dermatomyositis-connective-tissue-disease Clinical Trials
A listing of dermatomyositis-connective-tissue-disease medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
Found 26 clinical trials
Adult and Juvenile Myositis
This study will evaluate subjects with adult- and childhood-onset myositis to learn more about their cause and the immune system changes and medical problems associated with them. Myositis is an inflammatory muscle disease that can damage muscles and other organs, resulting in significant disability. Children or adults with polymyositis or …
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 rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spondyloarthritis (SpA), other musculoskeletal conditions, chronic neurological conditions like migraine, chronic pulmonary conditions like Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease …
Study on Lymphocyte Subsets of Peripheral Blood in Patients With Nonmyopathic Dermatomyositis Complicated With Pulmonary Interstitial Disease
To detect the changes of lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood of non-myopathic dermatomyositis with pulmonary interstitial disease, classical dermatomyositis with pulmonary interstitial disease, rheumatism with non-inflammatory myopathy with pulmonary interstitial disease and healthy adults among the 4 groups, and to detect the related cytokines secreted by lymphocyte subsets Th1,Th2 and …
Clinical Responsiveness of Dermatomyositis Using Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index (CDASI)
The Evaluation of Clinical Responsiveness Using the Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index (CDASI), established in 2008, is a one-site database study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania. The database has yielded valuable information and clinical insights into the pathophysiology, disease processes, including psychological responses, treatments and quality of …
Environmental Risk Factors for the Anti-synthetase Syndrome
Background Like other complex diseases, autoimmune diseases are the result of numerous causes, including genetic and environmental factors. Some researchers believe that people who are susceptible to autoimmune disorders develop them when the body reacts to environmental or other factors by creating white blood cells that attack the body s …
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Different Forms of Systemic Sclerosis
Systemic SClerosis (SSC) is a systemic disease characterized by limited or diffuse cutaneous sclerosis, microangiopathy, overproduction of autoantibodies and variable organ damage due to vasculopathy and/or fibrosis. The loss of self-tolerance is believed to be caused by the dysregulation of both innate and adaptive immune systems and may involve Reactive …