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Adipose Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis (Control Arm)
Adipose Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis - AIR ART (Control Arm)
| Sponsor: | The National Institutes of Health NIH |
| Enrolling: | Male and Female Patients |
| Study Length: | 4 Months |
| Clinic Visits: | 2 |
| IRB Number: | AAAQ9289 |
| Contact: | Christopher Depender: 212-305-4114 / cd2686@cumc.columbia.edu |
Additional Study Information:
We are inviting patients without autoimmune disorders to help us compare to rheumatoid arthritis patients with inflammation in soft tissues. With a combination of blood work, a full-body FDG PET-CT scan, questionnaires, and a soft tissue biopsy (from an area around the belly button), we hope to see how tissue inflammation interacts with these multiple areas of physiology. A second visit four months later would be the same, except for the FDG PET-CT scan - these visits typically take up to 5 hours to complete.
This study is closed
Do You Qualify?
| Have you been diagnosed with any autoimmune disease? | Yes | No |
| Are you currently taking aspirin regularly? | Yes | No |
| Have you ever had significant cancer history requiring treatment? | Yes | No |
| Have you had any significant cardiac events or procedures? (i.e CABG, PCIs, heart attack, pacemakers) | Yes | No |