- ICH GCP
- Amerikanska kliniska prövningsregistret
- Klinisk prövning NCT02064400
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.
Studieöversikt
Status
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Studietyp
Inskrivning (Faktisk)
Kontakter och platser
Studieorter
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Storbritannien, NE7 7DN
- Musculoskeletal Outpatient Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Deltagandekriterier
Urvalskriterier
Åldrar som är berättigade till studier
Tar emot friska volontärer
Kön som är behöriga för studier
Testmetod
Studera befolkning
Beskrivning
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
Studieplan
Hur är studien utformad?
Designdetaljer
Kohorter och interventioner
Grupp / Kohort |
Intervention / Behandling |
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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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Vad mäter studien?
Primära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Evidence of reliability of intra- and inter-rater ultrasound agreement for power Doppler synovitis score
Tidsram: 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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Sekundära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Qualitative data relating to patients' views and opinions of their arthritis medication
Tidsram: 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)
Tidsram: At recruitment
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At recruitment
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Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS-28)
Tidsram: At recruitment
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At recruitment
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Disease Activity Score (DAS)
Tidsram: At recruitment
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At recruitment
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Samarbetspartners och utredare
Utredare
- Huvudutredare: John D Isaacs, PhD, MB BS, Newcastle University
Publikationer och användbara länkar
Studieavstämningsdatum
Studera stora datum
Studiestart
Primärt slutförande (Faktisk)
Avslutad studie (Faktisk)
Studieregistreringsdatum
Först inskickad
Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
Första postat (Uppskatta)
Uppdateringar av studier
Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Uppskatta)
Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
Senast verifierad
Mer information
Termer relaterade till denna studie
Nyckelord
Ytterligare relevanta MeSH-villkor
Andra studie-ID-nummer
- NUTH6919
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