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Filter by:The objective of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled pilot study to examine the efficacy, feasibility and safety of the SystemCHANGE™(SC) health promotion and wellness program in adults with disabling conditions. Particularly, the study will focus on developing a program of research on adapting and testing SC weight management interventions in overweight and obese stroke survivors and persons with chronic inflammatory autoimmune/immune-mediated diseases, specifically those with multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Bi Syndrome is one of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)name, It means an obstruction in Chinese,and it refers the syndrome characterized by the obstruction of qi and blood in the meridians due to the invasion of external pathogenic wind,cold and dampness, manifested as soreness, pain, numb,etc. Bi Syndrome contains Rheumatoid arthritis(RA). RA is a chronic disease affecting more than 20 million people in the world.It is one of the most common forms of autoimmune disease. Xin'an Medicine is one of Traditional Chinese Medicine which originated from AnHui. Xinfeng Capsule developed according to the Xin'an medicine theory ,and it has long been adopted for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Xinfeng Capsule in the treatment of RA.
The purpose of this study is to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) techniques to look at the damage and disease activity progression in the hand and wrist joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The central hypothesis is that ongoing erosions and cartilage loss in rheumatoid arthritis are due to persistent inflammation, which is poorly detected by clinical examination and markers of systemic inflammation.
This multicenter, open-label, single arm, long-term extension study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of RoActemra/Actemra (tocilizumab) in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis who have completed the 97-week WA22762 or the 96-week NA25220 core study. Patients will receive RoActemra/Actemra 162 mg subcutaneously weekly (for patients entering from WA22762) or every two weeks (for patients entering from NA25220) for 96 weeks, with telephone call follow-up visits at Weeks 100 and 104.
This prospective, observational study will evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of RoActemra/Actemra (tocilizumab) in patients with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response or are intolerant to one or more conventional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. Data will be collected from patients initiated on RoActemra/Actemra treatment according to the local label at baseline, Weeks 4, 12 and 24, and at 3 and 6 months after the last dose of study drug.
This study will provide efficacy and safety data of the secukinumab pre-filled syringe (PFS) for subcutaneous self-administration in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis who are intolerant to or have had an inadequate response to anti-TNF-α agents.
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of denosumab and a current standard treatment on cortical and trabecular microarchitecture at the radius and second metacarpal in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with low bone mineral density using high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) during a 6-month open-label randomized controlled study. Forty ambulatory Chinese females, who consent to receive alendronate as standard treatment subjective to the randomization, will be enrolled in this study. Subjects will be randomized to 2 arms receiving: 1) subcutaneous injection of denosumab 60mg (Prolia®) every 6 months (n=20), or 2) oral alendronate weekly (Fosamax® once weekly 70 mg, n=20). In addition, all patients will be given a daily calcium supplement (1500mg caltrate /day) and 1 multivitamin tablet per day. Efficacy and safety assessment will be performed at baseline, month 3 and month 6. aBMD of lumbar spine, total hip and non-dominant distal radius will be measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and microarchitecture of bone is measured at the non-dominant distal radius and the second metacarpal bone of the non-dominant hand using HR-pQCT.
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.
Primary Objective: To assess, in the same study, the safety of sarilumab and tocilizumab in participants with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were inadequate responders to or intolerant of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients typically experience a significant loss of muscle. In healthy individuals, food supplementation with creatine (Cr) increases muscle size and improves physical function and quality of life. The aim of this study is to investigate whether RA patients may benefit similarly. 50 participants will be given a food supplement to take for 12 weeks; this supplement will either be creatine or a placebo (a regular fruit flavoured powder that has no benefits). Over 12 weeks, body fat and muscle size (body composition), physical function, and fitness (aerobic capacity of the heart and lungs to transport oxygen to the exercising muscles) will be tested. In addition, quality of life questionnaires will be completed, disease activity will be assessed and blood samples will be taken. Muscle samples (muscle biopsy) will be obtained, from those who volunteer to provide them, at baseline and post-treatment.