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Benjamin
Evans
benjamin.evans-3@manchester.ac.uk
Prof
Maya
Buch
maya.buch@manchester.ac.uk
Yvonne
Tan
yvonne.tan@manchester.ac.uk
Inflammatory polyarthropathies
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The researchers would like to know more about early arthritis with the aim of identifying it at the earliest time point. This is important as there are still many things that are not known about this, and finding out more could improve how patients are treated in future. Therefore, they have proposed this study which will involve recruitment of patients referred to the Rheumatology out-patient departments at and/or age and sex- matched controls as needed. Participant with RA will be recruited on to the main study, whereby the researchers will collect clinical information about them and the participants will complete questionnaires. The participants with RA could also be approached to take part in one of the following sub-studies : biosample, in which blood and urine samples would be collected and/or synovial fluid if aspiration of a joint is indicated as part of standard of care; synovial biopsy sub-study, whereby synovial biopsy (+/- synovial fluid if present) will be collected. The research is to be funded by the Manchester Biomedical Research Centre. The Control Group Study will also aim to collect this information, for comparison. The study will recruit in specialist NHS centres; recruitment will start in Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and other centres may be involved in future.
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: Cohort study;
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
For people with RA; 1. Age less than 18 years 2. Lack of capacity to give informed consent For All Controls; 1. Subject > = 18 years of age 2. Is capable of understanding and signing an informed consent form 3. Confirmed diagnosis of OA/CTD/Chronic pain/crystal arthritis 4. No known diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Prof
Maya
Buch
maya.buch@manchester.ac.uk
Benjamin
Evans
benjamin.evans-3@manchester.ac.uk
Yvonne
Tan
yvonne.tan@manchester.ac.uk
The study is sponsored by University of Manchester and funded by Gilead Sciences Inc; NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre; .
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