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Filter by:In this study, efficacy of methylprednisolone in reduction of signs and symptoms (back pain, stiffness, joint pain and swelling) of active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) will be investigated. It is expected, that a single dose of methylprednisolone 500 mg given intravenously at baseline will lead to a rapid reduction of symptoms of active AS, which can be seen already 2 weeks after drug administration.
Preliminary data following a pilot study from our institution confirms the ability of 99mTc-glucosamine (99mTc-ECDG) to differentiate between active, subclinical and quiescent disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma lung, and vasculitis. We propose to extend these findings and further evaluate this imaging modality for its clinical utility, limitations, and application. An unacceptably high level of morbidity exists amongst patients suffering from rheumatic disease. This is often the result of mild disease being missed or misdiagnosed, and therapy inordinately delayed or inappropriate. The currently used therapeutic agents themselves have associated side-effects adding to unfavourable clinical outcomes. There is therefore a need for a superior, less expensive and more easily accessible imaging modality to assess the degree of inflammation to guide the clinician. Glucosamine is absorbed and metabolised in a manner not too dissimilar to that of glucose, and it can be readily labelled to form 99mTc-ECDG. Scans can be acquired within 3 hours of intravenous administration of this agent, accurately depicting sites of active inflammation/disease. HYPOTHESIS Glucose is a vital cellular substrate that accumulates at inflamed tissues because of the greater metabolic needs of the cells during active disease. Glucosamine, being an analogue of glucose, is metabolised more quickly in inflamed than non-inflamed tissue and thus 99mTc-ECDG scintigraphy like 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG-PET) scintigraphy allows for detection of active inflammation. Unlike current bone scans this agent has the sensitivity to detect subclinical inflammatory disease that would in turn provide essential information to ensure accurate diagnosis and treatment.
This is the first study of oral tofacitinib in adults with active ankylosing spondylitis. It is designed to obtain information on the efficacy and safety of 3 different doses of tofacitinib.
The purpose of this non-interventional, multicenter, post-marketing observational study (PMOS) was to assess rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), plaque psoriasis (PS), Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) patients' adherence attitudes (beliefs) to maintenance therapy with adalimumab monotherapy or combination therapy with methotrexate (in participants with RA) and to investigate whether there were correlations between such beliefs and adherence to maintenance treatment.
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a disease that represents a considerable economic burden to the health care system as well as the whole society. The introduction of biologic therapy, though allowing for superior clinical and work productivity outcomes, has significantly increased direct medical costs of AS. Therefore it is important to weight the benefits against the costs to gain a basis for decisions on health care resource allocation. Due to differences in the health care systems, health insurance and general country settings, health economic data cannot be generalized across countries. Such data is generally lacking in Central and Eastern European countries, especially in the field of rheumatology. This study will evaluate selected health care resource utilization and productivity losses in patients with AS during and before the treatment with adalimumab in clinical practice. The impact of adalimumab therapy on the extent of outpatient attendance, hospitalizations and sick leave, which could be influenced by relatively short-term adalimumab therapy, will be taken into account, and in relation to treatment response. There is no published data on the impact of adalimumab therapy on hospitalizations and outpatient attendance in patients with AS. Further, data on health care resource utilization and sick leave before and during adalimumab therapy could be translated into financial cost estimates (potential cost savings) by each participating country, based on their own country specific cost per resource.
1. Our hypotheses on the relationship between periodontitis and AS are as follows; - The prevalence of periodontitis is higher in AS patients group than that of non-AS control group - Anti-TNF-α therapy would favorably affect the disease course of periodontitis. 2. Based on our hypotheses, the specific objectives of the present proposal are as follows; - The primary objective is to compare the prevalence rate of periodontitis between AS patient group and non-AS group. - The secondary objectives will be: - To observe the carriage rate of P. gingivalis in AS and non-AS groups - To identify clinical parameters associated with the severity of periodontitis in AS group. - To compare the progression of periodontitis at weeks 12 and 24 between AS and non-AS groups or between AS patients with and without anti-TNF-α treatment
The investigators will recruit active ankylosing spondylitis patients for injection treatment of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (a prospective, open-label, masculine medicine controlled(NSAIDs), clinical trial), and collect their Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte (PBMCs) and sera before and after the treatment of 24 weeks to test the gene expression profiles and study related pathogenesis of AS
Analysis of effect of anti-TNFα treatment on HBV reactivation among patients with systemic rheumatic disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of golimumab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis among Filipino patients.
To evaluate the effects of stretching exercise in patients with ankylosing spondylitis at quality of life, functional capacity in patients with BASDAI lower than 4.Evaluate 40 patients with the diagnose of ankylosing spondylitis according to the criteria of the American College of rheumatology provenient from FMUSP at Clinical Hospital of São Paulo.