Ultrasound Efficacy in Moderate Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Conditions studied: Rheumatoid Arthritis

In brief

The objectives of this research study are to determine the frequency of low synovitis scores by ultrasound in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in moderate or high disease activity and to compare physician treatment recommendations for patients before versus after receiving ultrasound results. Participants will answer questionnaires about their disease activity and complete a musculoskeletal ultrasound in accordance with the study procedures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04662359

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

18

Starts

2021-03-03

Expected to finish

2022-12-10

Last updated by the study team

2024-04-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients must meet the American College of Rheumatology's 2010 criteria for rheumatoid arthritis. They must be undergoing treatment with a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug, and their Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) must be greater than 10 while their swollen joint count must be less than or equal to two.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with evidence of large joint (knee, hip, shoulder, elbow) disease activity, including warmth and swelling, and patients who have had a joint MRI or musculoskeletal ultrasound in the past 3 months will not be eligible to participate in the study.

Where it is running

• Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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