Screening of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis for Interstitial Lung Disease

Polyclinic of the Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God, Budapest

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Interstitial Lung Disease; Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05391100

IV/2683-1/2022/EKU

Details and patient eligibility

About

The quantitative and qualitative analysis of RA lung involvement in the Hungarian population

Full description

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) accounts for a significant proportion of mortality and morbidity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this prospective longitudinal study is to asess the interstitial lung involvement in Hungarian rheumatoid arthritis patients. Laboratory markers, X-ray based imaging methods, pulmonological functional tests, QOL questionnaire and sleep quality assessement questionnaire are used to estimate the interstitial lung disease. Also smaller cross-sectional studies about the imaging parameters and a national register is planned to be created based on these data.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosis of RA

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy, breastfeeding
• previous diagnosis of ILD, lung cancer, registered lung infection in the last 2 months