New database study aims to better understand dermatomyositis skin symptoms
NCT ID NCT02945345
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study collects information from people with dermatomyositis to better understand how the disease affects their skin and quality of life. Researchers will use a special scoring tool called CDASI to measure skin changes over time. The goal is to improve knowledge about the disease and how it responds to treatments. No new drugs or therapies are being tested.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2008
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
Adult patients who have been diagnosed with dermatomyositis.
- 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: * Gender/Age: Males or females above 18 years old * Diagnosis: Cutaneous Dermatomyositis * Subjects able to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects without cutaneous DM * Penn employees * Penn students * Cognitively impaired persons
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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