800 kids monitored for arthritis drug risks over years
NCT ID NCT01357668
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 800 children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who are taking or have taken abatacept. Researchers track serious infections, autoimmune problems, and cancer risks over the long term to better understand the drug's safety. No new treatments are tested—this is an observational registry to gather real-world data.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2013
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Pediatric rheumatology clinics
- Ages
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Up to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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For more information regarding BMS clinical trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com Inclusion Criteria * Diagnosis of JIA (any subtype) * Age \< 18 years at the time of enrollment unless currently or previously enrolled in an abatacept clinical trial and received abatacept * Receiving Abatacept at the time of enrollment as per treating physician's decision or received abatacept in a clinical trial * Parent or legally acceptable representative willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent Exclusion Criteria * Pregnant or nursing female at the time of enrollment * Prior malignancies if the patient has not been malignancy free for at least 5 years. * Any serious acute or chronic medical condition other than JIA, including chronic infection, which would compromise the patient's ability to participate in the study * Known poor compliance with clinic visits (based on physician judgment).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Local Institution
Moscow, 119991, Russia
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Princeton, New Jersey, 08540, United States
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Innsbruck, A-6020, Austria
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Bad Bramstedt, 24576, Germany
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Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Paris, 75743, France
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Guadalajara, Jalisco, 44620, Mexico
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Local Institution - 0007
Lima, 1, Peru
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Local Institution - 0009
Pretoria, Gauteng, 0002, South Africa
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Local Institution - 0010
Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-970, Brazil
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Local Institution - 0011
Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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Local Institution - 0012
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Local Institution - 0013
Bristol, BS2 8BJ, United Kingdom
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Jerusalem, 91031, Israel
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Genova, 16147, Italy
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Thessaloniki, 54642, Greece
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Budapest, H-1023, Hungary
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Riga, LV-1007, Latvia
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Utrecht, 3584 EA, Netherlands
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Lisbon, 1600, Portugal
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Cluj-Napoca, 0, Romania
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Piešťany, 0, Slovakia
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Bayamón, PR 960, Puerto Rico
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Riyadh, 11426, Saudi Arabia
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Bregenz, 0, Austria
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Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-888, Brazil
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Local Institution - 0027
Rio de Janeiro, 22250-110, Brazil
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Local Institution - 0028
São Paulo, São Paulo, 04023-061, Brazil
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Local Institution - 0029
Calgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8, Canada
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Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Local Institution - 0031
Hamburg, 22391, Germany
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Vienna, 1160, Austria
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Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany
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Local Institution - 0035
Aarhus, Central Jutland, 8200, Denmark
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Local Institution - 0036
Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, 08970, Spain
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Local Institution - 0037
Murcia, 30120, Spain
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Local Institution - 0038
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Local Institution - 0039
Valencia, 46009, Spain
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Local Institution - 0040
Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, 63000, France
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Toulouse, 31059, France
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Florence, 50139, Italy
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Naples, 80131, Italy
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Padova, 35128, Italy
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Naples, 80138, Italy
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Trento, 38100, Italy
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Rotterdam, 3015 CE, Netherlands
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Tromsø, 9019, Norway
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Trondheim, 7006, Norway
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Lima, LIMA 14, Peru
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Moscow, 115522, Russia
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Saratov, 410054, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 194100, Russia
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Jeddah, 21159, Saudi Arabia
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Local Institution - 0056
Bayamón, PR 960, Puerto Rico
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Local Institution - 0057
Panorama, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7500, South Africa
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Local Institution - 0058
Pretoria, 0084, South Africa
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Local Institution - 0059
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Local Institution - 0060
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
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