Active clinical trials for "Arthritis, Juvenile"

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)is the most common chronic rheumatic disease in childhood. While JIA usually affects the ankle and knee joints, it can also affect hip, cervical spine and shoulder involvement. Secondary problems such as spine involvement or lack of weight transfer may lead to scoliosis. The aim of this study was to perform scoliosis screening in children with JIA and to evaluate families' awareness of scoliosis.

Patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease (CIR) are at increased risk for infections. Vaccination is a powerful tool to prevent infections, even in immunocompromised patients. Low-risk types of Human papilloma virus (HPV) cause anogenital warts, while high risk types are strongly related to pre-malignant cervical abnormalities and cervical cancer. HPV vaccines have been developed to prevent these conditions. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are more prevalent in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients or other auto-immune diseases when compared to the healthy population. In France, despite a vaccination available since 2007, rate of vaccination remain low. Although little is known about HPV vaccination in SLE, few studies in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) have shown that HPV vaccines are safe, and capable to induce an immunogenic response in this group of patients. To date, available data suggest that HPV vaccines can be given safely to SLE patients. Given the increased incidence of cervical abnormalities due to HPV in SLE patients, this vaccination should be encouraged. The aim of this study was to assess the vaccination coverage rate in chronically ill girls with SLE or idiopathic juvenile arthritis who require a close pediatric specialized follow-up vaccination and to understand barriers or motivations for it.

One of the biggest challenges in caring for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) is quantifying the degree of disease activity in any given joint. We have built a prototype device using well-established sensors to rapidly quantify surface swelling and heat in arthritic joints. The goal of our studies is to test the hypothesis that this Imager can improve the clinical assessment of arthritis.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is often associated with chronic anterior uveitis. Presence of vision threatening complications may indicate immunosuppressive therapy. In this study, the experience with cyclosporine A (CsA) as mono- or combination-therapy is analyzed.

The aims of this study is to primarily investigate fatigue and sleep and to secondarily examine possible relationships between disease activity, pain and functional ability in Turkish children and adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA).

This study is designed to analyze the frequency and incidence rate of pulmonary complications in JIA participants who received biological DMARDs and non-biologic DMARDs. The participants having evidence of of a prescription or administration of one of the biologic or non-biologic DMARDs will be included in five different treatment groups. Data from the Thomson Reuters MarketScan® Commercial Claims and Medicare Supplemental Databases will be used to estimate the incidence rate of pulmonary complications.

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is the most common chronic inflammatory disease in children, and may be related to genetics. Having two siblings who both have JRA in one family is rare. The purpose of this registry is to collect patient information and blood samples from qualifying JRA siblings and their families. The goal of the registry is to further understanding of JRA as related to genetics.

This study aims to describe physical activity among juvenile idiopathic arthritis children, according to the disease's and patient's characteristics.

This multi-center registration study will investigate the clinical characteristics of AOSD population in China , identify possible factors inducing the onset and active condition of AOSD in Chinese population , and identify the new high specific and sensitive markers of AOSD

The purpose of this study is to analyze the frequency of the formation of antibodies against three different anti-TNF biologic agents used for the therapy of juvenile idiopathic arthritis.