Clinical trials: Arthritis, Infectious
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
COVID-19 Booster Vaccine in Autoimmune Disease Non-Responders
This is a randomized, multi-site, adaptive, open-label clinical trial comparing the immune response to different additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine in participants with autoimmune disease requiring IS medications.
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Pemphigus Vulgaris, Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Trial name
- NCT05000216
- Testing
- Moderna mRNA-1273, BNT162b2, Ad26.COV2.S
- Where
- 29 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Musculoskeletal Infection, Septic Arthritis
Infrared Thermography for Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Infections
This is a pilot proof of feasibility study to explore the efficacy of High Resolution Infrared Thermographic Imaging (HRTI) to assist with the detection of musculoskeletal infections in children.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Infection, Septic Arthritis, Osteomyelitis/Septic Arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT07388017
- Testing
- High Resolution Thermal Imaging
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension
Evidence-based Laboratory Test Order Sets in Primary Care
Cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate what the effect is of evidence-based order sets aimed at five indications on the appropriateness of laboratory test ordering in primary care.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Cardiovascular Diseases, Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT02950142
- Testing
- CPOE with order sets for lab testing, CPOE without order sets for lab testing
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Hurler Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy
Effects of Growth Hormone in Chronically Ill Children
The specific aims for this study are - 1. To determine the effect of GH on height, height velocity, body weight and lean body mass.
- Conditions
- Hurler Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00286689
- Testing
- Growth Hormone, Whole body Protein turnover, DEXA scan
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis
Cefadroxil and Cephalexin Drug Levels and Dosing in Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections
The goal of this study is to figure out the best doses for two antibiotics (called cefadroxil and cephalexin) when they are used to treat bone, joint, or muscle infections in children.
- Conditions
- Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis, Pyomyositis
- Trial name
- NCT03802552
- Testing
- Cefadroxil, Cephalexin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Septic Arthritis
Surgical Management of Knee Septic Arthritis
Surgical excisional debridement is the mainstay of management in septic arthritis with necessary decompression, lavage, debridement, and partial synovectomy. However, there has been considerable debate over the optimal modality.
- Trial name
- NCT04786379
- Testing
- Arthroscopic Irrigation and Debridement, Open Arthrotomy with irrigation and debridement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
Septic Arthritis
Short Term Results of Pediatric Septic Hip Arthritis Management in Assiut University Hospitals
Detect short term results of pediatric septic hip arthritis and its risk factors
- Trial name
- NCT05780697
- Testing
- Surgery of Drainage of septic hip arthritis
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Infection, Septic Arthritis
A Metagenomic Next-generation Sequencing (mNGS)-Guided Sequential Culture Strategy for Postoperative Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Infection (CLRI): a Retrospective Cohort Study
This retrospective cohort study evaluates a sequential diagnostic strategy for patients with postoperative cruciate ligament reconstruction infection (CLRI).
- Conditions
- Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Infection, Septic Arthritis, Surgical Wound Infection, Joint Infection
- Trial name
- NCT07852598
- Testing
- Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), mNGS-guided modified culture, Conventional microbiological culture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Infection, Immune Deficiency
Personalized Immunotherapeutic for Antibiotic-resistant Infection
M. A. suffers from hypogammaglobulinemia that has been complicated by refractory Mycoplasma hominis septic arthritis. He has been receiving the antibiotic valnemulin under Emergency Investigational New Drug (eIND) 114686…
- Conditions
- Infection, Immune Deficiency, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Septic Arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT02508584
- Testing
- anti-mycoplasma hominis antibodies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Musculoskeletal Infection, Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis
Next-Generation Sequencing for Pathogen Detection and Quantification in Children With Musculoskeletal Infections
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of a blood test: Karius® plasma-based next-generation sequencing test (Karius Test), to see if we can detect and measure the infection causing agent in children with…
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Infection, Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis, Osteomyelitis
- Trial name
- KDG-002 (NCT03846804)
- Testing
- Karius Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Microbiome
A Non-Interventional Pilot Study to Explore the Role of Gut Flora in Disease
This study seeks to correlate microbiome sequencing data with information provided by patients and their medical records.
