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Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Axial Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), A Pilot Study
Objectives: To identify a candidate set of biomarkers specific to AxPsA. Overview: Clinical and imaging characterization of PsA patients will be combined with extensive molecular assessment of both liquid and tissue compartments to identify biomarkers which differentiate PsA patients with and without axial involvement
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Clinical Outcome and Fusion Results Using the SiJoin® Transfixing Sacroiliac Fusion Device
The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate fusion of the SI joint(s) and any reduction in VAS pain scores in a prospective cohort of patients utilizing the SiJoin® Transfixing Sacroiliac Fusion Device in patients that received sacroiliac fusion, without ancillary stabilization devices.
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Comparative Autoantibody and Immunologic Cell Marker Study
The purpose of this study is to compare immune phenotype, function, and specificity of B lymphocytes from different developmental stages in autoimmune patients to B cells from infectious disease patients and healthy controls.
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Comparison of Three Approaches of Electrode Placement to Detect Changes in Motor Evoked Potentials During Spine Surgery
Motor Evoked Potentials are an aspect of intraoperative neuromonitoring, a tool used by neurophysiologists during surgery to prevent irreversible damage to the spinal cord during procedures. This study investigates the utility of three separate quadriceps MEP recording approaches over a total of 40 limbs (20 participants).
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Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder Data Collection
This study is a multicenter, prospective, non-randomized, non-controlled clinical outcome study. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate improvement of pain score at one year for the Biomet Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder. The secondary objective is collection of long term clinical outcomes.
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Comprehensive Study of Post-surgical Pain After Pectus or Spine Surgery
This will be a prospective study to determine the association between specific genotypes, epigenetics, behavioral, social and biological factors, with the phenotypes, defined by pain perception, postoperative pain, analgesic effects, side effects to perioperative analgesics, chronic postoperative pain, and gene expression in patients following pectus excavatum repair.
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Corrona Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Drug Safety & Effectiveness Registry
This prospective, non-interventional research registry is designed to study the comparative effectiveness and comparative safety of approved treatments for RA in a cohort of patients cared for by rheumatologists across North America. Secondary objectives include analyzing the epidemiology and natural history of the disease, its comorbidities, and current treatment practices.
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Corticosteroid Meniscectomy Randomized Trial
Synovitis has an important role in the symptoms and progression of Osteoarthritis (OA). Inflamed synovium has been associated with both increased symptoms and increased progression in OA patients. Furthermore, synovitis observed during knee arthroscopy in our patients undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) was associated with worse symptoms while adjusting for confounding factors.Therefore, a better understanding of synovitis as a predictor of outcome after APM and as a target for treatment is needed to improve outcomes in this patient population. Triamcinolone has been shown to decrease synovitis-associated outcomes in...
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Dose Responsiveness as a Measure of Clinical Effectiveness During Neuromonitored Spine Surgery
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) is a tool used by neurophysiologists during spine surgery to prevent irreversible damage to the spinal cord during procedures through a system of alerts. This study investigates the effectiveness of IONM in 300 participants receiving spine surgery. The goal of this study is to refine the alert criteria for procedures in which IONM is used.
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Dry Needling for Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis
This study evaluates the addition of dry needling to exercise as part of physical therapy for the treatment of shoulder adhesive capsulitis. There will be two groups. One will receive actual dry needling to the clinically determined shoulder / parascapular trigger points. The other group will receive a sham needle treatment to the clinically determined areas.
