Active clinical trials for "Arthritis"

The purpose of this study is to collect radiographic and clinical outcomes of total knee replacement using Simplex® or Cobalt™ Bone Cement.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have an underlying immune deficiency and typically treated with immunosuppressive drugs, which may increase the risk of COVID-19 infection. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has been found to possess antiviral activity against COVID-19. Thus, the aim of this study to investigate the ability of HCQ to reduce the risk of COVID-19 among RA patients.

The purpose of this study is to determine the frequency of chronic pain in adolescent with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, especially when the disease is inactive or with minimal activity. Secondary objectives are, first to determine intensity of pain and its repercussion in daily life and second to determine risk factor of chronic pain.

Clinical-noninvasive recording of sounds from the knees through a brief loaded range of motion. Description in phase 1 analytic but descriptive as well in phase 2. No samples other than a sound recording. The device is known microphone attached to the skin of the knee with elastic material. Sound recorded and analyzed on a lap top computer with Adobe software.

Investigation of serologic bone markers in patients undergoing hip arthroplasty

The primary objective of the Registry is to allow for tracking of FDA approved and/or cleared knees used in primary, revision, unicompartmental or partial total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Second, it is our desire to assist orthopaedic surgeons in obtaining and evaluating radiographic and functional outcomes data on their PFJ patients using current published guidelines. Third, within this Registry, subsets of data on newer technology are being collected for the purpose of future publications. The Patello-Femoral Joint Post Market Clinical (PFJ PMCF) study is one such subset.

This 14-week study will observe the gene expression of certain immune cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who receive etanercept, infliximab, and adalimumab. Patients at the National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, who are already scheduled to receive an anti-TNF agent will be asked to participate in this study. Patients will receive their treatment (etanercept, infliximab, or adalimumab) as scheduled, and have blood samples collected during the study and analyzed by the laboratory. Patient's response to their treatment will also be studied based on x-rays and other examinations.

The hypothesis for this clinical research project is that the severity of RA may be detected and predicted using an optimized ML/AI algorithm that uses infrared thermal images of inflamed joints and standard clinical RA-related markers (i.e., ESR and CRP) by computing DAS-28 ESR scores in real-time. The infrared thermal images coupled with clinical laboratory markers and the ML/AI algorithm are expected to assist a practicing clinician in the RA diagnosis and the prediction of the occurrence of flares in RA patients. Physicians who use this technology, would need minimum training and will be able to accurately and reliably diagnose RA using a cheaper method which does not involve incident radiation emitted by other imaging modalities such a X-RAY, musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound, or a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The aim would be to have the Infrared thermal imaging devices at remote VA clinics that do not have a rheumatology specialist where veterans can go for their inflammatory arthritis flare and get this image by the local VA RN. These clinical results can then be assessed by and discussed with a Rheumatologist via telehealth visits.

An expanded access trial of belimumab for named patients who participated in LBRA99.

The objective of this Named Patient Program (NPP) is to provide continued availability of Certolizumab Pegol (CZP) to adult Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients who participated in the open label studies C87015 (CDP870 015), C87028 (CDP870-028) and C87051 (CDP870-051). Physicians may use the option to continue offering patients CZP treatment or to transition patients off CZP to a standard care regimen.