U.S., June 9 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07634354) titled 'Sarcopenia and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis' on June 03.
Brief Summary: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a rare chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease that begins during childhood and may persist into adulthood in many patients. In addition to joint pain, swelling, and long-term articular damage, chronic inflammatory diseases may also be associated with early sarcopenia, defined as a loss of muscle strength and muscle mass. While this association has been described in adult inflammatory rheumatic diseases, it has not been well studied in patients with JIA.
The aim of this study is to screen for sarcopenia in adolescents and a...