Prospective cohort study of cervical and lumbar spinal lesion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Prospective cohort study of cervical and lumbar spinal lesion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis - Analysis of Factors for RA Spinal Disorders study (AFFORD study)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000000980

Enrollment

500

Registered

2009-06-01

Start date

2008-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Rheumatoid arthritis

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: the patient with Rheumatoid arthritis followed in our hospital who consent to this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not applicable

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Spinal instability, the degenerative change in disc and vertebra, saggital or coronal alignment, neurological symptom, neck pain, back pain, shoulder stiffness	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
neural compression (MRI), degeneration of facet or endplate (MRI)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTatsuya Koike

Osaka city university graduated school of medicine Dept. of orthopaedic surgery

tatsuya@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp06-6645-3984

Outcome results