500 patients join study to unravel recurrent heart inflammation
NCT ID NCT04687358
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 500 children and adults with recurrent pericarditis (repeated inflammation of the heart lining) to better understand the disease. Researchers will track which treatments patients use, how the disease affects quality of life, and the economic costs. The goal is to improve care and support future treatment recommendations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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
Patients with active or inactive recurrent pericarditis who have participated in the RHAPSODY (KPL-914-C002) Phase 3 clinical study of rilonacept and patients from sites who have expressed an interest in the registry will be included. In addition, RESONANCE will also include decentralized sites for remote patients who wish to participate in the registry but are not near a registry site.
- 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.
ACTIVE RP PATIENTS Select Inclusion Criteria: * Physician-confirmed (or confirmation in medical records) diagnosis of RP defined as an initial, acute, episode and at least one pericarditis recurrence after the initial acute episode * Experienced at least one pericarditis episode in the 3 years prior to inclusion * Under the care of a physician for the treatment and management of RP * Currently prescribed medication for RP Select Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of pericarditis secondary to tuberculosis (TB), cancer if not in full remission, post thoracic blunt trauma (e.g., motor-vehicle accidents), myocarditis, systemic autoimmune diseases, except SJIA and adult Still's disease, HIV * Appears to have an impairment (e.g., cognitive, hearing, visual) or insufficient English or Spanish proficiency that could interfere with ability to complete patient-completed assessments * Currently enrolled in a therapeutic investigational drug or device study INACTIVE RP PATIENTS Select Inclusion Criteria: * Physician-confirmed (or confirmation in medical records) diagnosis of RP defined as an initial, acute, episode and at least one pericarditis recurrence after the initial, acute episode * Patient had a last episode occurring at least 3 years and up to 5 years before registry inclusion * Resolution of RP symptoms confirmed with no further RP treatment for 3 years prior to registry enrollment Select Exclusion Criteria: * Experienced a pericarditis episode within 3 years from enrolling in the registry * Currently receiving RP treatment prescribed by a treating physician (e.g., CS, colchicine) * Diagnosis of pericarditis secondary to tuberculosis (TB), cancer if not in full remission, post thoracic blunt trauma (e.g., motor-vehicle accidents), myocarditis, systemic autoimmune diseases except SJIA and adult Still's disease, HIV * Enrolled in a therapeutic investigational clinical trial during the observation period
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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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Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute
Anchorage, Alaska, 99508, United States
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Carnegie Mellon University, Allegheny Health Network, Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Detroit Medical Center
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, United States
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Legacy Medical Group, Cardiology
Portland, Oregon, 97227, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mayo Clinic - PPDS
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Davenport, Iowa, 52801, United States
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Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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Northwell Health - Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, New York, 10075, United States
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Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Pima Heart and Vascular
Tucson, Arizona, 85718, United States
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Scripps Health
San Diego, California, 92037, United States
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Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill
Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States
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TKL Research Inc.
Fair Lawn, New Jersey, 07410, United States
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The Linder Research Center at The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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University of California San Diego Medical Center
La Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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University of Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington, Vermont, 05405, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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