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Filter by:It has been reported recently that the detection of synovitis by ultrasonography was more sensitive than clinical examination (Wakefield et al. Ann Rheum Dis). An OMERACT and EULAR working party recently produced guidelines on the best way to record and score quantitatively synovitis of the small joints of the hands and feet (Wakefield R, D'Agostino MA). It has also been presumed recently that ultrasonography was more sensitive to changes than clinical examination after anti-TNF treatment (Ref. Taylor et al). If this better sensitivity to change were to be confirmed, ultrasonography would be preferred to clinical examination in studies evaluating new treatments. In everyday practice, better intrinsic validity of the evaluation of synovitis by ultrasonography would lead to widespread use of this technique in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis patients. Objective of this study is to compare the sensitivity to change in synovitis score according to the monitoring method used (clinical examination versus ultrasonography).
The objective of this study is to compare in Chinese subjects with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) the efficacy and safety in this subject population of 50 mg once-weekly injections of etanercept versus placebo in subjects receiving methotrexate. This is a multi-center, double-blind, randomized, parallel and placebo-controlled outpatient study. Approximately 150 subjects will participate in this study for about 18 weeks including a screening period up to 4 weeks, 12-week treatment period, and a 2-week follow-up period at approximately 25 sites.
This is a Phase III, open-label study of a total of approximately 560 subjects with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have had an inadequate response to one or more disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Enrollment in the study was conducted in two stages. In Stage I of the study, approximately 400 subjects receiving non-biological DMARDs (with the exception of methotrexate [MTX] monotherapy or MTX and leflunomide combination therapy) were enrolled. In Stage II of the study, approximately 160 subjects receiving a Federal Drug Administration-approved biological DMARD at the time of screening were enrolled.
This is an observational study designed to follow patients with RA who have had an inadequate response to one or more anti-TNF therapies and who will receive Rituxan. Approximately 1000 patients in the United States with RA who have had an inadequate response to anti-TNF therapies and who will receive Rituxan therapy will be recruited. There is no protocol mandated treatment assignment in this study. Patients will be evaluated and treated according to their physician's standard practice and discretion.
The purpose of this study is to compare two aggressive drug regimens for children with poly-juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and extended oligo JIA.
The purpose of this study is to determine if PLA-695 changes the blood concentrations of methotrexate when administered together.
Ancillary study to the Etanercept protocol 20060104. Subjects have been asked to provide additional blood samples for further assessment.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy, safety, and tolerability of roxithromycin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Carpometacarpal Thumb Arthritis is a disease caused by different factors and attacks mainly woman older than 50 years. The signs and symptoms consist in pain, swelling, joint instability, deformity and loss of motion. Some evidence has shown that splinting of the thumb may be of benefit. There are two methods of splinting: The first is Standard Neoprene wrap-on thumb support (in which the finger is kept in the same position with in a standard Neoprene thumb splint). The second is Thermoplast Short Opponens splint (This splint is custom-made and the thumb is use as a template to design the splint). The purpose of this study is to test and evaluate these two protocols of splinting and assess which one helps or works better in patients with thumb arthritis.
Aim of the study was to investigate the effectiveness (functional ability and physical capacity) and safety (disease activity and damage of the joints) of long-term high-intensity weight-bearing exercises in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).The training proved to be safe and effective.