Observational Study for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Risk for Interstitial Lung Disease
This observational study is looking at people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to better understand interstitial lung disease (ILD), a condition where the lungs become scarred. Researchers want to identify what makes some RA patients more likely to develop ILD, and what factors cause it to get worse. They are looking for common features between RA-related ILD and other types of lung scarring. You may be able to join if you are 45 to 90 years old and have a diagnosis of RA. The study will look at the presence of ILD using special chest imaging (HRCT) after 3 to 5 years. The current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an observational study planning to enroll 750 participants. It is not testing a specific treatment.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for 3 to 5 years to assess for interstitial lung disease on chest imaging.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Risk for Interstitial Lung Disease
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Joyce S Lee, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Colorado, Denver
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Presence of interstitial lung disease on high resolution CT (HRCT) chest imaging3-5 years
HRCT scans of the chest will be interpreted by two radiologists and the presence or absence of interstitial lung abnormality will be recorded. When present, abnormalities will be categorized as absent, equivocal, non-fibrotic, or fibrotic, and the extent of any reticular abnormalities will be graded on an 11-point scale (0, 1-10%, 11-20%, etc.). Additionally, the presence or absence of airway disease, centrilobular thickening, mosaic attenuation, and air trapping will be recorded.