Clinical trials: Musculoskeletal Infection
Post-Polio Syndrome
Post-Poliosyndrome Treated With Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IvIg)
Inflammatory cytokines in the cerebrospinal fluid may contribute to the new muscle weakness, fatigue and pain experienced by patients with post-polio syndrome. Intravenousimmunoglobulin (IvIg) reduces this inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT00231439
- Testing
- IvIg
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Streptococcus Group A
Prevalence of RHD, Pyoderma and Scabies in Children in Fiji
The purpose of this study is to estimate the number of cases of rheumatic heart disease, pyoderma, and scabies in school age children in Fiji.
- Trial name
- NCT00284843
- Where
- Fiji
- Volunteers
- 5,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, ME/CFS
Unhide® Project: A Digital Health Platform to Collect Lifestyle Data for Brain Inflammation Research
The unhide® Project is a non-interventional, longitudinal research study designed to establish a secure data repository of demographic, health, and lifestyle information from individuals with brain inflammation and related…
- Conditions
- Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, ME/CFS, Rheumatic Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
- Trial name
- NCT04806620
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain Inflammation Collaborative
Fatigue, Dyspnea
TaiChi-DTx for Treating Long Covid Symptoms
The randomized controlled trial will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a Multi-domain Tai Chi Digital Therapy for treating the individuals suffering from the long term COVID-19 syndrome (Long COVID).
- Conditions
- Fatigue, Dyspnea, Cognitive Impairment, Muscle Pain
- Trial name
- TaiChi-DTx (NCT05419219)
- Testing
- the multi-domain Tai Chi Digital therapy Software Application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tim Shi
Postpoliomyelitis
Brain Physiology in Polio Survivors
OBJECTIVE: Many persons who survive poliomyelitis develop pain, weakness, and fatigue many decades later. It is not known why some persons develop this syndrome and others do not.
- Trial name
- NCT00080600
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Musculoskeletal Pain, COVID-19
Muscular and Joint Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients: Insights From Syria
Observation study, shows the relation between musckeloskeletal symptoms with during and post Covid-19 infection, by asking participants questions about there age,job,which vaccination covid participants took, residual area…
- Trial name
- NCT06328595
- Where
- Syria
- Volunteers
- 1,039 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Syrian Private University
Inflammatory Disease, Crohn Disease
Monitoring of Inflammatory Conditions
People with inflammatory diseases treated with immune-suppressing medication are recommended to have regular blood-tests to monitor for potential side-effects of this treatment on their blood count, liver and kidneys.
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Disease, Crohn Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT05458531
- Testing
- Questionnaire, Semi-structured interview
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 664 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Malignant Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Optical Biopsy of Human Skin in Conjunction With Laser Treatment
This study is to compare the ability of optical biopsy. Research can use light enters the skin, collected, analyzed by the computer, and a picture created for the pathologist to conventional histologic examination compare with…
- Conditions
- Malignant Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT00540566
- Testing
- Optical Biopsy imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Rheumatic Diseases, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Pain Phenotyping of Rheumatic Diseases - An Observational Study
Background: Rheumatic diseases can affect the joints, ligaments, tendons, bones, muscles, and skin. They can also cause inflammation, damage body tissues, and change nerve signals in the brain.
- Conditions
- Rheumatic Diseases, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System, Arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT07829497
- Testing
- Bedside quantitative sensory testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Tinea Pedis, Athlete's Foot
Once a Day Topical Treatment for Athlete's Foot Fungus Inbetween the Toes in Males and Females
The topical cream, Sertaconazole (Ertaczo), has been FDA approved for the treatment of athlete's foot using twice a day dosing for 4 weeks.
- Conditions
- Tinea Pedis, Athlete's Foot, Foot Fungus, Ringworm
- Trial name
- NCT00856596
- Testing
- Sertaconazole nitrate cream 2%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Rheumatic Arthritis, Chronic Pain
Effect of Home-Based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Pain in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis With Low Inflammatory Activity
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a highly complex inflammatory autoimmune disease. Several drugs have been developed in recent decades to target the immune components of inflammation.
- Trial name
- tDCS RA (NCT07162311)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Autoimmune Diseases
One or Two Week Methotrexate Discontinuation on Efficacy of Influenza Vaccination in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
This is a multi-center, randomized, single-blinded, prospective, parallel group intervention study to investigate whether methotrexate (MTX) discontinuation for 1 week is non-inferior to MTX discontinuation for 2 weeks in regard…
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Autoimmune Diseases, Influenza, Vaccine Reaction
- Trial name
- NCT05069714
- Testing
- MTX-hold
- Where
- 3 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
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
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
Acne Vulgaris, Allergic Rhinitis
MedlinePlus Health Prescriptions: Developing a Pragmatic Approach for Clinic Use
The specific aim of this proposed pilot study is to compare two standardized processes (paper and electronic) to deliver a customized MedlinePlus health information prescription.
- Conditions
- Acne Vulgaris, Allergic Rhinitis, Anxiety, Asthma
- Trial name
- NCT01050465
- Testing
- health information prescription
- Volunteers
- 907 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Uterine Fibroids, Osteoporosis
Women's Use of Alternative Medicine: A Multiethnic Study
The purpose of this study is to examine socio-cultural factors of women's use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The effects of socioeconomic status, social networks and acculturation on CAM use will be assessed…
- Conditions
- Uterine Fibroids, Osteoporosis, Urinary Tract Infection, High Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT00067249
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Bone Resorption, Bacteria Caused Disease
0.2% Chx Gel vs Implant Bacterial Contamination
The objective of this human randomized, double blind, placebo-control (RDBPC) study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 0.2% chlorhexidine (CHX) gel on reducing bacterial load and peri-implant inflammation at implant-abutment…
- Trial name
- NCT03431766
- Testing
- 0.20% chlorhexidine gel
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- G. d'Annunzio University
Inflammatory Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Vaccination Perception in Inflammatory Conditions - Flu, Pneumonia and COVID-19
People with inflammatory diseases are often treated with medications that act to suppress the immune-system, increasing the risk of catching infections.
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Trial name
- OPINION (NCT05115370)
- Testing
- Semi-structured qualitative interview
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
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
Rheumatic Diseases, COVID-19 Vaccine
Vaccine Hesitancy in Black/African Americans With Rheumatic Diseases
To establish the efficacy of a community-based POL (Popular Opinion Leader) intervention with two different trainings designed to increase COVID-19 vaccine and booster uptake and reduce hesitancy among social networks of Black…
- Conditions
- Rheumatic Diseases, COVID-19 Vaccine, COVID-19, SLE
- Trial name
- NCT05822219
- Testing
- COVID-19 vaccine and booster training, and importance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University