NCT03841279Completed
Utilizing MRI for Earlier Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Apr 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
MRI has been shown to be helpful in identifying patients who present with undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis who will develop RA within a one year follow up period. The absence of other clinically apparent symptoms often causes delays in diagnosis of RA. The use of the MRI in conjunction with the physical examination has the potential to reduce diagnostic delay. Earlier diagnosis would allow for earlier treatment implementation for better patient outcomes.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 75 (actual)
- First submitted
- 12 Feb 2019
- Start date
- 1 Jan 2019
- Primary completion date
- 17 Jun 2023
- Lead sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Diseases
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- NCT number
- NCT03841279
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Participants enrolled: 75
- From 1 Jan 2019 to the primary completion date, 17 Jun 2023
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Current or previous use of DMARDS
Other illness
- History of another definite autoimmune or inflammatory rheumatic disease
- History of psoriasis
- History of inflammatory bowel disease
Other
- Unwillingness or inability to return to Mayo Clinic Rochester for research follow-up visits
- Taking ≥10 mg of prednisone a day
- Contraindications to contract enhanced MRI
- Unsuitably as deemed by the principal investigator
Who the study is looking for
- ≥ 18 years old
- Undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis suspected to be early RA (≥1 joint with synovitis and ≥1 other tender joint)
- Symptom duration ≤1 year
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rochester | United States | Unknown status |
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