Active clinical trials for "Spondylitis"

The most common pain-relievers used by patients with rheumatic disorders are called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). These drugs are effective and well documented, but they can cause ulcers and gastrointestinal side effects. Vimovo™ is a tablet containing naproxen (NSAID) and a gastroprotective agent called esomeprazole. Patients with rheumatic disorders, who are at risk for developing gastrointestinal side effects, and where lower doses of naproxen or other NSAID treatment is not considered sufficient, could use this tablet. The regulatory authorities in many European countries have approved the use of Vimovo™, but they would like to understand how various factors influence the doctors' decision to prescribe the tablet and what is characterizing the patients receiving it. The aim of the study is to answer these questions.

This study aims to assess the effectiveness (specificity and sensitivity) of using magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) as a screening tool for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in patients with Crohns disease. Patients with evidence of axSpA on MRE imaging will be assessed clinically for axSpA (including a dedicated axial magnetic resonance imaging scan of the spine and sacroiliac joints) and will be compared to a group of age and sex-matched control participants with Crohn's disease but with no evidence of axSpA on MRE imaging.

A randomised, within-participants cross-over design trial including 60 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis. The participants will be randomised to data registration of patient reported outcome measures (PROM) through the DANBIO app on a smartphone first and thereafter via the touch screen solution at the rheumatology outpatient clinic or vice versa. Outcomes are the following PROM: HAQ, VAS pain, VAS fatigue, VAS global Health, BASDAI, BASFI, PASS, Anchoring question, DAS28crp and ASDAS.

The primary objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of Benepali in participants with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), including participants with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axSpA, following their transition from treatment with Enbrel. The secondary objectives of this study are to describe clinical characteristics of patients transitioned from Enbrel® to Benepali® in routine practice, to evaluate safety during and following the transition from Enbrel to Benepali and to evaluate patient-reported outcomes during and following the transition from Enbrel to Benepali.

The aim of this project is to quantify global DNA methylation in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis or Axial Spondyloarthritis as compared with control subjects.

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic dermatosis, characterized by an inflammation of the follicular epithelium in the apocrine glands. The hypothesis of a link between hidradenitis suppurativa and inflammatory rheumatism has been widely considered, with evidence in support of this theory accumulating from several case reports and small series. The most frequently cited rheumatismal disease thought to be associated with Hidradenitis suppurativa is spondyloarthritis. Taken together, these data suggest that there may a link between hidradenitis suppurativa and spondyloarthritis, but literature data are sparse, and to date, no study has investigated or demonstrated such a relation. Indeed, existing studies to date were observational, descriptive, and retrospective, and did not use modern diagnostic approaches for documenting spondyloarthritis, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or the recent classification of spondyloarthritis.

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 was a cross-sectional study conducted at National center for rheumatic diseases, Nepal on SpA patient refractory to initial treatment with conventional anti rheumatic drugs. Patients taking TNFi (tumor necrosis factor inhibitor- adalimumab or etanercept) or tofacitinib were included. Baseline demographic, socio-economic, clinical data were recorded.

The aim of this study is to investigate prevalence of neuropathic spinal pain in AS patients and it's impact on sleep quality. Moreover effects of neuropathic pain on quality of life and fatigue will be assessed.

The study is intended to provide additional post-marketing safety data regarding the use of etoricoxib for the indication of ankylosing spondylitis.