Active clinical trials for "Myositis"

The aims of the current study are as follow: i) Evaluate the safety, usability, and acute efficiency of a programmable ambulation exoskeleton (KeeogoTM Dermoskeleton System, B-Temia Inc., Quebec, Canada) in patients with neuromuscular disorders, ii) Elaborate recommendations regarding usability criteria for safe and efficient use the device in patients with neuromuscular disorders (e.g. type and severity of patient's functional deficits), iii) generate necessary data to foresee a future study involving a home use of the device and assessment of long-term benefits.

A randomized, controlled pilot trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous Abatacept in treating interstitial lung disease associated with the anti-synthetase syndrome.

The study will investigate the effects of a traditional, high-intensity strengthening program compared to an investigational low-intensity strengthening program that also uses blood flow restriction as part of the training program. Both groups will be compared to a control group, which will receive no training. Measures of strength, function, and patient outcomes will be taken before starting the training, at mid-term, and at the end of the 8-week training program. Additionally, investigators will collect outcome data at 6 and 12 months after completing the program to assess for long term outcomes. The eligible populations are participants with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), or myositis. The study will include about 15 participants per group, or 45 people with each diagnosis.

This study evaluates the effects of a high-intensity strength training in patients with myositis with the primary outcome being quality of life (SF-36). The study is designed as a parallel group randomised controlled trial with an intervention group and a control group.

Background: Dermatomyositis (DM) and juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) cause inflammation in the muscles. People with DM and JDM can develop calcium deposits in places they should not, known as calcinosis. Calcinosis can be painful and cause disabilities and other problems. Researchers want to learn more about calcinosis to find treatments for it. Objective: To test if sodium thiosulfate (STS) can treat people with DM with calcinosis. Eligibility: People ages 7 and older who have moderate or severe calcinosis. They must have stable DM and calcium deposits in the torso or at least 2 limbs. Design: Participants will be screened with: Medical history Physical exam Muscle strength and function tests Blood and urine tests Participants will have several visits: 7-day pre-treatment visit about 10 weeks before starting STS Treatment visits over 10 weeks. They will get STS 3 times a week through IV infusion. They may be hospitalized the whole time. If they tolerate the drug, they may be discharged at certain times. During these times, they will return for the infusions. 3- to 5-day post-treatment visits 24 weeks and 62 weeks after starting STS. Visits may include repeats of screening tests and: Questionnaires Scans: They lie in a machine that takes pictures of the body. They may be injected with a radioactive agent. Durometry: A small instrument applies pressure on the skin or exposed calcinosis. Measurements of blood flow in the arms and fingernail blood vessels Photographs of the skin Kidney ultrasound Tests of kidney function Calcinosis aspiration: A needle placed into areas of calcinosis removes liquid.

Background: Inflammation can play a role in diseases like heart disease and rheumatoid arthritis. PET scans can help detect inflammation. Two new drugs may create better PET images. Objective: To see if the drugs [11C]ER176 and [11C]MC1 can help image inflammation. Eligibility: People ages 18 and older with rheumatoid arthritis or idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). Healthy volunteers enrolled in protocol 01-M-0254 or 17-M-0181 are also needed. Design: Healthy participants will be screened under protocol 01-M-0254 or 17-M-0181. Participants with arthritis or IIM will have a screening visit. This will include: Medical history Physical exam Blood and urine tests Possible CT or X-ray: A machine will take pictures of the body. Healthy participants will have 1 or 2 visits. They may have urine tests. They may take the drug celecoxib by mouth. They will have a PET scan. A small amount of one or both study drugs will be injected through a catheter: A needle will guide a thin plastic tube into an arm vein. Another catheter will draw blood. They will like on a bed that slides into a machine. Their vital signs and heart activity will be measured. Participants with arthritis will have up to 2 visits after screening. They may take celecoxib and have PET scans. Participants with IIM will have up to 3 visits after screening. At 1 or 2 visits, they will take celecoxib and have PET scans. They will have 1 visit where they have an MRI: They will lie on a table that slides into a machine. The machine takes pictures of the body.

This study corresponds to a monocentric prospective cohort of adult patients presenting a suspicion of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy. It will allows the constitution of an organized collection of longitudinal clinical data as well as collection of biological samples, including blood sample, urine, stool and muscle specimen.

Myositis are rare diseases for which the development of a cohort associated with a bank of biological samples (biobank) will allow for the conduct of researches to better delineate the underlying pathophysiology and find cures. This prospective cohort of patients with myositis will allow for identification of factors favouring the occurrence of myositis, whether they are constitutional (genetic) or acquired (environmental or drug). Different subgroups of myositis used for prognostication will be identified based on clinico-demographical variables, the nature of the organs involved beyond peripheral muscles (cardiac, diaphragm) and biomarkers abnormalities

Children with JDM are weak and get tired because their muscles aren't able to work like healthy muscles. This can make it hard for them to do normal everyday things and can make them less happy about their lives compared to children without the disease. There are two nutritional supplements that help muscles use energy and recover after exercise: creatine and coenzyme Q10. If the muscle has more energy, it may not be as weak and may not feel as tired or sore after exercise. Because of this we want to see if having children with JDM take creatine and coenzyme Q10 can make them stronger and less tired. If this works, we hope it will let them be able to do the things that healthy children can do, and make them feel better about their lives.

ArthritisPower is a patient research network and database (registry) to collect prospective information about demographics, self-reported diagnoses and medications, and willingness to participate in research from participants with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spondyloarthritis (SpA), and other musculoskeletal conditions. Participants will provide information from their smartphones or personal computers. The information will be used by researchers to help patients and their providers make better, more informed decisions about treatment of RA/SpA and other musculoskeletal conditions. ArthritisPower is part of a larger national research network called PCORnet whose 33 network members have mapped their data to a common data model. Network members will be able to submit queries through PCORnet in order to answer a range of comparative effectiveness research questions. Data sharing across PCORnet will be accomplished using secure methods to prevent patient identification. There is no cost to participants for participating and no compensation is provided. Objectives: To establish a research registry to enable comparative effectiveness research in rheumatic diseases and other musculoskeletal conditions. All data collected using the ArthritisPower mobile app as part of a subject's use is stored with the ArthritisPower registry. This data will be used in conjunction with existing and future research studies. To use the data from this study to improve treatment and to further advance finding a cure for rheumatic diseases.