Overview
Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis Registry
Status:
Unknown status
Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
By creating a registry, physicians will have the opportunity to understand the clinical outcomes of Myositis patients treated with Acthar. Despite the availability of clinical exams, muscle biopsies, and other testing, it is surmised that there may be a more important classification of myositis that physicians are not diagnosing which could possibly lead to improper treatment due to inaccurate diagnosis. There may be several types of immune and inflammatory myositis (IIM) that do not fit well into the typical sub classifications of myositis.Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
NoDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Phoenix Neurological Associates, LTDTreatments:
Adrenocorticotropic HormoneCriteria
Inclusion Criteria:1. Age 18-85
2. Male or Female
3. Clinical or pathologic diagnosis of polymyositis or dermatomyositis
4. Capable of providing informed consent and complying with treatment regimen
Exclusion Criteria:
1. History of scleroderma, osteoporosis, systemic fungal infections, ocular herpes
simplex
2. Recent surgery, history of or the presence of a peptic ulcer, congestive heart
failure, uncontrolled hypertension, or sensitivity to proteins of porcine origin
3. Any other co-morbid condition which would make completion of the trial unlikely
4. If female, pregnant or breast-feeding; or, if of childbearing age, an unwillingness to
use appropriate birth control