Active clinical trials for "Arthritis, Rheumatoid"

This multicenter, retrospective observational study will evaluate compliance an reasons for withdrawal in patients with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis on treatment with intravenous RoActemra/Actemra (tocilizumab) in daily clinical practice. Data will be collected from each eligible patient over a period of 6 months.

This was a compassionate use, open treatment safety study of Pennsaid topical lotion (diclofenac) for osteo or rheumatoid arthritis.

The purpose of the study is to analyse exercise behaviour of rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a condition in which the lungs of a patient become scarred and fibrous. It has been known to occur in as many as 40% of patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The cause of the pulmonary fibrosis in patients with RA is unknown. Data gathered from previous research studies suggest that genetics may play a role in the development of PF in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. However, the actual genetic factors involved in the disease process have not been identified. The goal of this study is to identify the genetic markers in patients with pulmonary fibrosis and rheumatoid arthritis.

This study will evaluate patients with inflammatory forms of arthritis within the first year of onset. The study will attempt to clarify factors that may predict disease course such as evolution into rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or other chronic inflammatory arthropathies. Synovial biopsies and synovial fluid will be obtained to search for microbial agents and other initiating and modulating factors that may be most readily distinguished early in the disease and to determine the stage of disease at which certain immunologic and hormonal changes become evident. The study will also search for genetic and other features that may be associated with specific forms of inflammatory arthropathies that might predict the subsequent clinical disease course or response to different agents used in treatment of RA, Reiter's syndrome and other types of chronic inflammatory arthropathies.

The aim of this study is to find out how patients with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis receiving NSAID-therapy are treated and managed by their doctor in usual clinical practice, how patients comply with their treatment and how satisfied they are with their treatment.

The purpose of this study is to compare the incidence rates of infection among patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are treated with abatacept and those who are treated with other anti-rheumatic medications

The primary purpose of this study is to assess incidence rates of targeted infections, malignancies and mortality among patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are treated with abatacept.

This is a prospective, observational study designed to look at ultrasound images of the joint at baseline and over time, and investigate whether there is a correlation between ultrasound images and progression of disease. The researchers wish also to see if ultrasound can be used as a tool to predict progression of Rheumatoid Arthritis in patients with early disease who have not taken biologics therapy. In addition, the researchers wish to investigate whether peripheral blood "biomarkers"can be identified that predict the progression of erosive disease in early rheumatoid arthritis, with the intention of testing the most promising biomarkers in future clinical trials.

The primary objective of this study is to assess the safety (by collecting adverse events and serious adverse events) of adalimumab administered every other week to patients with moderately to severly active rheumatoid arthritis who have failed prior disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs).