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Juvenile Arthritis

ILAR Reclassification Study

ILAR Reclassification Study

This study hopes to revise the currently used criteria for diagnoses of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA).

The CARRA Registry

The CARRA Registry

This is an observational registry of children and young adults with pediatric-onset rheumatic conditions such as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and SLE-like conditions.

Upadacitinib Trial for Polyarticular JIA

Upadacitinib Trial for Polyarticular JIAUpadacitinib Trial for Polyarticular JIA

The purpose of this study is to see if a new investigational drug (Upadacitinib) is safe and well tolerated and also to determine the appropriate dose for subjects with polyarticular course juvenile arthritis (pcJIA).

Defining Clinically Meaningful Outcome Measures For Children With Axial Juvenile Spondyloarthritis

Defining Clinically Meaningful Outcome Measures For Children With Axial Juvenile Spondyloarthritis

The purpose of this study is to find out how well surveys can measure disease activity in kids with lower back arthritis. The study will last for either 3 or 6 months and take 2 or 3 visits.

Abatacept Registry

Abatacept Registry

The purpose of this registry is to study the long-term effects and safety of Abatacept(Orencia) as used for the treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis(JIA). JIA patients that are currently taking Abatacept may be eligible to participate in this study.

Pamela F. Weiss, MD, MSCE
Pamela F. Weiss

Dr. Pamela Weiss is an experienced academic pediatric rheumatologist with advanced training in clinical epidemiology and a focus on early diagnosis, accurate phenotyping, and targeted treatment of children with juvenile arthritis. Her research consists of a mixture of prospective interventional, prospective observational and retrospective large database-driven work.

E-mail:
weisspa [at] chop.edu

Allergies and Asthma, Arthritis, and Immunology of Inflammation

Published on
Aug 26, 2016
in Cornerstone Blog
CHOP Research In the News
Welcome to another weekly roundup of research news from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia! This week's highlights are an alliterative array to close out the month of August, with a study linking asthma with other allergies and news on progress against arthritis in kids. Plus, an immunology discovery could lead to treatments for inflammatory disorders.

Research, Clinical Care Combine to Improve Childhood Arthritis

Published on
Aug 27, 2015
in Cornerstone Blog
When children with multiple swollen joints come to the Center for Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease for treatment, and then a few weeks later they are back on the field playing sports, their energy is contagious for pediatric rheumatologist Pamela Weiss, MD MSCE.