Clinical trials: Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Congenital Heart Disease
Effect of Simvastatin on Cardiac Function
It is well know that statins have been used to low cholesterol to prevent and treat coronary artery disease for many years. It was also reported that statins could protect endothelial function and cardiac function during coronary…
- Conditions
- Rheumatic Heart Disease, Congenital Heart Disease, Aneurysm, Heart Valve Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01178710
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Screening and Secondary Prevention Rheumatic Heart Disease Study
After basic clinical screening including history and physical, Point of care ultrasound will be performed to look at Mitral, Aortic and Tricuspid Valves for regurgitation or stenosis.
- Trial name
- S2-RHD (NCT05991219)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Pakistan
Rheumatology, Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Risk and Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatism
Chronic inflammatory rheumatism and inflammation can increase the risk of cardiovascular problems. Indeed, these diseases can increase the risk of myocardial infarction.
- Conditions
- Rheumatology, Cardiovascular Diseases, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Spondyloarthritis
- Trial name
- RCVRIC (NCT03187444)
- Testing
- Examinations
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Rheumatic Fever
Efficacy of BLIS K12 as Preventive Measure for Rheumatic Children
The purpose of this study is to determine whether daily treatment with Streptococcus Salivarius BLIS K-12 prevents streptococcal throat infection in children that have had an episode of rheumatic fever.
- Trial name
- NCT02407106
- Testing
- Streptococcus Salivarius BLIS K12
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Kaplan Medical Center
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic Heart Disease Study in Lusaka
This study will determine the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Lusaka, Zambia through school-based screening methodology using ultraportable echocardiography and a recently validated, abridged screening protocol…
- Trial name
- NCT02661763
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 1,024 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zambia
Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes, Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS)
Ilaris NIS in Korea
This is a study to evaluate safety and effectiveness of Ilaris in adult and pediatric patients receiving the drug in a clinical setting for any of the following indications, Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes…
- Conditions
- Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes, Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS), Colchicine Resistance Familial Mediterranean Fever (crFMF), TNF Receptor Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS)
- Trial name
- REASSURE (NCT06838143)
- Testing
- Ilaris
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Antiphospholipid (aPL)-Positive, Rheumatic Arthritis
MENA/Levant Epidemiological, Registry of Immunological & Clinical Traits (MERIT)
The primary objective of this multicenter observational registry is to characterize the clinical, epidemiological, and biological profiles of individuals of Middle Eastern, North African, and Levantine ancestry, including…
- Conditions
- Antiphospholipid (aPL)-Positive, Rheumatic Arthritis, Celiac Disease, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
- Trial name
- MERIT (NCT07892651)
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Axiom Bioregistry
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Non-Expert Acquisition & Remote Expert Review of Screening Echocardiography Images From Child Health & AnteNatal Clinics
The Non-Expert Acquisition and Remote Expert Review of Screening echocardiography images from Child health and AnteNatal clinics (NEARER SCAN) study is a co-designed, implementation research project that will improve equitable…
- Trial name
- NEARER SCAN (NCT06002243)
- Testing
- SPLASH echocardiography screening
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Menzies School of Health Research
Inflammatory Rheumatism
Impact of a Telenursing Service on Satisfaction and Health Outcomes of Children With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Paediatric rheumatisms represent a large group of inflammatory and non-inflammatory diseases of the locomotion system. The annual rate incidence of children diagnosed with rheumatic disease in Switzerland (canton of Vaud) is 56.8…
- Trial name
- NCT01511341
- Testing
- Telenursing
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Effectiveness of a School-centered Prevention Program on Prevalence of Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease
The overall objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-centered primary and secondary prevention program on the prevalence of latent rheumatic heart disease among schoolchildren in Nepal, and to investigate the role…
- Trial name
- NEPAL4 (NCT05504928)
- Testing
- School nurse program
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Rheumatic Fever, Valvular Heart Diseases
Improving Management and Secondary Prevention Through Azithromycin Comparative Trial in Rheumatic Heart Disease in Nigeria)- IMPACT-RHD Nigeria
Background: Nigeria, among other Low and Middle-income countries, bears one of the highest burdens of RHD in Africa, affecting young to middle-aged adults within their productive years.
