Sonographically recognizable subclinical disease activity in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and its correlation to the clinical course of the disease

Sonographically recognizable subclinical disease activity in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and its correlation to the clinical course of the disease - JIASono

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036129

Enrollment

Registered

2025-02-19

Start date

2025-02-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

M08

Interventions

Group 1: In this study, children and adolescents with JIA will be examined in a double-blind, standardized manner using joint ultrasound in accordance with the inclusion criteria listed below, close t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

No minimum to 16 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Rheumatological diagnosis of JIA using the ILAR criteria - under drug therapy or the end of therapy <9 months ago

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Diagnosis change

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measures are the semiquantitative sonographic representation of disease activity in patients with JIA in MSUS, especially in the form of synovitis, tenosynovitis, enthesitis, and possibly erosions as pathological findings.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary endpoints are the retrospective evaluation of the correlation between clinical examination and sonographic findings at set time intervals.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactÖvünc Tuna Bozkurt

Gesundheit Nord gGmbH, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte, Eltern-Kind Zentrum Prof. Hess, Kliniken für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin

oevuenctuna.bozkurt@gesundheitnord.de+4942149771222

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026