Foot disease in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: foot care trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Inflammatory foot disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN49672274
• Lead Sponsor: Glasgow Caledonian University (UK)

Brief Summary

1. 2009 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19566941 2. 2013 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23571642

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2011-02-01
• Study Start: 2012-08-16
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. All participants must have JIA diagnosed by their consultant rheumatologist, according to the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) 2004 criteria. In addition, participants are to be included if they satisfy one of the following:
2. Lower limb arthritis of two or more large joints (hips, knees, ankles and subtalar joints).
3. Widespread polyarthritis involving large and small joints

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with only upper limb, jaw, or neck involvement only will be excluded, along with those unable to cooperate with the study. Participants may also be excluded from the study (prior to randomisation) on the basis that: -
1. Any lesion detected during the ultrasound foot scan is not typical of synovitis (for example tumour, septic arthritis)
2. The lesion may require biopsy
3. The lesion requires referral for a second opinion

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified