Active clinical trials for "Spondylarthritis"

The aim is to do a French linguistic validation of three questionnaires used in axial Spondyloarthritis (BASFI, BAS-G, Dougados Functional Index). In order to validate the questionnaires, a prospective, qualitative, observational and monocentric study will be conducted.

The aim of the study is to determine how valuable ultrasonographic enthesitis to asssess disease activity, functionality and quality of life.

This study is to evaluate available data in Iraqi patients with ankylosing spondylitis on Enbrel treatment with regards to the impact of early treatment using data from the Baghdad Teaching Hospital registry

This study aims to test whether a new instrument (questionnaire) is useful for identifying patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

The purpose of this study is to assess whether or not adalimumab (Humira®) can influence pain medication in participants with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with or without comorbidities, which do not constitute a contraindication for adalimumab as stated in the released summary of product characteristics. Therefore it shall be evaluated if pain medication which is used in these participants is changed, reduced or stopped due to adalimumab treatment.

This observational study is in line with the German educational plan with the aim to implement a tool to increase and monitor the awareness of tuberculosis screening and to reinforce the patient eligibility for a treatment with Remicade according to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPc).

The purpose of this study is to determine possible alterations in cardiac function in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis under anti-TNF therapy, without clinical heart disfunction at baseline, using highly sensitive non-invasive methods.

This study will explore how genes-units of heredity-may influence the severity of ankylosing spondylitis. It will examine whether some genes may cause people with ankylosing spondylitis to have more rapid fusion of the bones of the spine, more difficulty performing daily activities, or be more likely to need joint surgery. Patients who developed ankylosing spondylitis after age 16 and have had the disease for 20 years or more may be eligible for this study. The onset of disease is dated to the first appearance of symptoms of inflammatory low back pain or restricted spinal motion. Patients with a spondyloarthropathy other than AS may not enroll. Participants will complete a brief medical history and physical exam. They will fill out a 30-minute questionnaire that includes questions on demographics (such as age, ethnicity, marital status, etc.), medication history, work history, hip surgeries, and assessment of functional disability. Fifty milliliters (about 3-1/3 tablespoons) of blood will be drawn for gene testing, and X-rays will be taken of the pelvis, lower back, and neck, if recent X-rays (within 1 year) are not available. Women of childbearing age will have a urine pregnancy test before having X-rays.

The objectives of this prospective observational study is to explore 1-year clinical response via both Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) after initiation of adalimumab therapy in AS patients from routine clinical practices in Taiwan.

The project proposes to evaluate a strategy for prioritizing teleconsultation for patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemia. This selection will be done through telephone contact by medical students, supervised by residents and rheumatologists on a patient database. The other objectives are to assess the impact of the pandemia on the physical and mental health of patients classified as being at risk