An Ex-US Study to Assess Treatment Persistence With Risankizumab in Adult Participants With Psoriatic Arthritis
This study is for people living with psoriatic arthritis, a condition where your immune system mistakenly attacks your joints, often alongside a skin condition called psoriasis. Doctors want to understand how a medicine called risankizumab works over a long time when compared to other treatments for psoriatic arthritis. This helps them see how effective it is in everyday medical care. The study will involve around 900 to 1200 people from various countries outside the United States. Participants will receive their medication as usual and have their check-ups during routine doctor visits for two years. The study aims to gather important real-world information without adding extra burdens for those taking part.
نظرة سريعة
ما هو موضوع هذه الدراسة؟
You might be interested in this study if you have psoriatic arthritis. This condition is a type of joint pain and stiffness, which often occurs in people who also have the skin condition psoriasis. It happens because your body's defence system, called the immune system, mistakenly attacks healthy parts of your body.
This study wants to learn more about how a medicine called risankizumab (pronounced riz-AN-ki-zoo-mab) helps people with psoriatic arthritis over a long period. They will compare it with other advanced medicines that doctors usually prescribe for this condition. The aim is to understand how well risankizumab works and how it's used in normal medical practice, rather than in strict experimental conditions.
Risankizumab is already approved for treating psoriatic arthritis. This study will take place in about 15 countries outside the U.S. and involve at least 900 to 1200 participants. Most participants will receive risankizumab, while others will receive different advanced treatments. Your treatment will be given in the usual way, just as your doctor would normally prescribe it, following current medical guidelines.
النقاط الرئيسية
- This study evaluates risankizumab for psoriatic arthritis.
- It aims to understand long-term effectiveness in real-world settings.
- Participants will follow their usual medical treatment and appointments.
- The study lasts for 24 months, with no extra patient burden.
- It's open to adults aged 18-75 with inadequately controlled psoriatic arthritis.
من قد يكون مؤهلاً؟
To be considered for this study, you would need to have been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis for at least six months and have active symptoms of the condition at the start of the study. You also need to be between 18 and 75 years old.
Another important requirement is that your current psoriatic arthritis treatment, which might include certain medicines called DMARDs (Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs), hasn't worked well enough for you. Alternatively, you might be eligible if you can't take certain standard DMARDs because of side effects or other medical reasons, as judged by your doctor.
However, you would not be able to join the study if three or more advanced biological or targeted synthetic DMARD medicines have not worked for you in the past.
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أجب عن هذه الأسئلة السريعة لترى ما إذا كنت مؤهلاً. هذا دليل فقط - الفريق البحثي هو الذي يتخذ القرار النهائي.
- Do you have a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis?
- Have you had psoriatic arthritis symptoms for at least 6 months?
- هل عمرك بين 18 و 75 سنة؟
- Has your current psoriatic arthritis treatment not worked well enough, or can you not take certain standard medications?
- Have you not previously tried and failed three or more advanced biologic or targeted synthetic medications for psoriatic arthritis?
ماذا يتضمن المشاركة؟
If you join this study, you will receive your prescribed medication (either risankizumab or another advanced treatment) in the way your doctor usually gives it, following standard medical guidelines. You will attend your regular doctor's appointments and check-ups for your psoriatic arthritis. These visits will be counted as part of the study information gathering. There won't be any extra appointments or tests beyond what you would normally have.
The study will follow you for a total of two years (24 months). During this time, the researchers will collect information from your routine visits about how your treatment is working and how you are getting on. The idea is that taking part should not add any extra burden to your usual medical care.
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- Cer Instituto Médico /ID# 274445الرمز البريدي المؤكدQuilmes, Argentina· التوظيف
- Instituto Medico de Alta Complejidad San Isidro S.A. /ID# 274417الرمز البريدي المؤكدSan Isidro, Argentina· التوظيف
- Instituto Médico Río Cuarto /ID# 274421الرمز البريدي المؤكدRío Cuarto, Argentina· التوظيف
- Landesklinikum Stockerau /ID# 275618الرمز البريدي المؤكدStockerau, Austria· التوظيف
- Rheuma-Zentrum Wien-Oberlaa GmbH /ID# 275617الرمز البريدي المؤكدفيينا، النمسا· التوظيف
- Medizinische Universitaet Graz /ID# 273765الرمز البريدي المؤكدغراتس، النمسا· التوظيف
- Krankenhaus Der Barmherzigen Brueder Graz /ID# 273764الرمز البريدي المؤكدغراتس، النمسا· التوظيف
- Universite Libre de Bruxelles - Hopital Erasme /ID# 272763الرمز البريدي المؤكدأندرلخت، بلجيكا· التوظيف
- Rhumaconsult Sprl /ID# 272797الرمز البريدي المؤكدشارلروا، بلجيكا· التوظيف
- Reumacentrum Genk - Medisch Centrum Genk /ID# 272796الرمز البريدي المؤكدجينك، بلجيكا· التوظيف
- ReumaClinic /ID# 272782الرمز البريدي المؤكدجينك، بلجيكا· التوظيف
- OLV Ziekenhuis Aalst /ID# 274456الرمز البريدي المؤكدآلست، بلجيكا· التوظيف
أسئلة شائعة
ما هو التهاب المفاصل الصدفي؟
Psoriatic arthritis is a type of arthritis that causes joint pain, swelling, and stiffness in people who often have the skin condition psoriasis. It happens when the body's immune system attacks healthy tissues by mistake.
What is risankizumab?
Risankizumab is a medicine that has been approved to treat psoriatic arthritis. This study wants to see how well it works over time in everyday use.
Will I have extra doctor appointments if I join?
No, you shouldn't have any extra appointments. All the study visits will happen during your normal, routine check-ups for your psoriatic arthritis.
How long will the study last if I take part?
If you join, you will be followed for two years (24 months) to observe how your treatment is working.
Will taking part in this study cost me anything?
The study aims to observe treatment in usual care, so there should be no additional costs or burdens for participants beyond your normal medical care.
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Shari Chapman
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