Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Children in Estonia.

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Children in Estonia - an Epidemiological and Clinical Investigation.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01905319

Enrollment

162

Registered

2013-07-23

Start date

1998-01-31

Completion date

2002-12-31

Last updated

2020-03-25

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Conditions

Epidemiology

Keywords

juvenile idiopathic arthritis, incidence rate

Brief summary

Aims of the study: * to study the incidence rate of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and it's clinical subtypes in Estonia for the years 1998-2000; * to examine the course and short-term clinical outcome of JIA. Method: a prospective population-based study carried on in 14 counties of Estonia

Interventions

OTHERBlood collecting for storage of samples

Study design

Observational model

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

1 Months to 15 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* The International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) criteria for juvenile idiopathic arthritis * children aged 0-15 years who had arthritis of an unknown cause for at least six weeks with an onset of the disease during the study period

Exclusion criteria

* Children with infectious arthritis, postinfectious arthritis, traumatic arthritis and systemic connective tissue diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mean annual incidence rate of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Estonia during years 1998-2000.	3 years

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 12, 2026