Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Conditions
Keywords
JIA
Brief summary
Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) suffer in up to 87% of the cases of arthritis of the temporomandibular joints (TMJs). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the only modality for the early diagnosis of TMJ involvement. Aim of the study is to compare symptoms and clinical findings with MRI and ultrasonography results and to describe the action of the current medication on the arthritis of the TMJs.
Interventions
PROCEDURESteroid injection into the TMJs.
In case of otherwise noncontrollable TMJ involvement steroids are injected into arthritic TMJs under MRI guidance.
Sponsors
University Hospital Tuebingen
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Children with defined JIA.
Exclusion criteria
* Children without defined diagnosis of JIA.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| TMJ arthritis on MRI | every three to six months from recruitment to end of study |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| TMJ arthritis on ultrasound | every three to six months from recruitment to end of study |
| Action of current medication on TMJ arthritis. | every three to six months from recruitment to end of study |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Primary ContactNikolay Tzaribachev, MD
Outcome results
None listed