Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSN) Study

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Evaluation of Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis using the Oxford classification of IgA nephropathy

• IRAS ID

  136486

• Contact name

  Nicholas Webb

• Contact email

  nicholas.webb@cmft.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Research summary

  The samples that will be analysed are samples that have been previously collected as part of routine care and we will not be seeking consent from the patients who have provided them. Only the patient's care team will have access to identifiable information and be able to link samples to individual patients. Other members of the research team will only have access to anonymised data.

• REC name

  North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 2 Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  13/NE/0316

• Date of REC Opinion

  17 Oct 2013

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion