Rheumatoid arthritis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who have already participated in previous studies associated with rheumatoid arthritis at our institution and who have obtained consent for this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not applicable
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of clinical disease activity at 3, 6, and 12 months after the treatment between treatments with targeted synthetic/biological DMARDs and conventional synthetic DMARDs according to the presence or absence of human leukocyte antigen(HLA) and shared epitope (SE). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of ultrasound activity at 6 and 12 months after the treatment between treatments with targeted synthetic/biological DMARDs and conventional synthetic DMARDs according to the presence or absence of human leukocyte antigen(HLA) and shared epitope (SE). Comparison of autoantibody titers at 3 and 12 months after the treatment between treatments with targeted synthetic/biological DMARDs and conventional synthetic DMARDs according to the presence or absence of HLA and SE. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nagasaki University Hospital Department of Immunology and Rheumatology