- Conditions
- Rheumatic Fever, Valvular Heart Diseases, Valvular Cardiomyopathy
- Trial name
- IMPACT-RHD (NCT07625228)
- Testing
- Benzathine Penicillin, Azithromycin (Azithro)
- Volunteers
- 474 people
- Sponsor
- Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Testing a Registry-Based Strategy (ACT+) to Reduce Loss to Follow-Up in Rheumatic Heart Disease Screening in Uganda
This study aims to improve follow-up care after positive rheumatic heart disease (RHD) screening in Northern Uganda. It will identify barriers and co-develop an enhanced ACT+ strategy, then evaluate its effectiveness in…
- Trial name
- SHIELD 2 (NCT07606131)
- Testing
- The ACT+ Strategy
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Right Ventricular Dysfunction, Rheumatic Heart Disease
Right Ventricular Echo Assessment in Mitral Valve Replacement
Rheumatic heart disease remains a major health problem in developing countries. It is the most important sequel of rheumatic fever and occurs in about 30% of patients with rheumatic fever.Rheumatic heart disease presents with…
- Trial name
- NCT03549052
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Anticoagulant Adverse Reaction
The Clinical Influence of Developing a Sustainable Cardiac Surgery Service to Reduce the Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa
In this bi-directional program of education, training and research activities based on sustainable development goals aim is to develop cardiac surgery service in Ethiopia.
- Trial name
- RHD-CaSS (NCT04556188)
- Testing
- Cardiac surgery
- Where
- 4 sites in Ethiopia, Norway
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF )
Gait Profile and Variables in Pediatric Rheumatic Disease Using a Smart Insole System
In pediatric rheumatic diseases, joint swelling, effusion, tenderness, and painful restriction of joint movement, particularly in weight-bearing joints, frequently alter walking function.
- Conditions
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF ), Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- NCT06705673
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Rheumatic Heart Disease
A Long-term Follow up Study for Patients Who Participated in the GOAL Trial (GOAL-Post)
GOAL-Post is comprised of two studies that will help refine recommendations for the duration of secondary prophylaxis for children diagnosed with latent RHD, which is currently not known
- Trial name
- NCT05211024
- Testing
- Penicillin G Benzathine
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic Heart Disease Research and Screening in Nepal: A Feasibility Study
Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) remains a significant public health problem in lower and middle-income countries, accounting for over 300,000 deaths world-wide.
- Trial name
- NCT05250154
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,438 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children, Heart Disease, Valvular
Identifying Essential Elements of SAP Supports
CAMPS Plus is a non-randomized extension cohort to assess the non-inferiority of a case manager only (CM) intervention when compared to case manager plus peer support group (CM+PG) to support secondary antibiotic prophylaxis…
- Trial name
- CAMPSPlus (NCT07603297)
- Testing
- Case Management Supports
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 335 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Cardiac Diseases, Sickle Cell Disease
Domestication and Implementation of the PEN-Plus Clinical Model in the Zambian Health System
Cognizant of the prevalence of complicated non communicable diseases (NCD) and the attendant capacity problems faced by the health workers in primary care settings, we propose to adapt and pilot the Package of Essential…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Diseases, Sickle Cell Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- PEN Plus (NCT07753681)
- Testing
- Supportive treatment
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 2,084 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Systemic Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yellow Fever Vaccine in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases
According to World Health Organization (WHO), since December 2016, Brazil is showing a significant increase in cases of yellow fever in humans.
- Conditions
- Systemic Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondyloarthritis, Inflammatory Myopathy
- Trial name
- NCT03430388
- Testing
- Yellow Fever vaccine (17D)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital