Pilot Study of Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Pilot Study of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Assessment in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Little is currently known as to the predictive value of ultrasound in guiding the decision to taper drug treatment in patients with stable rheumatoid arthritis, nor the influence that patients' views and opinions regarding their medications may have upon this. In this study, patients with stable rheumatoid arthritis will undergo a simple examination of their joints to look for any swelling or tenderness followed by an ultrasound scan to look for joint inflammation. Half of the patients will also complete an interview to assess their views and opinions of arthritis drug treatment. The study will be completed in a single patient visit - no invasive tests will be performed, and no changes to treatment will be made.
This study is being conducted as part of a Masters degree from Newcastle University. The results of this study will be used to inform the feasibility of inclusion of ultrasound assessment within the design of a future PhD study to investigate potential markers of remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
연구 개요
연구 유형
등록 (실제)
연락처 및 위치
연구 장소
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Newcastle upon Tyne, 영국, NE7 7DN
- Musculoskeletal Outpatient Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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참여기준
자격 기준
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연구 대상 성별
샘플링 방법
연구 인구
설명
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis with symptom onset at least 12 months previously
- Current disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy or biologic therapy
- Currently stable arthritis defined as no change in DMARD treatment over previous 6 months, and no use of steroids (enteral, parenteral or intra-articular) over previous 6 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Current or recent (within 4 months) participation within another clinical trial
공부 계획
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디자인 세부사항
코호트 및 개입
그룹/코호트 |
개입 / 치료 |
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Observational study group
Musculoskeletal ultrasound (all patients) and semi-structured patient interview (anticipated maximum 15 patients)
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7-joint musculoskeletal ultrasound scan
Semi-structured patient interview
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연구는 무엇을 측정합니까?
주요 결과 측정
결과 측정 |
측정값 설명 |
기간 |
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Evidence of reliability of intra- and inter-rater ultrasound agreement for power Doppler synovitis score
기간: At recruitment
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Defined as Kappa statistic of at least 0.4.
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At recruitment
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2차 결과 측정
결과 측정 |
측정값 설명 |
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Qualitative data relating to patients' views and opinions of their arthritis medication
기간: At recruitment
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Based upon data collected by a semi-structured interview approach and analysed using standard qualitative techniques.
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At recruitment
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Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI)
기간: At recruitment
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At recruitment
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Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS-28)
기간: At recruitment
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At recruitment
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Disease Activity Score (DAS)
기간: At recruitment
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At recruitment
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공동 작업자 및 조사자
수사관
- 수석 연구원: John D Isaacs, PhD, MB BS, Newcastle University
간행물 및 유용한 링크
연구 기록 날짜
연구 주요 날짜
연구 시작
기본 완료 (실제)
연구 완료 (실제)
연구 등록 날짜
최초 제출
QC 기준을 충족하는 최초 제출
처음 게시됨 (추정)
연구 기록 업데이트
마지막 업데이트 게시됨 (추정)
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