- Conditions
- Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04031469
- Testing
- There is no intervention in this study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ProgenaBiome
Joint Infection, Infection of Hip Joint (Disorder)
Alpha-Defensin and Synovial Proteins to Improve Detection of Pediatric Septic Arthritis
Differentiating between septic arthritis and other causes of joint inflammation in pediatric patients is challenging and of the utmost importance because septic arthritis requires surgical debridement as part of the treatment…
- Conditions
- Joint Infection, Infection of Hip Joint (Disorder), Infection of Shoulder Joint, Septic Arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT03704766
- Testing
- Synovial Alpha-defensin assay, Synovial Neutrophil elastase assay, Synovial lactate assay
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 442 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Sarcoidosis, Tuberculosis
The Serum Angiotensin Converting Enzyme and Lysozyme Levels in Patients Non-infectious and Infectious Uveitis
This study evaluates the significance of differences in serum angiotensin converting enzyme and lysozyme levels of patients with ocular involvement of other autoimmune inflammatory and infectious diseases.
- Trial name
- uveitis (NCT02627209)
- Testing
- spectrophotometric assay, radial immunodiffusion
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Ozlem Sahin
Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis
Development of a Non-invasive Assessment of Human Bone Quality Using Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy
In this study spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS), which allows the collection of Raman spectra through turbid media, is being applied to collect Raman spectra of bone.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Rickets / Osteomalacia
- Trial name
- NCT02814591
- Testing
- spatially offset Raman spectrometer (SORS)
- Volunteers
- 245 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Osteomyelitis Acute, Septic Arthritis
Initial Oral Antibiotics for Bone and Joint Infections in Children
Initial oral antibiotic treatment for children and adolescents with uncomplicated bone and joint infections (BJI) has been found non-inferior to initial IV antibiotics in one randomized controlled trial (RCT).
- Conditions
- Osteomyelitis Acute, Septic Arthritis, Bone Infection, Joint Infection
- Trial name
- NCT06827496
- Testing
- Oral antibiotic treatment
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch, Graft Versus Host Disease
Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients With Life Threatening Autoimmune Diseases
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether there is prompt engraftment after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation using filgrastim (G-CSF) mobilization in patients with life threatening autoimmune diseases. II.
- Conditions
- Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch, Graft Versus Host Disease, Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune, Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT00006055
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Fairview University Medical Center
Gonococcal (GC) Infection, Arthritis, Infectious
Epidemiology of Gonococcal Arthritis (EpGAr)
The aim of this retrospective observational study was to describe the epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae septic arthritis over the last 10 years at Brest and Rennes university hospitals.
- Trial name
- EpGAr (NCT06897943)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Phase I Study of Immune Ablation and CD34+ Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Support in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety of immune ablation with high-dose cyclophosphamide and anti-thymocyte globulin followed by peripheral blood stem cell support in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Trial name
- NCT00017641
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, cyclophosphamide, filgrastim
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Spondylarthropathies; Spondylitis, Ankylosing
Safety of Etoricoxib (MK-0663) in Patients With Spondyloarthropathy (SpA)/Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) in Sweden (EP07013.013.11.082)
The study is intended to provide additional post-marketing safety data regarding the use of etoricoxib for the indication of ankylosing spondylitis.
- Trial name
- NCT01327638
- Testing
- etoricoxib, Other COX-2 inhibitor, nsNSAIDs
- Volunteers
- 21,108 people
- Sponsor
- Organon and Co
Osteoarthritis, Septic Arthritis
Analysis of Human Knee Joint Fluid Using Metabonomic, Genomic and Tribology Techniques
Making the diagnosis underlying a painful, swollen joint currently involves aspiration followed by numerous microbiological and biochemical laboratory tests.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Septic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT02565160
- Testing
- Intra-articular aspiration of Joint, Joint irrigation washout, Total Joint Arthroplasty
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London