View clinical trials related to Scleroderma, Systemic.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to assess whether skin biopsy specimens from patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) can be used as biomarkers (measures of activity and type) of disease to predict response to various experimental treatments. There are various experimental treatments being used in the treatment of slceroderma, but there is no way to predict response to any given therapy. The investigators will use DNA microarray to analyze the changes in gene expression in skin biopsies in response to various treatments. Our hypothesis is that the investigators will see changes in gene expression in response to various treatments that will give us insight into the cause of scleroderma. The investigators predict that they will be able to use this information to predict which experimental treatments will be beneficial to individual patients
Autoimmune diseases present a special challenge to clinicians and the aim of this protocol is to serve as a last-line effort for patients with unmanageable disease. The primary purpose of this study is to assess feasibility in terms of toxicity and engraftment of a less toxic, nonablative conditioning regimen of Campath-1H, moderate dose fludarabine, and cyclophosphamide for patients with severe autoimmune diseases.
This study will assess the pharmacokinetic and safety profile of treprostinil following fixed and escalating doses of treprostinil diethanolamine SR tablets. Open-label, two-part study assessing the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of oral treprostinil diethanolamine SR. Cohort 1: single 1 mg treprostinil diethanolamine SR dose. Cohort 2: escalating doses of treprostinil diethanolamine SR up to a target dose of 4 mg BID.
This open label extension trial will allow ongoing treatment of subjects who participated in the randomized controlled trials, and will provide long term information about the safety of treprostinil diethanolamine SR in subjects with SSc and digital ulcers.
Aim: Determination of frequency and nature of coronary involvement (including epicardial and microvascular) among scleroderma patients referred for right heart catheterization.
This study will evaluate the effect of treprostinil diethanolamine (UT-15C) sustained release tablets(compared to placebo) on digital ulcers in patients with scleroderma. Treprostinil diethanolamine is an analog of prostacyclin. Prostacyclin is a naturally occuring substance produced by the cells of blood vessels that inhibits platelet aggregation, induces vasodilation, and suppresses smooth muscle proliferation. Improvement in blood flow in lower limbs and fingers would be anticipated to result in a reduction in ischemic pain, Raynaud's phenomenon and promote healing of digital ulcers and other ischemic wounds.
To study the safety and tolerability of a hyperimmune goat serum product (AIMSPRO) in the treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc) through a period of 26 weeks of study participation. The secondary objective of the study is to assess the efficacy of AIMSPRO as a therapeutic agent for SSc using inter alia the SSc-HAQ questionnaire and the modified Rodnan skin score.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety of Dasatininb in the treatment of scleroderma pulmonary interstitial fibrosis.
Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis, is a chronic connective tissue disease generally classified as one of the autoimmune rheumatic diseases. The disease is characterized by thickening and fibrosis skin, affecting vessels and many organs such as the esophagus, stomach, bowls, lung, heart and kidney. The exact cause or causes of scleroderma are still unknown, but scientists and medical investigators in a wide variety of fields are working hard to make those determinations. It is known that scleroderma involves overproduction of collagen. FLICKMAN et al, in 1973 published an article about the role of lidocaine at prolyl-hydroxylase activity decrease, which is an important enzyme of collagen production. Until now, there is only a case series showing the improvement of thickening skin (75%) and esophagus symptoms (66%) after intravenous lidocaine 2% during 10 days. So it is necessary a RCT to prove these findings.
This is a research study of an investigational drug called ambrisentan (Letairis) in the treatment and prevention of digital ulcers in patients with systemic sclerosis.