Active clinical trials for "Arthritis"

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the improvements in signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for fostamatinib compared to placebo or adalimumab in patients who are Disease-Modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) naïve, DMARD intolerant or have had an inadequate response to DMARDs. The study will last for approximately six months

The primary purpose of this study is to help answer if LY2127399 is safe and effective in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in participants with an inadequate response to one or more tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors. This study is comprised of 2 periods: Period 1: 24-week blinded treatment Period 2: 48-week post-treatment follow-up

The study will examine the safety and effectiveness of AMG 827 for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis

This study is designed to determine if one anaesthetic modality, either motor sparing nerve block or peri-articular local infiltration anaesthesia with infusion, is superior in providing postoperative analgesia following total knee joint arthroplasty and if the efficacy of analgesia affects TKA outcomes. These outcomes include pain and function for a period of up to 3 months, narcotic consumption, and specific non-pain complications, including cardiac, respiratory, central nervous system, thromboembolism, infection, nausea and vomiting and urinary retention. Economic outcomes will also be examined, including length of hospital stay, direct health care costs and patient satisfaction.

This is a multi-national, multi-centre, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized, 4-arm parallel group trial, comparing three different dose levels (80 mg, 160 mg and 320 mg) of veltuzumab to placebo, administered weekly (days 1, 8, 15 and 22) by subcutaneous (sc) injection to subjects with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (cumulative veltuzumab doses 320 mg, 640 mg, and 1280 mg, respectively). All subjects will be on continued stable co-medication with methotrexate (MTX).

This randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel group study will assess the efficacy and safety of rituximab [MabThera/Rituxan] in patients with severe active rheumatoid arthritis refractory to at least one anti-TNF treatment, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the hand for efficacy measurement. Patients will be randomized to receive 2 intravenous infusions 14 days apart of either 1000mg MabThera (group A) or placebo (group B). All patients will receive methotrexate 10-25mg weekly. Patients in group A demonstrating clinical response at week 24 may receive further cycles of MabThera, patients in group B without clinical response will also be treated with active MabThera. Anticipated time on study treatment is up to 2 years. Target sample size is <50 patients.

A 3-year open-label trial for patients who previously participated in Trial Hx-CD20-403 and who fulfill the eligibility criteria for this trial (GEN413) . Th e primary purpose of the trial is to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of repeated courses ( a maximum of 9 treatment courses) of ofatumumab in RA patients who previously received ofatumumab or placebo in Trial Hx-CD20-403.

This is an extension study for subjects who participated in Protocol 20090061 (NCT00950989). All subjects in this study will receive a 210mg injection of AMG827 for treatment for their Rheumatoid Arthritis for up to 5 years.

To evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of CP-195543 and celecoxib dual therapy in subjects with rheumatoid arthritis

The investigators hypothesize that the anabolic effects of Genotropin (somatropin) will improve the height and weight of children with inflammatory based chronic illness who have failed to grow despite receiving adequate nutrition. The investigators will test the hypothesis by treating 32 chronically ill children (16 JRA and 16 Crohn's) with growth hormone (GH) for 12 months and comparing them to baseline.