Worldwide Sarcoidosis Research Study

NCT01610843 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 2009077575UL1RR024979
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 2,200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to collect information about the clinical course and characteristics of sarcoidosis patients around the world through web-based surveys. Recruitment is directed at and driven by patients in the sarcoidosis community. This will allow the the investigators to study sarcoidosis patients across all demographic, geographic, and socioeconomic boundaries, not just patients seen at large research centers. The investigators believe this study can give investigators a broader and less biased view of sarcoidosis. The investigators would also like to collect genetic samples on this population to assess genetic variance in different phenotypes. The information for the study would be provided through a web based survey system that can be accessed by patients or physicians of patients from any computer with Internet access. This system would collect clinical information in sufficient detail so that the phenotype of individual patients can be evaluated. Upon agreeing to participate in further research studies through the website, subjects will also have the opportunity to provide a DNA sample.

Conditions

Sarcoidosis

Keywords

Sarcoidosis; WISE; Sarcoid Study; Worldwide Sarcoidosis Research Study

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Define and characterize sarcoidosis phenotypes and methods of care

  To give a broader and less biased view of sarcoidosis

  Anticipated by 2017

Interventions

Survey OTHER

Longitudinal surveys

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Individuals diagnosed with sarcoidosis who have a computer with Internet access.

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis
• Access to a computer with Internet

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Alicia Gerke: lead
• National Center for Research Resources (NCRR): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

Location

Related Publications (9)

• Statement on sarcoidosis. Joint Statement of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (WASOG) adopted by the ATS Board of Directors and by the ERS Executive Committee, February 1999. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1999 Aug;160(2):736-55. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.2.ats4-99. No abstract available.

  PMID: 10430755 BACKGROUND

• Baughman RP, Teirstein AS, Judson MA, Rossman MD, Yeager H Jr, Bresnitz EA, DePalo L, Hunninghake G, Iannuzzi MC, Johns CJ, McLennan G, Moller DR, Newman LS, Rabin DL, Rose C, Rybicki B, Weinberger SE, Terrin ML, Knatterud GL, Cherniak R; Case Control Etiologic Study of Sarcoidosis (ACCESS) research group. Clinical characteristics of patients in a case control study of sarcoidosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2001 Nov 15;164(10 Pt 1):1885-9. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.10.2104046.

  PMID: 11734441 BACKGROUND

• Judson MA, Thompson BW, Rabin DL, Steimel J, Knattereud GL, Lackland DT, Rose C, Rand CS, Baughman RP, Teirstein AS; ACCESS Research Group. The diagnostic pathway to sarcoidosis. Chest. 2003 Feb;123(2):406-12. doi: 10.1378/chest.123.2.406.

  PMID: 12576358 BACKGROUND

• Yeager H, Rossman MD, Baughman RP, Teirstein AS, Judson MA, Rabin DL, Iannuzzi MC, Rose C, Bresnitz EA, DePalo L, Hunninghakes G, Johns CJ, McLennan G, Moller DR, Newman LS, Rybicki B, Weinberger SE, Wilkins PC, Cherniack R; ACCESS Research Group. Pulmonary and psychosocial findings at enrollment in the ACCESS study. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 2005 Jun;22(2):147-53.

  PMID: 16053031 BACKGROUND

• Rybicki BA, Major M, Popovich J Jr, Maliarik MJ, Iannuzzi MC. Racial differences in sarcoidosis incidence: a 5-year study in a health maintenance organization. Am J Epidemiol. 1997 Feb 1;145(3):234-41. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009096.

  PMID: 9012596 BACKGROUND

• Judson MA, Baughman RP, Thompson BW, Teirstein AS, Terrin ML, Rossman MD, Yeager H Jr, McLennan G, Bresnitz EA, DePalo L, Hunninghake G, Iannuzzi MC, Johns CJ, Moller DR, Newman LS, Rabin DL, Rose C, Rybicki BA, Weinberger SE, Knatterud GL, Cherniak R; ACCESS Research Group. Two year prognosis of sarcoidosis: the ACCESS experience. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 2003 Oct;20(3):204-11.

  PMID: 14620163 BACKGROUND

• Aranda A, Paramo JA, Rocha E. Fibrinolytic activity in plasma after gynecological and urological surgery. Haemostasis. 1988;18(2):129-34. doi: 10.1159/000215794.

  PMID: 3137141 BACKGROUND

• Rabin DL, Thompson B, Brown KM, Judson MA, Huang X, Lackland DT, Knatterud GL, Yeager H Jr, Rose C, Steimel J. Sarcoidosis: social predictors of severity at presentation. Eur Respir J. 2004 Oct;24(4):601-8. doi: 10.1183/09031936.04.00070503.

  PMID: 15459139 BACKGROUND

• Clark RE, McKnight RC, Kissane JM, Weldon CS. Experimentally reversed pulmonary blood flow. Implications for the surgical management of complex forms of congenital heart disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 1975 Oct;20(4):433-45. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)64241-5.

  PMID: 1180597 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Worldwide Sarcoidosis Research Study

Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITH DNA

Saliva samples will be collected and processed at the University of Iowa.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sarcoidosis

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Hypersensitivity, Delayed; Hypersensitivity; Immune System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Alicia K Gerke, MD

  University of Iowa

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor; Division of Pulmonary, Critial Care and Occupational Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 31, 2012
• First Posted: June 4, 2012
• Study Start: December 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2025
• Study Completion: October 1, 2025
• Last Updated: December 22, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)