Testing Hypersensitivity to Metals in Sarcoidosis Patients by Applying the MELISA Test.

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Sarcoidosis

Treatments: Other: MELISA test

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01809145

TASMC-13-LF-0683-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to apply the MELISA test, that diagnose hypersensitivity to metals, in Sarcoidosis patients with occupational exposure.

Full description

Peripheral blood from sarcoidosis patients with occupational anamnesis that involves exposure to metals will be sent to MELISA Medica in Stockholm Sweden. The MELISA test will examine hypersensitivity to metals that can be related to the granulomatous response of sarcoidosis.

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Biopsy confirmed sarcoidosis Granulomatous disease Occupational anamnesis with exposure to metals

Exclusion criteria

Patients with interstitial disease No occupational anamnesis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

metal hypersensitivity

Other group

Description:

peripheral blood test for metal hypersensitivity (MELISA test)

Treatment:

Other: MELISA test