Active clinical trials for "Rheumatic Diseases"

The purpose of this study is to monitor the performance of the Summit™ hip in the treatment of patients with hip joint disease requiring a total hip replacement. Patients who enter the study will be evaluated at regular intervals following hip surgery using patient, clinical and x-ray assessments.

This post-market clinical follow-up study was designed to compare hip replacement outcomes of the European Hip against 3 controls (Omniflex, Zweymuller, and Spotorno), however Omniflex did not end up being used. The first patient had surgery on February 18, 2000 and the final patient had surgery on September 2, 2005. There were 317 subjects consented but only 301 had hip replacement surgery (subjects received: 220 European hips, 33 Zweymuller, and 48 Spotorno). The study took place at three sites. Each site used their standard device as the control. The Austrian site enrolled 69 European hips and 33 Zweymuller hips. 92 European hips and 48 Spotorno hips were enrolled in Germany. Finally, the site in Italy enrolled 59 European hips. Although the study protocol intended collecting DEXA and RSA outcomes, the data collected by the sites did not include these outcomes.

The investigators will pilot test a clinician-led intervention to improve medication adherence in general rheumatology clinic across a spectrum of rheumatic diseases. The study will assess feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity, and explore signal for improved medication adherence.

Brief Summary: Participants with rheumatoid arthritis with recommendation to physiotherapy. Created 2 study groups: Kinesiotherapy with static magnetic field Kinesiotherapy with low-frequency pulsed magnetic field Pulsed magnetic field give better effects then static magnetic field.

The objective of this study is to see if there is a link between air pollution and inflammatory rheumatism (rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis) To do this, the investigators are going to follow a cohort of about 200-400 patients for 6 months by means of a self-questionnaire, which the investigators ask the patient to fill in once a week on a fixed day, and opposite the corresponding week to put the letter corresponding to the question concerning the activity of your disease: 3 possible answers: A: no flare-up, B: short flare-up of 1 to 3 days, C: persistent flare-up of more than 3 days Then the investigators will collect the questionnaire at the end of these 6 months and at each visit to the consultation or day hospital (on average every 4 to 6 weeks), and they will look to see if any relapses have occurred. At the same time the investigators will calculate the disease activity score (DAS or BASDAI) to have an objective score. Then in parallel they will look at the level of exposure to air pollution according to the place of residence and work of each patient. The hypothesis is that air pollution has an influence on the activity of inflammatory rheumatism.

The study schedule consists of a Screening Period (up to 14 days), a blinded 4- week Titration-to-Effect Period with weekly visits, a blinded 4-week Maintenance Treatment Period at the optimal dose level determined for each patient, and a 1-week Follow-up Period. Eligible patients will be randomized to receive either CR845 or placebo in a 2:1 ratio. Every patient will be started on a 1-mg dose of CR845 or matching placebo. During the post-randomization Titration-to-Effect period, the dose of study drug may be increased to 2.5 mg or 5 mg in a double-blind fashion. Patients may know their dose is being changed but will not know whether they were randomization to active study drug or placebo. Approximately 330 patients will be enrolled in this study.

One common anesthetic that is performed for total knee replacement surgery is spinal anesthesia with an adductor canal regional block, which involves injecting numbing medication in the thigh region for pain control after surgery. The aim of this study is to determine whether the addition of another regional block called obturator nerve block, which involves injecting numbing medication in the upper thigh region, will improve pain control after surgery while not sacrificing mobility after surgery.

The purpose of this study to assess the MTD and Pharmacokinetics of T0001 in Healthy Adult Chinese Volunteers.

The hypothesis is that group interaction associated with individual interviews intensify the acquisition of safety skills compared to individual interviews alone in patients with CIR treated by subcutaneous biotherapies.

To investigate the effect of CTLA4-Ig (abatacept) on phenotype, transcriptional profile, B cell receptor usage and functional parameters of circulating B cells expressing anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) in patients with early, methotrexate-naïve, ACPA positive rheumatoid arthritis.