Elderly arthritis study reveals hidden health risks
NCT ID NCT02686320
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to understand how age influences serious health issues like infections, cancer, heart disease, and bone fractures in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers compared patients over 65 with younger adults (18-50) who had the same disease. The study was stopped early, but its goal was to gather data to improve care for older arthritis patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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176 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2016
- Finished
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May 2022
- 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
Rheumatoid arthritis patients from department A and B of rheumatology in Cochin hospital
- 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: * Clinical diagnosis of Rheumatoid arthritis according to American College of Rheumatology (ACR) /Eular 2010 criteria or American College of Rheumatalogy 1987 criteria * Age \>65 years or patients between 18 and 50 years matched for sex and disease duration with the group of elderly patients (control group) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not understand rules and implications of the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cochin hospital
Paris, Paris, 75014, France
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