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  • 872 clinical trials
  • 359 recruiting
  • 331 conditions
  • 28 countries

Conditions in this area

331 conditions with trials, the busiest first

Rheumatoid arthritis75Osteoarthritis63Systemic lupus erythematosus63Psoriatic arthropathy46Myasthenia gravis44Systemic scleroderma40Sjogren's syndrome31Duchenne muscular dystrophy28Soft tissue sarcoma28Axial spondyloarthritis21Juvenile idiopathic arthritis21Back pain19Ewing's sarcoma19Lupus nephritis18Spinal muscular atrophy17Dermatomyositis16Cutaneous lupus erythematosus14Glycogen storage disease type II14Myotonic dystrophy12Osteochondrodysplasia12Osteosarcoma12Rhabdomyosarcoma11Sarcoma11Osteoporosis10+307

Clinical trials in Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

872 trials across Europe, recruiting first

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872 clinical trials

Tendon injury+1

Recruiting

Study on Zoledronic Acid for Healing After Rotator Cuff Surgery in Patients with Tendon Rupture and Osteoporosis

Registered drug
Countries:AustriaAustria
  • Participants:18–64 years · 65+ years
  • Substances:Zoledronic Acid
  • Sponsor:AUVA Trauma Center Vienna

Systemic scleroderma

Recruiting

Study on the Effectiveness and Safety of Ianalumab for Patients with Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis

Registered drug
Countries:AustriaAustria
  • Participants:18–64 years · 65+ years
  • Substances:Emtricitabine
  • Sponsor:Novartis Pharma AG

Back pain

Recruiting

Study on Zoledronic Acid for Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain with Modic Changes

Registered drugNo placebo
Countries:NorwayNorway
  • Participants:18–64 years
  • Substances:Sodium Chloride
  • Sponsor:Oslo University Hospital HF

Hip fracture

Recruiting

Study on the Effects of Ferric Derisomaltose on Mobility in Elderly Patients After Hip Fracture Surgery

Registered drug
Countries:DenmarkDenmark
  • Participants:65+ years
  • Substances:Ferric Derisomaltose
  • Sponsor:Rigshospitalet

Osteoarthritis

Recruiting

Study on the Effects of Botulinum Toxin Type A and Sodium Chloride Injections for Adults with Painful Thumb Osteoarthritis

Registered drug
Countries:FranceFrance
  • Participants:18–64 years · 65+ years
  • Substances:Sodium Chloride
  • Sponsor:Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris

Extra-osseous Ewing's sarcoma+5

Recruiting

Study of drug combination therapy for patients with recurrent and primary refractory Ewing Sarcoma

Registered drugNo placebo
Countries:AustriaAustria
  • Participants:0–17 years · 18–64 years · 65+ years
  • Substances:Anhydrous Docetaxel
  • Sponsor:The University Of Birmingham

Myasthenia gravis

Recruiting

Study on Efgartigimod for Early Treatment in Patients with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Registered drugNo placebo
Countries:SpainSpain
  • Participants:18–64 years · 65+ years
  • Substances:Efgartigimod Alfa
  • Sponsor:Bellvitge University Hospital

Rheumatoid arthritis

Recruiting

Study on [18F]Fluoro-PEG-Folate PET-CT Imaging to Monitor Therapy Response in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

InvestigationalNo placebo
Countries:The NetherlandsThe Netherlands
  • Participants:18–64 years · 65+ years
  • Substances:(S)-2,2',2''-(10-(2-(4-(3-((4-(2-(2-Cyano-4,4-Difluoropyrrolidin-1-Yl)-2-Oxoethylcarbamoyl)-Quinolin-6-Yl)(Methyl)Amino)-Propyl)Piperazin-1-Yl)-2-Oxoethyl)-68Ga-[1,4,7,10]-Tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-Triyl)Triacetate
  • Sponsor:Amsterdam UMC Stichting

Axial spondyloarthritis

Recruiting

Study Comparing Infliximab and NSAID Drug Combination for Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis

Registered drugNo placebo
Countries:GermanyGermany
  • Participants:18–64 years · 65+ years
  • Substances:Acemetacin
  • Sponsor:St. Elisabeth Gruppe GmbH Katholische Kliniken Rhein-Ruhr

Muscle spasticity

Recruiting

Study on Botulinum Toxin Type A for Treating Spastic Equinovarus in First-Time Stroke Patients

Registered drugNo placebo
Countries:BelgiumBelgium
  • Participants:18–64 years · 65+ years
  • Substances:Botulinum Toxin Type A - Haemagglutinin Complex
  • Sponsor:UZ Leuven

Back pain

Recruiting

Study on Tricortin 1000, Diclofenac Sodium, and Paracetamol for Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

Registered drug
Countries:ItalyItaly
  • Participants:18–64 years · 65+ years
  • Substances:Cyanocobalamin
  • Sponsor:Fidia Farmaceutici S.p.A.

Soft tissue sarcoma

Recruiting

Study of cobimetinib and atezolizumab combination therapy in children and adults with advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma

Registered drugNo placebo
Countries:FranceFrance
  • Participants:0–17 years · 18–64 years · 65+ years
  • Substances:Atezolizumab
  • Sponsor:Centre Leon Berard

Substances studied in this area

The therapies tested most often in Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders trials.

Sodium Chloride47 clinical trialsParacetamol32 clinical trialsTocilizumab29 clinical trialsMethotrexate26 clinical trialsAdalimumab24 clinical trialsRituximab23 clinical trialsCyclophosphamide20 clinical trialsEtanercept20 clinical trialsBaricitinib17 clinical trials
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