About this trial
This registry has been established to gain a better understanding of the clinical and emotional presentations of patients with undifferentiated connective tissue disease.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Any patient under the care of an HSS rheumatologist
Positive ANA or a positive anti-ds DNA, anti-Ro/SS-A or other autoantibody on 2 or more occasions at least 12 weeks apart
One or more signs or symptoms of connective tissue disease, including but not limited to arthralgia, arthritis, myalgia, rash, sicca symptoms, pericarditis, pleuritis, pulmonary symptoms, peripheral neuropathy, photosensitivity, alopecia, oral or nasal ulcers, leucopenia, anemia, and abnormal nailfold capillaroscopy
Disqualifiers
Patients who meet criteria for well defined CTD including SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis or dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis, or antiphospholipid syndrome
Patients who are less than 18
Those unable to give informed consent in English
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Observation