Patients take the lead: rare myositis study puts your voice first
NCT ID NCT07374107
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study asks 700 people with rare myositis diseases (and their caregivers) what research questions matter most to them. Through online surveys and forums, the goal is to create a patient-driven list of priorities to guide future studies and funding. No drugs or treatments are tested—this is about listening to patients to shape science.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help researchers focus on what matters most to patients with rare myositis diseases, potentially guiding future treatments and funding.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study that collects opinions, not a treatment trial. It will not directly test any drug or therapy, and its impact depends on whether researchers and funders act on the findings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 700 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
Adults and children living with an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy recruited through self-referral (prompted by clinic notices/ patient organization newsletters / /advocacy communities / social media / internet searches ) to provide perspectives on research priorities.
- Ages
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7 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: * Ability to provide informed consent * Have a clinician diagnosis of an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy or be a care partner or parent of a person living with an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy. * Participants who may have signed up through the MIHRA Patient Contact Registry https://mihrafoundation.org/mihra-programs/mihra-patient-contact-registry/ Exclusion Criteria: * Under the age of 7 years old * Do not have a diagnosis of an inflammatory myopathy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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MIHRA Foundation - This is a GLOBAL STUDY
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70130, United States
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