Active clinical trials for "Arthritis, Juvenile"

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety of apremilast in participants 2 years of age or older with oral ulcers associated with Behçets disease or 5 years of age or older with active juvenile psoriatic arthritis that have completed Study 20190530 or Study 20190529.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatological disorder in childhood of unknown cause and a major cause of functional disability. Standard JIA treatment including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroids, methotrexate, and biological agents have considerable adverse effects in addition to their high cost. Despite the success of these treatment approaches, patients may still have active disease with other sequelae from chronic inflammation and considerable morbidity that may negatively impact patients' quality of life. Therefore, evaluating the potential benefit of alternative add-on anti-inflammatories and antioxidants might be a promising area for further research. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a natural mitochondrial electron carrier and a powerful lipophilic antioxidant located in almost all cell membranes and plasma lipoproteins. Several preclinical studies in animal models as well as clinical trials in adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have demonstrated the beneficial effects of CoQ10. Results show that CoQ10 can reduce the oxidative and inflammatory status as well as clinical features that characterize this systemic autoimmune disease. Also, CoQ10 has been used safely in children before and was well tolerated. Thus, the investigators would like to evaluate the effect of CoQ10 oral supplementation in pediatric JIA patients.

This is a research study to test whether a once-weekly injection of abatacept will prevent the progression of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) to a more severe form. To evaluate the effectiveness of a 24-week course of treatment with abatacept plus usual care versus usual care to prevent polyarthritis (≥5 joints), uveitis, or treatment with other systemic medication within 18 months of randomization in children with recent-onset limited JIA.

Far too many kids and families live in dread over the weekly nausea and vomiting caused by methotrexate - a medicine that controls joint swelling in Juvenile Arthritis patients. If methotrexate is not tolerated, expensive alternative biological medications may be started. This registry-based pragmatic randomized controlled trial will evaluate if routine premedication with the anti-emetic drug Ondansetron, reduces nausea and vomiting and increases the proportion of children able to continue methotrexate. By preventing nausea before it starts, the investigators hope to give kids and families a better quality of life and see a more cost-effective use of medication.

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of a conventional therapeutic regimen, based on treatment escalation (step-up strategy) and driven by the treat-to-target approach, with that of an early aggressive intervention based on the initial start of a combination of conventional and biological DMARDs (step-down strategy).

The reason for this study is to see if the study drug baricitinib is safe and effective in the treatment of JIA in participants ages 1 to 17. This study is for participants that have been enrolled in studies I4V-MC-JAHV (NCT03773978) or I4V-MC-JAHU.

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effectivity of intranasal dexmedetomidine sedation during intra-articular injection therapy. Intranasal dexmedetomidine is compared with dinitrous oxide (N2O) which has already been proven safe and effective sedation method during painful procedures in pediatric patients. In earlier studies the median VAS during intra-articular corticosteroid injections with patients receiving nitrous oxide has been 3 (Uziel et al 2008). Study hypothesis is that with intranasal dexmedetomidine sedation the VAS pain levels will be 1 unit lower.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of using a reduced-intensity condition (RIC) regimen with umbilical cord blood transplant (UCBT), double cord UCBT, matched unrelated donor (MUD) bone marrow transplant (BMT) or peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) in patients with non-malignant disorders that are amenable to treatment with hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). After transplant, subjects will be followed for late effects and for ongoing graft success.

The reason for this study is to see if the study drug ixekizumab is safe and effective in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) categories of enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) (including juvenile onset ankylosing spondylitis [JoAS]) and juvenile psoriatic arthritis (JPsA).

The study will aim to estimate the efficacy of apremilast compared with placebo in the treatment of juvenile psoriatic arthritis (JPsA) in pediatric participants 5 to less than 18 years of age.