Active clinical trials for "Arthritis, Rheumatoid"

To investigate if electronic reporting of patient reported outcome measures from home is comparable to the traditional touch-screen solution to hospital among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis

This study is to investigate and describe the treatment patterns and effect of tofacitinib indicators for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) assessing real world patient data entered in the Corrona RA Registry on or after November 2012

It is hypothesized that patients prescribed tofacitinib 11 mg Modified Release (MR) formulation once daily (QD) will achieve similar benefit to those prescribed tofacitinib 5 mg twice a day (BID) dosage in real world use. This study will therefore seek to compare the effectiveness of the MR 11 mg QD regimen to the IR 5 mg BID regimen for the treatment of RA in a real-world registry of RA patients.

Due to the Covid-19 worldwide outbreak, fragile patients with immune diseases, notably rheumatoid arthritis (RA), have to be even more specifically and carefully followed-up. However, it has been shown that false postive serological results often occured while detecting antibodies directed against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with positive rheumatodoid factor (RF). The investigators propose here to investigated this issue. Therefore, the investigators will test three different immunoassays on this specific population. The investigators aim to establish these assays specificity and the levels of RF for which there is a risk of anti-SARS-CoV-2 false positivity and thus ensure a better follow-up of RA patients. The RF isotype will be analysed to determine whether there is a correlation and the impact of the presence of anti-CCP (citrullinated cyclic antipeptide antibodies) will be studied and assessed.

The revolution in treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has transformed patient outcomes, but many patients continue to experience life disabling pain. Even those who achieve full disease remission with state-of-the-art treatments report substantially higher levels of pain when compared to the general population. Researchers believe this disconnect is due to the existence of pain sources that are in addition to those present in the joints. In particular, the central nervous system (CNS) may have an important role in determining RA pain. According to a recent study, RA patients who received treatment with Olumiant (a Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitor that works by interfering with the inflammatory processes that lead to the symptoms of RA) reported better and quicker pain improvements compared to those receiving other types of therapy. However, this could not be explained by levels of peripheral inflammation alone and remains to be fully understood. Investigators think this improvement may be related to the role of the JAK pathway in the brain and that inhibition of this pathway with Olumiant could normalise brain connectivity in respect to pain processing. Advanced brain scanning methods have already helped to identify specific regions of the brain that are thought to be important in pain processing and peripheral inflammation; a) enhanced functional connectivity between the Default Mode Network (DMN) and insula and b) enhanced functional connectivity between the Dorsal Attention Network (DAN) and the left inferior parietal lobule (LIPL). This study aims to elucidate the mechanisms of analgesic action of Olumiant by examining changes in functional connectivity and glutamate levels within the CNS and exploring the relationship between MRI markers, pain, clinical phenotype and peripheral immune markers.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, autoimmune, systemic inflammatory disease with a prevalence of approximately 1%. With a lifetime development rate of 3.6%, rheumatoid arthritis is seen 1.7% more in women than in men. Although there are no diagnostic criteria for rheumatoid arthritis, ACR / EULAR 2010 classification criteria are frequently used in diagnosis. Symptom duration, number of swollen joints, acute phase reactants and serology are used in these criteria. Fibromyalgia syndrome is characterized by chronic widespread pain, fatigue, exercise disorders and cognitive impairment. Although the prevalence of fibromyalgia syndrome in the general population is between 2-4%, it is one of the most common conditions encountered by rheumatologists. A treat to target strategy is recommended in rheumatoid arthritis disease management. This approach suggests close monitoring of disease activity and treatment change in cases where the goal is not achieved. The prevalence of fibromyalgia in rheumatoid arthritis patients was found to be 5-52% in meta-analyzes due to the heterogeneity of fibromyalgia criteria used in studies. This study, it was aimed to evaluate the effect of secondary fibromyalgia syndrome, which is frequently found in rheumatoid arthritis and characterized by symptoms such as fatigue and widespread pain, on rheumatoid arthritis disease activation and patients' quality of life.

It can be assumed that there is a link between what the patient feels and thinks about his medication and objective measures of disease activity and safety.

This study is a non-confirmatory post-marketing observational study to explore and describe the effectiveness of adalimumab on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment course and participant satisfaction over time in context with utilization of a patient support program (PSP). The core elements of the PSP were call centers (in and outbound)/hotlines, nursing services, starter packs, provision of educational materials (print and digital) regarding RA and adalimumab, and injection guides. Other elements of the PSP, which varied between countries, included (but were not limited to) refill reminders, email contacts, support groups, and newsletters.

This open-label, retrospective, observational study will evaluate the compliance to RoActemra/Actemra (tocilizumab) therapy in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. Six months data will be collected from patients records.

This is a single-arm, multi-center, prospective cohort study (post-marketing observational study). The observation period for each participant is 48 weeks. This study is designed to provide additional data on treatment effects of adalimumab during 48 weeks of treatment in patients with RA under conditions of routine rheumatology care. Course of work productivity and work ability, the course of health-related quality of life, and changes in functionality during 48 weeks treatment with adalimumab are to be documented.