Are doctors following heart check rules for arthritis patients?
NCT ID NCT01566851
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether French doctors follow EULAR recommendations to check heart disease risk every year in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Over 7000 patients were included. The goal was to see how often tests like blood sugar, cholesterol, and heart scans were prescribed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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7,000 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2012
- Finished
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Nov 2013
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 18 years, affiliated to RSI, with rheumatoid arthritis treated with at least one DMARDS and/or biologic therapy Exclusion Criteria: * patients under 18 years * Patients declared as rheumatoid arthritis without DMARDS or biologic therapy or treated with steroids alone
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Study site
Nice, France