Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

The aim of this study is to evaluate subclinical atherosclerosis in children and adolescents with juvenile SLE by measuring carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), and to determine its associations with traditional cardiovascular risk factors (dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity) and non-traditional disease-related risk factors (disease activity, lupus nephritis, corticosteroid dose, disease duration).

NCT Number	NCT07545408
Lead Sponsor	Assiut University
Conditions	Atherosclerosis
Enrollment	70 participants
Start Date	2026-06-01
Primary Completion	2027-06-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-08-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-04-22