Lupus Clinical Trials

The CDSMP is an evidence-based, community-based, generic self-management program that consists of 6 weekly classes of two and a half hours each one, for six weeks. CDSMP classes are facilitated by certified peer leaders. Because the CDSMP is widely disseminated and available to the adult U.S. population through community centers, ...

Subject recruitment and obtaining consent Study subjects (SLE patients) will be recruited from patients attending outpatient clinic and inpatients of the Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University. Written informed consent form will be obtained from each patient. Baseline evaluation: All SLE patients selected for the study will ...

Objectives To detect pulmonary hypertension amongst patients with connective tissue diseases through systematic screening To understand the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in Chinese patients with connective tissue diseases Study design: The study is a territory-wide pulmonary hypertension screening project. Patients fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria will undergo screen echocardiography ...

In patients with sarcoidosis, cardiac death is a leading cause of mortality which may represent unrecognized cardiac involvement. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) can detect cardiac involvement including minute amounts of myocardial damage. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the usefulness of CMR and compare it with standard ...

Neuropsychiatric lupus is comprised of numerous, complex central and peripheral nervous system symptoms whose pathophysiologic mechanisms remain poorly understood. Cross-reactive anti-dsDNA antibodies have been shown to bind NR2A/NR2B subunits of the N-methyl D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) on neurons and synergize with glutamate in a concentration dependent manner to either modulate receptor ...

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in patients with autoimmune disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We have found that immune and inflammatory mediators promote atherosclerosis by disabling mechanisms that prevent cells of the artery wall from being ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a severe, disabling systemic autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies. The clinical symptoms and immunologic manifestations of SLE are diverse. African-Americans have a 3 fold increased incidence of SLE, develop SLE at an earlier age, and have increased morbidity and mortality compared with ...

This is a single site, single arm open label study of Azelaic Acid foam 15% for the treatment of moderate to severe papulopustular rosacea. All patients will apply Azelaic Acid foam twice daily. At scheduled visits, high resolution equipment will be used to measure 3D topographical values for elevation of ...

Patients will be divided into two groups, arm A and arm B according to two different methods adopted in their first needle, which refers to the modified wet suction technique or 5ml dry suction technique.Take the solid occupying lesion diagnosis accuracy as the research major indicator to compare the the ...

This study investigate mycophenic acid (MPA) pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenomics and their impact on the clinical outcomes in lupus nephritis (LN) patients. Lupus nephritis patients (both active or inactive) will be recruited. MPA levels will be checked at 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 12 hrs after MMF administration by an enzymatic ...