Active clinical trials for "Arthritis, Juvenile"

This study will determine the incidences of infections and malignancies among JIA patients treated with abatacept

The objective of this study is to assess persistence, adherence and changes in disease activity in the children population of juvenile arthritis patients treated with adalimumab (HUMIRA®) in the routine clinical settings in the Russian Federation.

According to the International League of Associations for Rheumatology classification, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) comprises a heterogeneous group of arthritis of unknown cause and with onset before 16 years of age, characterized by joint inflammation lasting for 6 or more weeks. Few studies exist regarding the care experience of children affected by this rheumatic condition. On the other hand, methotrexate and biologics constitute the primary treatment for children with JIA. As with adults undergoing the same treatment, adherence is critical. Difficulties for children to take the drugs have been reported. Notwithstanding, if adherence promotion in pediatric chronic conditions has been the subject of recommendations with regard to care management, the investigators lack information to understand the grounds for adherence specifically in JIA. In order to understand and decipher the parent-child adherence mechanisms and practices, the RUMAJI study will be conducted. Indeed, improving the relational approach between children and their caregivers as well as unrestricted drug adherence involves researching and understanding how appropriation of the disease and treatment could be achieved.

Diagnostic Validation Study of a Test Based on the Analysis of the Proteome by Mass Spectrometry for the Diagnosis of Septic Arthritis in Children Under 16 Years of Age

Purpose and aims This as a pilot study that aims to investigate which inflammatory biomarkers can be found in saliva in children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). The hypothesis is that children with JIA will show a different pattern of inflammatory biomarkers in saliva than healthy Children. The null hypothesis is that there are no differences.

This project seeks to collect data on healthcare utilization and expenditure rates in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) patients from across the US, correlate these costs with disease activity and outcome measures and determine methods by which to reduce the economic impact while improving outcomes.

The purpose of this study is to analyse the usability of ultrasonography together with biomarkers in the investigation of patients diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The investigators hypothesize that serum and urine markers of cartilage and bone synthesis and degradation, together with ultrasound measurements of joint cartilage thickness, are useful tools in the early evaluation of JIA patients, - as diagnostic, prognostic and monitoring methods.

Application for Compassionate Use of Tocilizumab in a Boy with Severe Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Unresponsive to All Licensed Medications.

The purpose of this study is to compare healthy children to children who have a chronic illness called Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). JIA is a childhood disease that causes swollen joints that are often stiff and painful. JIA affects about 1 in 1,000 children age 16 and younger.

Aims of the study: to study the incidence rate of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and it's clinical subtypes in Estonia for the years 1998-2000; to examine the course and short-term clinical outcome of JIA. Method: a prospective population-based study carried on in 14 counties of Estonia