Clinical trials: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Kinetics of C-Reactive Protein in Giant Cell Arteritis Following Glucocorticoid Initiation: A Pilot Study (GIDEON)
We propose to analyze the kinetics of the main marker of inflammation in GCA in order to understand its links with initial clinical manifestations and the possible appearance of complications and/or relapses.
- Trial name
- GIDEON (NCT07720804)
- Testing
- Blood tests to measure CRP
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Limoges
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Abatacept in earLy Onset Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Study ALORS
Polymyalgia rheumatic (PMR) is a frequent inflammatory disease. It affects the elderly, with peak incidences at the age of 70 to 80 years; an age >50 years or older, is considered a criterion for the diagnosis.
- Trial name
- ALORS (NCT03632187)
- Testing
- Abatacept
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis
PatientSpot Formerly Known as ArthritisPower
Patient Power is a patient research network and database (registry) to collect prospective information about demographics, self-reported diagnoses and medications, and willingness to participate in research from participants with…
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, Gout
- Trial name
- NCT03840928
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Global Healthy Living Foundation
Giant Cell Arteritis
Post-therapeutic Imaging Evaluation of Patients With Horton's Disease (Giant Cell Arteritis) (EvHortim)
Giant cell arteritis (GCA), also known as Horton's disease, is an inflammatory arteritis of the large and medium-sized arteries, with an estimated incidence of 17.8/100,000 in people over 50.
- Trial name
- EvHortim (NCT06004154)
- Testing
- Injected cerebral MRI angiography and ultrasound of the superior aortic trunks, temporal and axillary arteries
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Takayasu's Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis
Abatacept for Treating Adults With Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu's Arteritis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) are diseases that cause swelling of the arteries in the head, neck, upper body, and arms.
- Trial name
- NCT00556439
- Testing
- Abatacept
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Giant Cell Arteritis
Use of Gallium-68 HA-DOTATATE PET/CT in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
The aim of this study is to compare the use of FDG PET/CT to Ga-68 HA-DOTATATE (abbreviated DOTATATE) PET/CT in patients with active giant cell arteritis (GCA) started on prednisone to understand if DOTATATE can identify more…
- Trial name
- NCT03812302
- Testing
- 68-Ga HA-DOTATATE PET/CT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Giant Cell Arteritis
Validation of a Diagnostic Algorithm of Giant Cell Arteritis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA or temporal arteritis or cranial arteritis) or Horton disease is a vasculitis that occurs in older adults, affecting vessels of medium and large caliber.
- Trial name
- ECHORTON (NCT02703922)
- Testing
- color Doppler ultrasound and TAB in case of CDU negative
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
DNA Methylation in PMR
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is treated with corticosteroids; however, long-term treatment is not feasible due to side effects. Withdrawal of corticosteroids causes a subset of patients to relapse, and there is no current way to…
- Trial name
- NCT07748195
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Arteritis, Giant Cell
Baricitinib in Relapsing Giant Cell Arteritis
This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of baricitinib in the treatment of giant cell arteritis. All participants will be taking prednisone at the start of the study.
- Trial name
- NCT03026504
- Testing
- Baricitinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Matthew J Koster
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Orbital Vascular Inflammation in Ischemic Optic Neuropathy and Giant Cell Arteritis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an inflammation of the blood vessels. A dangerous complication is sudden vision loss due to insufficient blood supply to the optic nerve.
- Conditions
- Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Ischemic Optic Neuropathy, NAION - Non-Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
- Trial name
- VISION-GCA (NCT07206238)
- Testing
- Positron Emission Tomography / Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Open-label, Long-term Safety Study of Secukinumab in Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
The purpose of this extension study is to assess the safety and tolerability of secukinumab when administered long-term in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica.
- Trial name
- REPLENISH-EXT (NCT06331312)
- Testing
- Secukinumab
- Where
- 85 sites in United States, Argentina and 20 more
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Aortitis, Cutaneous Vasculitis
VCRC Tissue Repository
The purpose of this study is to collect existing tissue specimens from subjects enrolled in Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC) studies.
- Conditions
- Aortitis, Cutaneous Vasculitis, Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis, Giant Cell Arteritis
- Trial name
- NCT02967068
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Giant Cell Arteritis, Large Vessel Giant Cell Arteriitis
Longitudinal Imaging in Patients With Large Vessel Vasculitis to Predict Further Disease Course
Longitudinal imaging in patients with large vessel vasculitis to predict further disease course
- Trial name
- NCT04204876
- Testing
- Magnet Resonance Imaging (MRI), PET/CT analysis
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Upadacitinib in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) With Active Large-vessel Involvement.
Participants will be followed as part of the usual management of their disease. No modifications will be made (no additional visits, examinations, or questionnaires).
- Trial name
- TILT2 (NCT07354906)
- Where
- 14 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Groupe français d'étude des Maladies Inflammatoires de loeil
Giant Cell Arteritis, Takayasu Arteritis
PET Imaging of Giant Cell and Takayasu Arteritis
While 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is often included in the diagnostic work-up of patients with large-vessel vasculitis (LVV), 18F-FDG lacks specificity for inflammatory cells and has…
- Trial name
- PITA (NCT04071691)
- Testing
- PET-MRI
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
Giant Cell Arteritis
Giant Cell Arteritis - Optimization of Diagnostics
Giant cell arteritis - Optimization of diagnostics
- Trial name
- GAME (NCT05248906)
- Testing
- Giant cell arteritis
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Phase III Study of Efficacy and Safety of Secukinumab Versus Placebo, in Combination With Glucocorticoid Taper Regimen, in Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
This is a phase III study of efficacy and safety of secukinumab versus placebo, in combination with glucocorticoid taper regimen, in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA)
- Trial name
- GCAptAIN (NCT04930094)
- Testing
- Secukinumab 300 mg, Secukinumab 150 mg
- Where
- 104 sites in United States, Argentina and 25 more
- Volunteers
- 354 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Disease Activity Monitoring in Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis Study
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a vasculitis of medium- and large-sized arteries in older adults that may lead to serious vascular complications, including permanent vision loss and aortic aneurysm formation.
- Trial name
- DiAcMo (NCT07552636)
- Where
- 7 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Sjogren's Syndrome
Polymyalgia Rheumatica Associated to Primary Sjogren Syndrome
To determine the phenotype of patients having PMR symptoms and primary Sjogren syndrome (pSS), we used a French national call to identify patients combining both diseases and collected retrospective clinical and biological data.
- Trial name
- PASS (NCT05312944)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Tocilizumab Effect iN pOlymyalgia Rheumatica
Phase 1: Patients are treated with infusions of Tocilizumab (TCZ) for 3 months. Clinical evaluation is performed using PMR-AS. The PMR-AS is computed by summing the 5 variables after multiplying by 0.1 for weighting purposes…
- Trial name
- TENOR (NCT01713842)
- Testing
- TCZ
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest