There are currently 18 active clinical trials seeking participants for Scleroderma research studies. The states with the highest number of trials for Scleroderma participants are California, Michigan, New York and Texas.
Platform Clinical Study for Conquering Scleroderma
NCT06195072
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical trial is to test efficacy of different investigational products (IPs) compared with placebo on the change from baseline to the end of the treatment period at Week 52 in lung capacity in participants with Interstitial Lung Disease Secondary to Systemic Sclerosis.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/19/2025
Locations: University of Alabama - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama +33 locations
Conditions: Interstitial Lung Disease Due to Systemic Disease, Scleroderma
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Tibulizumab Systemic Sclerosis Understanding and Response Evaluation (TibuSURE)
NCT06843239
Recruiting
The study is a Phase 2, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the effects of tibulizumab over 24 weeks (Period 1) in adult participants with systemic sclerosis, followed by an open-label extension period where all active participants will receive tibulizumab and will be evaluated for an additional 28 weeks (Period 2)
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
08/14/2025
Locations: IRIS Research and Development LLC, Plantation, Florida +7 locations
Conditions: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroderma
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Determine Effectiveness of Anifrolumab In SYstemic Sclerosis (DAISY)
NCT05925803
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of treatment with subcutaneous anifrolumab versus placebo in adult participants with systemic sclerosis. The target population for this study includes patients who meet the 2013 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) classification for systemic sclerosis, either limited or diffuse cutaneous subsets, with a disease duration of less than 6 years from first non-Raynaud's phenomenon symptom.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
08/14/2025
Locations: Research Site, Birmingham, Alabama +198 locations
Conditions: Systemic Sclerosis, Scleroderma
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AlloNK®, an Allogeneic Non-genetically Modified, Cord Blood-derived NK Cell Therapy, in Combination With Rituximab, Studied in Relapsing Forms of B-cell Dependent Rheumatologic Diseases.
NCT06991114
Recruiting
A Basket Trial of Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Sjögren's Disease (SjD), Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIMs) and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) subjects to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AlloNK, a non-genetically modified allogeneic NK cell, in combination with rituximab.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/07/2025
Locations: Artiva Clinical Trial Site, Aventura, Florida +5 locations
Conditions: Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIMs), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA, IIM, Myositis, Scleroderma, Sjogren Syndrome, Sjogrens Disease
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TENS in Scleroderma
NCT06646913
Recruiting
The goal of this pilot study is to assess the acceptability of the transcutaneous electrical acustimulation (TEA) device in treating Scleroderma-related gastroparesis. The main objective is: To evaluate the acceptability of TEA as an intervention for alleviating symptoms of distension and bloating in individuals diagnosed with Scleroderma. Participants will be provided with the TEA devices that will be applied to the skin for a total of 45 minutes twice daily after meals. Participants will be... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/30/2025
Locations: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Conditions: Scleroderma, Gastroparesis, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)
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Rare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
NCT01793168
Recruiting
CoRDS, or the Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford, is based at Sanford Research in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It provides researchers with a centralized, international patient registry for all rare diseases. This program allows patients and researchers to connect as easily as possible to help advance treatments and cures for rare diseases. The CoRDS team works with patient advocacy groups, individuals and researchers to help in the advancement of research in over 7,000 rare diseases. The re... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
05/22/2025
Locations: Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, South Dakota +1 locations
Conditions: Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders, Disorders of Unknown Prevalence, Cornelia De Lange Syndrome, Prenatal Benign Hypophosphatasia, Perinatal Lethal Hypophosphatasia, Odontohypophosphatasia, Adult Hypophosphatasia, Childhood-onset Hypophosphatasia, Infantile Hypophosphatasia, Hypophosphatasia, Kabuki Syndrome, Bohring-Opitz Syndrome, Narcolepsy Without Cataplexy, Narcolepsy-cataplexy, Hypersomnolence Disorder, Idiopathic Hypersomnia Without Long Sleep Time, Idiopathic Hypersomnia With Long Sleep Time, Idiopathic Hypersomnia, Kleine-Levin Syndrome, Kawasaki Disease, Leiomyosarcoma, Leiomyosarcoma of the Corpus Uteri, Leiomyosarcoma of the Cervix Uteri, Leiomyosarcoma of Small Intestine, Acquired Myasthenia Gravis, Addison Disease, Hyperacusis (Hyperacousis), Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis, Transient Neonatal Myasthenia Gravis, Williams Syndrome, Lyme Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, Marinesco