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Scientists hunt for environmental causes of crippling muscle disease

NCT ID NCT01276470

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Summary

This study aims to understand if certain environmental factors, like infections, chemicals, or stressful events, might trigger a rare autoimmune disease that weakens muscles and can affect the lungs. Researchers will compare the past exposures of 580 people—including those with the disease, a specific subgroup, and healthy volunteers—using questionnaires, blood tests, and home dust samples. The goal is to identify potential risk factors to better understand what causes this condition.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    COMPLETED

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University

    COMPLETED

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

  • Mayo Clinic, Rochester

    COMPLETED

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Mid-Atlantic Kaiser Permanente

    COMPLETED

    Rockville, Maryland, 20853, United States

  • NIEHS Clinical Research Unit (CRU)

    RECRUITING

    Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    RECRUITING

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • University of Miami Hospital

    WITHDRAWN

    Miami, Florida, 33101, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh

    COMPLETED

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, United States

Conditions

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DERMATOMYOSITIS JUVENILE DERMATOMYOSITIS JUVENILE POLYMYOSITIS MYOSITIS POLYMYOSITIS