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Claire
Butler
c.e.butler@bham.ac.uk
Lisa
Fuller
l.fuller.1@bham.ac.uk
Saffron
King
s.king.8@bham.ac.uk
Adam
Croft
a.p.croft@bham.ac.uk
Adam
Croft
a.p.croft@bham.ac.uk
Miss
Helen
Williams
h.m.williams.1@bham.ac.uk
Kady
Hutton
ras@uhb.nhs.uk
Inflammatory polyarthropathies
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Chronic arthritis of children, known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), affects 1 in 10, 000 children, and is one of the leading causes of childhood-acquired disability. While some children experience self-limiting episodes of joint inflammation (pain and swelling) others develop a severe form of arthritis that can persist into adulthood. Understanding the disease mechanisms responsible for the persistence of joint inflammation will allow us to develop more targeted and effective treatments to be used early in the course of the disease, in order to prevent joint damage and disability. We now want to use ultrasound to help us to obtain synovial tissue from the lining of inflamed joints using keyhole techniques. These synovial tissue samples along with synovial fluid and peripheral blood will allow us to better understand the underlying mechanisms of disease severity, progression and treatment response.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
Observational type: Clinical Laboratory Study;
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
1. Symptoms or signs judged to be attributable solely to non-inflammatory joint disease. 2. Unable to provide informed consent.
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Adam
Croft
a.p.croft@bham.ac.uk
Saffron
King
s.king.8@bham.ac.uk
Miss
Helen
Williams
h.m.williams.1@bham.ac.uk
Claire
Butler
c.e.butler@bham.ac.uk
Lisa
Fuller
l.fuller.1@bham.ac.uk
Adam
Croft
a.p.croft@bham.ac.uk
Kady
Hutton
ras@uhb.nhs.uk
The study is sponsored by University of Birmingham and funded by VERSUS ARTHRITIS; THE KENNEDY TRUST FOR RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH; .
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