Active clinical trials for "Arthritis, Rheumatoid"

This postmarketing study was conducted to describe prescribing patterns for etoricoxib (ARCOXIA®) in General Practice and describe the incidence of selected adverse events recorded in the United Kingdom (UK) Medicines and Health Care Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) General Practice Research Database (GPRD).

This observational, prospective, multicenter study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of MabThera/Rituxan in participants with active rheumatoid arthritis and an inadequate response or intolerance to one anti-TNF therapy. Participants who receive MabThera/Rituxan according to the current standard and in line with the summary of product characteristics at a dose of 1000 milligram (mg) intravenously on Days 1 and 15 will be followed for 20 weeks.

The CORRONA CERTAIN Sub-study of the Consortium of Rheumatology Researchers of North America, Inc. is a Sub-study of the CORRONA Data Collection Program. The CERTAIN Sub-study is designed to systematically collect and document use patterns, effectiveness, comparative effectiveness and safety of biologic agents used in the management of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

This multi-center observational study will evaluate the use of RoActemra/Actemra (tocilizumab) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Eligible patients initiated on RoActemra/Actemra treatment according to the local label will be followed for 6 months.

This observational study will assess the execution, efficacy and safety of treatment with MabThera in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Data from patients receiving MabThera according to local treatment guidelines will be collected for 29 months. Target sample size is 100-200 patients.

Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) MRI will assist in differentiating poor prognosis bone oedema more effectively than traditional T2 weighted MRI in patients with early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

Acupuncture is used and recommended by the WHO for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. The molecular bases of this recommendation are not known, the investigators want to compare with the usage of high-throughput molecular technologies the variations occurring in patients treated with acupuncture and conventional treatment with the ones treated with conventional treatment only. The investigators observe the variations in blood and in the gut microbiome.

This multi-center, observational study will evaluate the clinical practice patterns, efficacy and safety of RoActemra/Actemra in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response (or were intolerant to) treatment with non-biological DMARDs or with one biological agent. Data will be collected from each eligible patient initiated on RoActemra/Actemra treatment by their treating physician according to approved label for 6 months from start of treatment.

This multi-center, observational study will evaluate the clinical practice patterns, efficacy and safety of RoActemra/Actemra (tocilizumab) in participants with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. Data will be collected from each eligible participant initiated on RoActemra/Actemra treatment by their treating physician according to local label for 6 months from start of treatment.

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) are chronic systemic autoimmune diseases that have been reported to affect the ocular surface of patients [1,2]. However, the nature of the disturbances of the ocular surface immunity and their relationship to systemic disease severity are poorly understood. This study aims to profile the ocular surface inflammation of RA and SLE patients by a., analysing levels of tear cytokine, and b., investigating conjunctival cells, and c. clinical imaging for conjunctival redness and tear stability. 20 consecutive RA patients and 20 consecutive SLE patients will be recruited from the Singapore General Hospital Rheumatology clinic. 20 age matched controls for SLE and another 20 age matched controls for RA will be recruited. All participants will undergo Tear collection with Schirmer strips EyePRIMTM (Opia Technologies) Impression Cytology Device for conjunctival sampling Clinical ocular surface assessment with Oculus Keratograph 5M Collection of blood via venipuncture (optional) Retrieval of Clinical Information of participants The association of cytokines in the tears with various cellular and immune markers, as well as clinical signs of inflammation and tear stability will be investigated. This will be useful for further longitudinal studies of treatment in autoimmmune disease patients.