Chronic Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Conditions studied: Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Pain

In brief

The objective is to identify modifiable clinical factors and neurobiological pathways that lead to the development of chronic pain in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. Participants will undergo quantitative sensory testing, a type of testing that involves assessing response to well-defined, quantifiable painful stimuli, at 0, 3, and 12 months. A subset of participants will also undergo magnetic resonance imaging at 0 and 12 months to assess neuroimaging markers that have previously been shown to be involved in chronic pain.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT05038553
Run by
Northwestern University
People needed
125
Starts
2021-10-12
Expected to finish
2027-02-28
Last updated by the study team
2026-05-28

Who can join

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

Where it is running

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