Active clinical trials for "Arthritis, Rheumatoid"

The purpose of this study is to validate standardized questionnaires on depression for RA and to investigate the frequency of depression with RA. The study will include 2 parts, VADERA I and VADERA II. In VADERA I, 300 participants will be surveyed twice at an interval of 3 months regarding their current emotional condition using standardized questionnaires. On the basis of the results of VADERA I, in VADERA II, the selected questionnaire will be used to assess the prevalence of depression with RA in approximately 1000 participants.

Multicenter, prospective, open-label, cohort study. Primary objective: Determination of the predictive value of US alone and in combination with cartilage biodegradation markers on radiographic progression (change in Ratingen score) Secondary objectives: Correlation of ultrasound synovitis score and clinical disease activity score Determination of the sensitivity of ultrasound erosion detection compared to MRI Assessment of the value of including tenosynovitis assessment for predicting radiographic progression Assessment of the predictive value of ultrasound synovitis score at baseline for the need to install biologic DMARDs

The objective of this study is to explore and describe the disease characteristics, treatment and outcomes of participants with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn's Disease or ulcerative colitis as the major disease treated with REMICADE, SIMPONI or STELARA in clinical practice in the emerging regions of North Africa, the Middle East, and Western Asia.

This study will be conducted to observe the disease activity change of Conventional Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (cDMARD) plus anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) from baseline to 6 months compared with cDMARDs, as measured by the disease activity score with the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28-ESR).

Data on the impact of biological therapies, especially of IL6-blocker treatment, on the T-cell phenotype in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are limited, inconclusive, and mainly involve short-term follow-up. Here, the investigator prospectively measure the percentages of 15 circulating T-cell subtypes using flow cytometry. The investigators aim to obtained transversal and longitudinal data in 30 anti-TNF responders, 19 secondary anti-TNF-non-responders, 43 IL6R-antagonist-responders before, 8 weeks and, after, at least, 6 months of biological therapy. These are then compared with results obtained in early, untreated RA patients and gender-and-age matched healthy controls.

The aim of this research study is to describe the impact of rheumatologist performed ultrasound on the diagnosis and management pathways of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Primarily, to compare the time from first visit to treatment initiation between patients with and without rheumatologist-performed ultrasound assessment.

A study to describe the one-year persistence in participants treated by Flixabi (infliximab) or Imraldi (Adalimumab) as prescribed by the physician for each of the 5 following indications: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), Crohn's Disease (CD) [adults and children] and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) [adults for both treatments and children only for Flixabi].

Study of incidence and risk factors of staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared with the general population in a nationwide cohort of all adult members of the population from 1996 until 2017 using national registries

A observational study to assess whether biologic disease-modifying (BDM) treatment initiation with abatacept for rheumatoid arthritis is associated with an increased risk of serious infection and cancer

The primary objective of this study is to identify determinants of long-term patient satisfaction after hand reconstruction using silicone metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty (SMPA). The investigators hypothesize that appearance of the hand, ulnar drift, range of motion, pain, hand function and intake of the newer antirheumatic drugs (i.e. biologicals) influence patient satisfaction.