JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS

This study tested whether a coaching program is practical and helpful for young adults with childhood arthritis (like juvenile idiopathic arthritis or lupus) as they move from pediatric to adult medical care. The program aimed to provide support and teach self-management skills d…

This study tested if children with juvenile arthritis whose disease is under control could safely have their powerful biologic medication slowly reduced and stopped. Researchers compared children who had their medication doses gradually decreased to children who stayed on their r…

This study tested whether weekly injections of a medication called abatacept could prevent mild juvenile arthritis from becoming more severe. Children with recent-onset arthritis affecting four or fewer joints received either the injections plus standard care or standard care alo…

This study tested if adding a drug called leflunomide to standard methotrexate treatment works better for children with juvenile arthritis that hasn't responded to methotrexate alone. Fifty children with this hard-to-treat condition were randomly assigned to receive either the tw…

This study followed children and teenagers with juvenile arthritis who had already been taking the medication tofacitinib in earlier trials. Its main goal was to check the long-term safety and side effects of the drug over several years. Researchers also monitored whether the tre…

This study aimed to find the best dose of the drug etanercept for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Researchers measured drug levels in the blood of 126 children already taking the medication to see if adjusting the dose based on these levels could improve treatm…

This study followed a small group of children in France with juvenile arthritis for two years to check the long-term safety of a drug called tocilizumab. The children had already been taking the drug in a previous study and continued receiving it by IV every four weeks. The main …

This study tested a new coaching program to help teenagers with juvenile arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) move from pediatric to adult healthcare. Researchers wanted to see if the program was practical to run and if it helped young people feel more confident managing…

This study tested whether a personalized exercise program delivered through a mobile app is as effective as a supervised, in-person program for teens with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Fifty-four adolescents were split into two groups to follow a 12-week exercise plan, wit…

This study aimed to find better ways to detect and monitor symptom flares in children with inflammatory rheumatic diseases like juvenile arthritis. Researchers followed 20 children to see if new blood markers (Calprotectin and Serum Amyloid Protein) were more useful than standard…