Sjogren Syndrome(Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome), Isolated Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Frasier Syndrome, Denys-Drash Syndrome, Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome, Emanuel Syndrome, Isolated Aniridia, Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome, Aniridia-intellectual Disability Syndrome, Aniridia - Renal Agenesis - Psychomotor Retardation, Aniridia - Ptosis - Intellectual Disability - Familial Obesity, Aniridia - Cerebellar Ataxia - Intellectual Disability, Aniridia - Absent Patella, Aniridia, Peters Anomaly - Cataract, Peters Anomaly, Potocki-Shaffer Syndrome, Silver-Russell Syndrome Due to Maternal Uniparental Disomy of Chromosome 11, Silver-Russell Syndrome Due to Imprinting Defect of 11p15, Silver-Russell Syndrome Due to 11p15 Microduplication, Syndromic Aniridia, WAGR Syndrome, Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, 4p16.3 Microduplication Syndrome, 4p Deletion Syndrome, Non-Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, Autosomal Recessive Stickler Syndrome, Stickler Syndrome Type 2, Stickler Syndrome Type 1, Stickler Syndrome, Mucolipidosis Type 4, X-linked Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 4, X-linked Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3, X-linked Intellectual Disability - Ataxia - Apraxia, X-linked Progressive Cerebellar Ataxia, X-linked Non Progressive Cerebellar Ataxia, X-linked Cerebellar Ataxia, Vitamin B12 Deficiency Ataxia, Toxic Exposure Ataxia, Unclassified Autosomal Dominant Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Thyroid Antibody Ataxia, Sporadic Adult-onset Ataxia of Unknown Etiology, Spinocerebellar Ataxia With Oculomotor Anomaly, Spinocerebellar Ataxia With Epilepsy, Spinocerebellar Ataxia With Axonal Neuropathy Type 2, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 8, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 5, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 4, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 37, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 36, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 35, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 34, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 32, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 31, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 30, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 29, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 28, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 27, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 26, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 25, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 23, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 22, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 21, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 20, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 19/22, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 18, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 17, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 16, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 15/16, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 14, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 13, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 12, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 11, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1 With Axonal Neuropathy, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1, Spinocerebellar Ataxia - Unknown, Spinocerebellar Ataxia - Dysmorphism, Non Progressive Epilepsy and/or Ataxia With Myoclonus as a Major Feature, Spasticity-ataxia-gait Anomalies Syndrome, Spastic Ataxia With Congenital Miosis, Spastic Ataxia - Corneal Dystrophy, Spastic Ataxia, Rare Hereditary Ataxia, Rare Ataxia, Recessive Mitochondrial Ataxia Syndrome, Progressive Epilepsy and/or Ataxia With Myoclonus as a Major Feature, Posterior Column Ataxia - Retinitis Pigmentosa, Post-Stroke Ataxia, Post-Head Injury Ataxia, Post Vaccination Ataxia, Polyneuropathy - Hearing Loss - Ataxia - Retinitis Pigmentosa - Cataract, Muscular Atrophy - Ataxia - Retinitis Pigmentosa - Diabetes Mellitus, Non-hereditary Degenerative Ataxia, Paroxysmal Dystonic Choreathetosis With Episodic Ataxia and Spasticity, Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy - Deafness, NARP Syndrome, Myoclonus - Cerebellar Ataxia - Deafness, Multiple System Atrophy, Parkinsonian Type, Multiple System Atrophy, Cerebellar Type, Multiple System Atrophy, Maternally-inherited Leigh Syndrome, Machado-Joseph Disease Type 3, Machado-Joseph Disease Type 2, Machado-Joseph Disease Type 1, Leigh Syndrome, Late-onset Ataxia With Dementia, Infection or Post Infection Ataxia, GAD Ataxia, Hereditary Episodic Ataxia, Gliadin/Gluten Ataxia, Friedreich Ataxia, Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome, Familial Paroxysmal Ataxia, Exposure to Medications Ataxia, Episodic Ataxia With Slurred Speech, Episodic Ataxia Unknown Type, Episodic Ataxia Type 7, Episodic Ataxia Type 6, Episodic Ataxia Type 5, Episodic Ataxia Type 4, Episodic Ataxia Type 3, Episodic Ataxia Type 1, Epilepsy and/or Ataxia With Myoclonus as Major Feature, Early-onset Spastic Ataxia-neuropathy Syndrome, Early-onset Progressive Neurodegeneration - Blindness - Ataxia - Spasticity, Early-onset Cerebellar Ataxia With Retained Tendon Reflexes, Early-onset Ataxia With Dementia, Childhood-onset Autosomal Recessive Slowly Progressive Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Ataxia, Cataract - Ataxia - Deafness, Cerebellar Ataxia, Cayman Type, Cerebellar Ataxia With Peripheral Neuropathy, Cerebellar Ataxia - Hypogonadism, Cerebellar Ataxia - Ectodermal Dysplasia, Cerebellar Ataxia - Areflexia - Pes Cavus - Optic Atrophy - Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Brain Tumor Ataxia, Brachydactyly - Nystagmus - Cerebellar Ataxia, Benign Paroxysmal Tonic Upgaze of Childhood With Ataxia, Autosomal Recessive Syndromic Cerebellar Ataxia, Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia With Leukoencephalopathy, Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay, Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia - Optic Atrophy - Dysarthria, Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia, Autosomal Recessive Metabolic Cerebellar Ataxia, Autosomal Dominant Spinocerebellar Ataxia Due to Repeat Expansions That do Not Encode Polyglutamine, Autosomal Recessive Ataxia, Beauce Type, Autosomal Recessive Ataxia Due to Ubiquinone Deficiency, Autosomal Recessive Ataxia Due to PEX10 Deficiency, Autosomal Recessive Degenerative and Progressive Cerebellar Ataxia, Autosomal Recessive Congenital Cerebellar Ataxia Due to MGLUR1 Deficiency, Autosomal Recessive Congenital Cerebellar Ataxia Due to GRID2 Deficiency, Autosomal Recessive Congenital Cerebellar Ataxia, Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia-pyramidal Signs-nystagmus-oculomotor Apraxia Syndrome, Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia-epilepsy-intellectual Disability Syndrome Due to WWOX Deficiency, Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia-epilepsy-intellectual Disability Syndrome Due to TUD Deficiency, Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia-epilepsy-intellectual Disability Syndrome Due to KIAA0226 Deficiency, Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia-epilepsy-intellectual Disability Syndrome, Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia With Late-onset Spasticity, Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia Due to STUB1 Deficiency, Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia Due to a DNA Repair Defect, Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia - Saccadic Intrusion, Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia - Psychomotor Retardation, Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia - Blindness - Deafness, Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia, Autosomal Dominant Spinocerebellar Ataxia Due to a Polyglutamine Anomaly, Autosomal Dominant Spinocerebellar Ataxia Due to a Point Mutation, Autosomal Dominant Spinocerebellar Ataxia Due to a Channelopathy, Autosomal Dominant Spastic Ataxia Type 1, Autosomal Dominant Spastic Ataxia, Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy, Ataxia-telangiectasia Variant, Ataxia-telangiectasia, Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia, Deafness and Narcolepsy, Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia Type 4, Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia Type 3, Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia Type 2, Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia Type 1, Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia, Ataxia-telangiectasia-like Disorder, Ataxia With Vitamin E Deficiency, Ataxia With Dementia, Ataxia - Oculomotor Apraxia Type 1, Ataxia - Other, Ataxia - Genetic Diagnosis - Unknown, Acquired Ataxia, Adult-onset Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia, Alcohol Related Ataxia, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type II, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Type IV, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Type 3, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Syndrome, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A, Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical HUS, Wiedemann-Steiner Syndrome, Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Autoimmune/Inflammatory Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants (ASIA), Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, Alagille Syndrome, Inclusion Body Myopathy With Early-onset Paget Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia (IBMPFD), Lowe Syndrome, Pitt Hopkins Syndrome, 1p36 Deletion Syndrome, Jansen Type Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia, Cockayne Syndrome, Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis, CRMO, Malan Syndrome, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type Ie, VCP Disease, Hypnic Jerking, Sleep Myoclonus, Mollaret Meningitis, Recurrent Viral Meningitis, CRB1, Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Rare Retinal Disorder, KCNMA1-Channelopathy, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, ZMYND11, Transient Global Amnesia, Glycogen Storage Disease, Alstrom Syndrome, White Sutton Syndrome, DNM1, EIEE31, Myhre Syndrome, Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis, Laryngeal Papillomatosis, Tracheal Papillomatosis, Refsum Disease, Nicolaides Baraitser Syndrome, Leukodystrophy, Tango2, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Rare Gastrointestinal Disorders, Achalasia-Addisonian Syndrome, Achalasia Cardia, Achalasia Icrocephaly Syndrome, Anal Fistula, Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency, Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis, Idiopathic Gastroparesis, Hirschsprung Disease, Rare Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction, Scleroderma, Short Bowel Syndrome, Sacral Agenesis, Sacral Agenesis Syndrome, Caudal Regression, Scheuermann Disease, SMC1A Truncated Mutations (Causing Loss of Gene Function), Cystinosis, Juvenile Nephropathic Cystinosis, Nephropathic Cystinosis, Kennedy Disease, Spinal Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Warburg Micro Syndrome, Mucolipidoses, Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases, Mt-aaRS Disorders, Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration, Non-Ketotic Hyperglycinemia, Fish Odor Syndrome, Halitosis, Isolated Congenital Asplenia, Lambert Eaton (LEMS), Biliary Atresia, STAG1 Gene Mutation, Coffin Lowry Syndrome, Borjeson-Forssman-Lehman Syndrome, Blau Syndrome, Arginase 1 Deficiency, HSPB8 Myopathy, Beta-Mannosidosis, TBX4 Syndrome, DHDDS Gene Mutations, MAND-MBD5-Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder, Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency (CMMRD), SPATA5 Disorder, SPATA5L1 Related Disorder, Behcet's Disease, Acrodysostosis, Multi-systematic Smooth Muscle Dysfunction Syndrome, CRELD1 (Cysteine Rich With EGF Like Domains 1), GNB1 Syndrome, Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency Disease, Beta Mannosidosis, Kbg Syndrome, Labrune Syndrome, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), Moyamoya Disease, OPHN1 Syndrome, Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD), TUBB3 Mutation, WOREE (WWOX-related Epileptic Encephalopathy, SCAR12, Skraban-Deardorff Syndrome, Hereditary Myopathy With Early Respiratory Failure
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RESET-SSc: An Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CABA-201, a CD19-CAR T Cell Therapy, in Subjects With Systemic Sclerosis
NCT06328777
Recruiting
RESET-SSc: A Phase 1/2 Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CABA-201, a CD19-CAR T cell therapy, in Subjects with Systemic Sclerosis
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
05/20/2025
Locations: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut +9 locations
Conditions: Systemic Sclerosis, Scleroderma
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Brain Boost Program to Improve Cognitive Function in People With Systemic Sclerosis
NCT06880627
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to examine whether an 8-week online educational group-based program tailored to people with systemic sclerosis can help improve cognitive function and well-being. The study team hypothesize that participants that receive the intervention will have better improvements immediately after treatment at week 8 in all cognitive function measures, non-cognitive symptoms, and self-management compared to those in the waitlist control.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
05/02/2025
Locations: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Conditions: Scleroderma
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Rheumatology Patient Registry and Biorepository
NCT04402086
Recruiting
To facilitate clinical, basic science, and translational research projects involving the study of rheumatic diseases.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 99 years
Trial Updated:
03/03/2025
Locations: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
Conditions: Rheumatic Diseases, Adult Onset Still Disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Reactive Arthritis, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Behcet Disease, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Giant Cell Arteritis, Lyme Disease, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Systemic Sclerosis, Scleroderma, Sjogren's Syndrome, Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Diseases
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Maternal Autoimmune Disease Research Alliance (MADRA) Registry
NCT03276923
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This multi-site registry, centered at Duke University, will enroll pregnant women with autoimmune and rheumatologic diseases. The main goal of MADRA is to identify ways to improve the health of women with rheumatic diseases and their babies during pregnancy. Prior studies demonstrate the importance of increase inflammation prior to and during pregnancy on these outcomes. The future research will seek to better define these risk factors and to identify ways to may improve them.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
01/24/2025
Locations: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Autoimmune Diseases, Pregnancy Related, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sjogren's Syndrome, Scleroderma
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Cardiac Assessment by PV Loop in IPAH and Scleroderma PAH
NCT04610788
Recruiting
This observational study is being done to understand why people with scleroderma can develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs, abbreviated PAH) and a weak heart muscle (heart failure). The study will also help the investigators understand why people with PAH from an unknown cause (called idiopathic PAH, or IPAH) can also develop a weakened heart muscle. The response of the right side of the heart or right ventricle (RV) to standard PAH therapy in scleroderma-asso... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 100 years
Trial Updated:
12/19/2024
Locations: Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland
Conditions: Scleroderma, Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
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Rheumatology Diet Study
NCT06339957
Recruiting
This study aims to collect information on rheumatology patients' dietary habits, autoimmune disease activity, dietary changes, disease symptom improvements, and perceptions on their dietary habits and how it affects their autoimmune disease. The main objective is to see if rheumatology patients change their dietary habits after their diagnosis of an autoimmune disease and if it subjectively improved their disease symptoms. It will also look at rheumatology patients' expectations for their rheuma... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 65 years
Trial Updated:
12/03/2024
Locations: UCF Health Clinics, Orlando, Florida
Conditions: Diet Habit, Rheumatologic Disease, Autoimmune Diseases, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis, Sjogren's Syndrome, Systemic Lupus Erythematous, Scleroderma, Fibromyalgia
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