Steroids and Your Bones in Joint Disease
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Hormones & metabolism, Infections, Skin clinical trials.
This study looks at how steroids affect bone health in people with inflammatory joint diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers will track markers in your blood to see if short-term steroid use impacts your bones.
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Who can take part
- You have an inflammatory joint disease (like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or similar).
- You are about to start a new disease-modifying treatment (with or without steroids), or you are already on a stable disease-modifying drug and getting a steroid injection.
- You do not have weak bones (osteoporosis) or have not had a bone fracture in the last year.
- You have not taken steroids in the past year, are not on estrogen therapy, and are not going through menopause.
- You do not have active cancer or kidney failure.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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