Active clinical trials for "Spondylitis"

The purpose of this study is to understand the safety and effectiveness of infliximab when used in clinical practice. This is a post-marketing surveillance study.

This registry is a multi-center, prospective, longitudinal, observational program that will gather and analyse data on participants treated with infliximab, golimumab, golimumab Intravenous (I.V) or ustekinumab. Treatment will be prescribed by the physician according to actual clinical practice or standard of care for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) , Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA); there will be no randomized assignments to treatment. At baseline and approximately every 6 months thereafter, information will be collected to assess safety, clinical outcomes, quality of life, comorbidities, pharmacoeconomics and treatment regimens among cohorts of participants receiving infliximab, golimumab, golimumab I.V or ustekinumab for the treatment of RA, AxSpA and PsA.

This study is a population-based cohort of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) from general medical practices in the UK, France, and Germany with a nested case control component to assess associations between drug exposures of interest and clinical outcomes relevant to patients using cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors / nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). The main objective of the study is to describe in European participants with AS: 1) the use of etoricoxib 2) characteristics of those who use etoricoxib. 3) the safety profile of etoricoxib and other anti-inflammatory therapies with respect to specific clinical outcomes of interest relative to non-use of these medications and relative to each other.

The aim of this study is to examine the associations between inflammatory disease activity and endothelial function in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis patients treated with methotrexate and Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNFalpha)inhibitor in combination or methotrexate or TNFalpha-inhibitor alone. Further, to look for improvement in endothelial function, and decrease in bone and cartilage destruction during treatment with the combination therapy of TNFalpha-inhibitor and methotrexate in RA and Psoriatic Arthritis (PSA) patients. Last, examine the TNFalpha inhibitors influence on endothelial function and levels of bone and cartilage markers in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS).

This study will evaluate: 1) whether computed tomography (CT) scanning is better than regular x-rays for measuring changes in the stiffness, or fusion, of the spine in patients with ankylosing spondylitis; and 2) if CT can be used to determine how fast extra bone forms in the spine of these patients. Better ways to measure spinal fusion are needed to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of medicines in slowing or stopping its progression. CT uses x-rays to provide detailed pictures of the inside of the body and are valuable for detecting spinal abnormalities because of the precision with which it can show these structures. For the procedure, the patient lies on a table that moves into a large, donut-shaped scanner that can move around the body to take pictures at different angles, which are viewed on a computer monitor. Patients 18 years of age and older with ankylosing spondylitis who are not currently taking or planning to receive treatment with anti-TNF alpha medications (etanercept, infliximab, adalimumab) for 1 year may be eligible for this study. Participants have eight clinic visits, scheduled at study entry and at 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 48 months, at the NIH Clinical Center for the following procedures: Clinical assessment (all visits) - includes medical history and physical examination, measurement of spine flexibility with a tape measure and protractor, symptoms questionnaire Blood tests for measures of inflammation, including red blood cell sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein level (all visits) Urine pregnancy test in women of child-bearing age (visits 1, 4, 7, 8) X-rays of the pelvis, low back, and neck (visits 1, 4, 7) X-ray of the low back (visit 8) CT scan of the low back (visits 1, 4, 7) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the low back (visits 1, 4) - MRI combines a powerful magnet with an advanced computer system and radio waves to produce accurate, detailed pictures of organs and tissues. The patient lies on a table in a narrow cylinder containing a magnetic field, wearing earplugs to muffle loud noises that occur with electrical switching of the magnetic fields. He or she can speak with a staff member via an intercom system at all times during the procedure. During the scan, a contrast dye (gadolinium) is injected into the bloodstream through a catheter (plastic tube inserted in a vein) to brighten the images. In addition, participants will complete a symptoms questionnaire by mail every 4 months for 2 years between visits 7 and 8. ...

This study is a non-interventional, longitudinal and non-confirmatory study to compare an active supervised training (AST) with standard of care (SOC) physiotherapy in patients with axial spondyloarthritis and stable response to adalimumab (HUMIRA®) with respect to health-related outcomes. The primary objective is the improvement in spinal mobility after a 6 month training program.

The investigators hypothesize that the T1 Dixon post-Gadolinium and T2 Dixon sequences will show good diagnostic performances for active sacroiliitis compared to the reference test (Short tau inversion recovery) and clinical-biological criteria, which will allow a better diagnosis of active sacroiliitis

A safety and feasibility study of free-run and stimulated corporal electromyography (EMG) to assess autonomic neural function during spinal and/or pelvic surgery in women and men.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of acupuncture in treating chronic low-back pain

Assessing the efficacy and tolerability of methotrexate 15mg sc in the first month of treatment- if well tolerated methotrexate 20mg sc in the following 3 months in patients with active anklyosing spondylitis