You have a family member who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and you would like to advance research?
We are looking for people who have a close relative with rheumatoid arthritis interested in participating in a screening study in Switzerland.
Arthritis-Checkup : Study of an early detection of the disease. We are looking for people who have a close relative with rheumatoid arthritis interested in participating in a screening study in Switzerland.
Contrary to popular belief, RA does not affect only the elderly. RA typically starts between 15 and 65 years of age and evolves in flares lasting a few days or a few months. RA is a chronic condition.
~1% of the swiss population is affected by RA.
It is the most common inflamatory rheumatism, striking women three times as often as men...
Moreover, heredity is playing a key role in the development of the disease. Indeed, someone who
has a first degree relative (mother/father, sister/brother) with RA, is 3 to 6 times more likely to develop the disease himself than someone else.
The hands and feet joints are the most commonly affected joints.
Nevertheless, RA may involve all joints, but the back is generally not affected.
It has been established that heredity plays a key role in the development of the RA. This genetic predisposition interacts with environmental factors, such as tobacco smoke, air pollution or specific eating habits (excessive sweet sodas, salt, alcohol, omega3 and potentially others).
The goal of the « Arthritis Checkup » study is to determine the usefulness of biomarkers and environmental exposures in predicting the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
What does my participation imply?
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève:  Inselspital: Universitätsklinik für Rheumatologie, 
Rheumaklinik Unispital Zürich  Clinique de rhumatologie HFR Fribourg, Hôpital Cantonal 1708 Fribourg Tél.: ++41 26 306 19 00 Rheuma Basel Praxis Dr. med. Ines von Mühlenen Missionsstrasse 34 / CH 4055 Basel Tel: ++41 61 381 03 50 |
 Kantonsspital St. Gallen: Rheumatologie  Rheumatologie Unispital Basel  Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois:  RHNe  Kantonsspital Aarau AG - Klinik für Rheumatologie |