Clinical trials: Rheumatic Fever
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
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
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
School-based Program for the Prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Endemic Regions
The overall objective of the PREVENT trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an integrated, school-based program for the prevention of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in regions with an endemic pattern of RHD.
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT06720272)
- Testing
- School nurse program
- Where
- 2 sites in Nepal, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Pilgrim
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
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Clinical Trial Phase I/IIa to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of StreptInCor
This is a Phase I/IIa, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation clinical trial to test the candidate vaccine StreptInCor.
- Conditions
- Rheumatic Heart Disease, Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children, Vaccine Adverse Reaction, Rheumatic Diseases
- Trial name
- StreptInCorVac (NCT07078357)
- Testing
- StrepIncor
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Effectiveness of Edutainment-Based Interventions in Increasing Knowledge of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Among School-Going Children in Nepal: Study Protocol for Colors to Save Hearts Quasi-Experimental Pretest-Posttest Study
Background: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and its sequela, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), remain significant public health concerns in low- and middle-income countries, including Nepal.
- Trial name
- NCT07065474
- Testing
- education material
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kathmandu Institute of Child Health
Ankylosing Spondylitis, Rheumatic Arthritis
Biomarkers in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Diagnosis
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) are three diseases where early diagnosis remains a major challenge.
- Conditions
- Ankylosing Spondylitis, Rheumatic Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Trial name
- BIRDD (NCT06778343)
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Interstitial Lung Disease, Systemic Autoimmune Disease
ILD-SARDs Registry and Biorepository
A complex interaction between demographic, environmental and genetic mechanisms impact the onset, severity and outcome of ILD-SARDs through dysregulation of the immune system and lung pro-biotic pathways.
- Conditions
- Interstitial Lung Disease, Systemic Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatic Diseases, Rheumatic Arthritis
- Trial name
- ILD-SARDs (NCT05007340)
- Testing
- Blood draws, Other biological samples to biobank (skin, lung and muscle biopsies; bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL fluid), Clinical data collection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Rheumatic Fever
Clinical Trial to Assess Safety and Immunogenicity of a Synthetic Vaccine Against Streptococcus Pyogenes
This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase I clinical trial with dose-escalation of a synthetic vaccine against Streptococcus pyogenes.
- Trial name
- NCT03998592
- Testing
- Streptococcus pyogenes vaccine (50 µg), Streptococcus pyogenes vaccine (100 µg), Streptococcus pyogenes vaccine (200 µg)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Butantan Institute
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Rheumatic Fever
The Genetic Basis of Acquired Heart Disease in Africa
Background: An acquired heart disease is one that a person gets after they are born. Two of these are rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF).
- Conditions
- Rheumatic Heart Disease, Rheumatic Fever, Endomyocardial Fibrosis, Acquired Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02124109
- Where
- 2 sites in Nigeria, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 736 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
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
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Acute Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Peru: Prevalence and Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Schoolchildren
Rheumatic heart disease remains a major challenge in low and middle income countries. Early detection of clinically silent valvular lesions by screening echocardiography allows timely implementation of secondary antibiotic…
- Trial name
- NCT02353663
- Testing
- Echocardiography
- Where
- 2 sites in Peru, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,023 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Mitral Stenosis
Genetic Susceptibility to Rheumatic Heart Disease in the Pacific Region
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there are genetic differences between patients with rheumatic heart disease and members of the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT02188862
- Where
- 3 sites in Fiji, New Caledonia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,372 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Rheumatic Arthritis
Phase I Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of YHB1411-2 in Healthy Male Volunteers
A block-randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-dose escalating, phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of YHB1411-2 in healthy male volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT01525147
- Testing
- YHB1411-2: Level 2, YHB1411-2: Level 3, YHB1411-2: Level 4
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuhan Corporation
Acute Rheumatic Fever
Plasma Adiponectin Levels and Relations With Cytokines in Children With Acute Rheumatic Fever
We aimed to investigate if adiponectin facilitates diagnosis of ARF by analyzing adiponectin levels in acute and convalescent periods of the acute rheumatic fever and by comparing results with that of healthy control group; also…
- Trial name
- NCT01886846
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University