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Clinical trialNCT02064400CompletedObservational

Pilot Study of Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis

SponsorNewcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS TrustEnrollment17Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Summary

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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.
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Investigators

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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United Kingdom
  • Musculoskeletal Outpatient Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study — it may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
28 Feb 2014
Primary completion
31 Jul 2014
Completion
31 Jul 2014
Last update posted
26 Jun 2015
Registered enrollment
17
Registry id
NCT02064400
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