Scleroderma Clinical Trials

Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a devastating and often life threatening illness predominantly affecting women characterized by autoimmunity, widespread microvascular disease, and fibrosis, especially of the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and lung. Multiple studies have shown evidence of platelet activation in SSc. Chronic intermittent vasospasm in the microvasculature combined with platelet aggregation ...

Participation in this study would last approximately 96 weeks and would include approximately 12 visits to our office. Compensation may be provided for time and travel

Rare diseases frequently affect women of childbearing age. Pregnancy in these women has become less rare, but remains associated with high levels of complications. One obstacle to their optimal management during pregnancy is that there are no prospective studies of pregnancy during rare diseases and several connective tissue diseases. As ...

The Morphea in Adults and Children (MAC) cohort is the first registry for both children and adults with morphea (also known as localized scleroderma) in the country. The purpose of the registry is to learn more about morphea, specifically: How morphea behaves over time How frequently specific problems occur along ...

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is characterised by inflammation and scarring of the lung and is the leading cause of death in patients with systemic sclerosis, and contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality in many other connective tissue diseases (CTDs) such as polymyositis/dermatomyositis and mixed connective tissue disease. When ILD is ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a serious condition characterized by a mean pulmonary artery pressure >=25mmHg on right heart catheterization (RHC). Despite advances in PH care, outcomes are still sub-optimal and further research is required into the pathobiology of the disease and development of biomarkers that can guide clinical care. The ...

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic multisystem autoimmune connective tissue disease for which the etiology remains unknown. The prevalence for SSc is between 19-75 cases per 100,000 and it is more frequent in women, with a peak occurrence in the 4th or 5th decade of life. Morbidity and Mortality in ...

Patients with scleroderma are known to have endothelial dysfunction and limited data suggested an association between the degree of endothelial function in scleroderma and the presence of PAH. However, these data is preliminary and has not been used to predict response to PAH-specific therapy or the development of PAH. We ...

For individuals with SSc, skin and tendon involvement of the hands with significant functional impairment is nearly universal. Hand function limitations impact disability more than any other aspect of the disease. However, given the challenges of conducting high-quality, adequately powered clinical trials and disseminating disease management tools in a rare ...

Project 1: This project will work to understand why women are affected by pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) so much more often than men. This observation is true in heritable, idiopathic and associated forms of PAH. While males and females have some similar hormone levels, certain hormones exist at higher levels ...