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

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center10 enrolled

Overview

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

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Sarcoidosis

Interventions

MELISA testOTHER

MELISA test for hypersensitivity to metals in sarcoidosis

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Biopsy confirmed sarcoidosis Granulomatous disease Occupational anamnesis with exposure to metals Exclusion Criteria: Patients with interstitial disease No occupational anamnesis

Locations (1)

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Tel Aviv, Israel, Israel

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

MELISA test

Using the MELISA test in peripheral blood, in order to find hypersensitivity to metals that can be related to the granulomatous response of sarcoidosis.

Time frame: 30 days

Central Contacts

Elizabeth Fireman, PhD

CONTACT

972-36973988 fireman@tlvmc.gov.il

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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