Syndrome, Polyarteritis Nodosa, Takayasu's Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis, Behcet's Disease, Kawasaki Disease, Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura, CNS or Drug-induced Vasculitis
• 18 years of age or older
• English speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to provide informed consent and complete survey