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NCT07345052: WESST

Western Sweden Systemic Sclerosis Project

Recruiting now Last updated 15 January 2026
What this trial tests

trial testing No Intervention: Observational Cohort in Scleroderma, Systemic in 150 participants. Currently enrolling.

Timeline
20 June 2022
Primary endpoint
31 December 2028
31 December 2030

Quick facts

Lead sponsorSahlgrenska University Hospital
StatusRecruiting now
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment150
Start date20 June 2022
Primary completion31 December 2028
Estimated completion31 December 2030
Sites1 location across Sweden

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Scleroderma, Systemic or Fibrosis; Skin. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The main aim of the project is to identify key-factors involved in the development and progression of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), a chronic invalidating rheumatic disease characterized by high mortality and insufficient treatment options. A cohort of patients with SSc will be collected at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Skaraborg Hospital in Skövde, and Södra Älvsborg Hospital in Borås (Sweden). Thanks to a holistic approach including integrated analysis of blood, and skin samples as well as DNA, and with the use of state-of-the-art methods, this project aims to identify factors (e.g. genes, proteins, metabolites, and immune cell types) associated with the development of SSc and with the progression to a more aggressive phenotype. Functional studies using in vitro model systems and patient specimens will be also implemented. The findings of the current project could lead to the identification of possible diagnostic and prognostic markers for the disease as well as potential drug targets. This cohort will be also linked to the European Scleroderma Trial and Research (EUSTAR), which is an international SSc research network aiming to coordinate research activities on SSc from groups all over Europe in order to improve treatment, quality of life and mortality of patients with SSc.

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