Active clinical trials for "Spondylarthritis"

Axial spondyloarthritis is an inflammatory disease characterized by the involvement of the sacroiliac joints and the spine. Disease activity and structural changes are determined by using physical examination, imaging studies, laboratory parameters, and patient-reported indices. Among laboratory studies, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and c-reactive protein (CRP) are the most commonly utilized parameters. However, the level of ESR and CRP are inadequate in demonstrating disease activity and inflammation compared to other diseases. In this study, the investigators aimed to analyze and compare the systemic inflammatory index (SII), which is a hematologic parameter between subjects with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, and healthy controls. Secondarily, the relationship between disease activity and enthesitis score and SII scores in patients with radiographic and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis will be investigated.

The aim of this study is to constitute a biobank for patients followed in the Rheumatology center of Toulouse University Hospital for a chronic inflammatory rheumatism including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spondyloarthritis(SpA), and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or a chronic bone disease including osteoporosis in order to identify biomarkers associated with therapeutic response.

The management of chronic inflammatory rheumatism, including spondyloarthritis (SpA), has been revolutionized in recent decades with the arrival of biological therapy. The success of the current therapeutic strategy is also based on therapeutic compliance. If therapeutic adherence in rheumatoid arthritis patient (RA) is only 66%, it seems even worse in SpA. Few studies report quantitatively the adherence of SpA patients, as well as the predictive or associated factors. The objective of this study is to assess the patient adherence to biologics in patients with axial SpA (SpAax), and to investigate factors influencing this adherence, in particular the association with vaccination coverage, dietary behavior, and digital health tools.

The aim of this study is to define structural damage to the manubriosternal joint (MST) in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) by comparing its CT scan aspects between a population of patients with radiographic (axSpA) and a control population free of chronic inflammatory rheumatism.

Patient preference and experience can impact patients' adherence and persistence regarding a treatment, especially when switching. A number of factors contribute to this, including their beliefs, fears, expectations, and overall knowledge. This is compounded by the fact that many switched patients are not trained on how to use the new injection device. Specifically, some patients report a degraded experience with current adalimumab biosimilars (40mg/0.8mL) as compared to the originator: injections appear more painful and seem to cause more bruising. Indeed, treatment-related factors such as treatment volume or the presence of citrate have the potential to negatively impact patient experience and contribute to local reactions at or around the injection site, such as pain and swelling. Yuflyma® (CT-P17 adalimumab), developed by Celltrion Inc., is a biosimilar of the anti-TNF treatment adalimumab, having obtained a marketing authorisation from the European Commission on 11th February 2021 (addressed to Celltrion Healthcare). Yuflyma® is the first high-concentration adalimumab biosimilar (40mg/0.4mL) available in France, which makes the product similar to the currently available adalimumab originator formula in terms of drug concentration. Studying patient experience over the course of a switch involves querying patients at the time of prescription, while they are still under the previous treatment, and for the following 3 months, during which they have been able to pick up their prescribed medication from a pharmacy and have started using the new treatment. Describing patient experience over the course of a switch from another adalimumab (originator or biosimilar) to Yuflyma® would contribute to identifying significant factors which contribute to patient experience and satisfaction. Our primary objective is to assess patients' overall satisfaction with the injection after the switch to the high-concentration adalimumab biosimilar Yuflyma®, at 3 months following the initiation, compared to their experience with the previous adalimumab. Overall satisfaction with the injection (7-level likert) before initiation Overall satisfaction with the injection (7-level likert) 3 months after initiation

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Chronic inflammatory rheumatism and inflammation can increase the risk of cardiovascular problems. Indeed, these diseases can increase the risk of myocardial infarction. The objective of this project is a better understanding and preventing the risk of cardiovascular problems in chronic inflammatory rheumatism through the study on the long-term flexibility of the arteries, blood markers of cardiovascular risk and muscle mass.

This is an observational, prospective primary data collection study. The duration of observation is 2 years after study enrolment date. Disease and treatment history will be retrospectively reviewed from medical record at enrollment with no time limits for the key diagnosis of enrolment (plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthropathy).

This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated the safety and efficacy of tocilizumab (RoActemra/Actemra) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who had an inadequate response to previous tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonist therapy. Patients were randomized to receive tocilizumab at a dose of either 8 mg/kg or 4 mg/kg intravenously (iv) or placebo every 4 weeks for 24 weeks. The double-blind treatment period was followed by open-label treatment with tocilizumab 8 mg/kg iv every 4 weeks until Week 104 for all patients. This study and all further clinical development of tocilizumab AS was halted after a review of 12-week data from Study NA22823, a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study in TNF antagonist naïve AS patients, failed to demonstrate efficacy.

ABY-035-204 is a clinical study to assess the efficacy of IL-17 blocker ABY-035 in ankylosing spondylitis(AS). The primary objective is to estimate the relationship between different dose regimens of ABY-035 and clinical response as assessed by Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society 40 (ASAS40) response at Week 16 in subjects with active AS.