Arthritis
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The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of arthritis and develop better treatments. This page includes selected news stories about our research on arthritis, links to researchers working in this area and related resources. Learn more below.
Research & News
Catherine Ivory
Senior Clinician Investigator, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Clinical Trials
The following list of clinical trials at The Ottawa Hospital is pulled from ClinicalTrials.gov, which is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and only available in English. If you find a clinical trial that interests you, you can bring the information to the next appointment with your care team and ask if you are eligible for the study. If so, they may be able to refer you to the study team. If you email the study team directly, we can guarantee a response. Learn more about participating in research and clinical trials.
Intra-Operative Adductor Canal Blocks (NCT05601427)
Knee Osteoarthritis, Knee Arthritis, Knee Pain Chronic, Anesthesia View DetailsEvaluating XPERIENCE™ Advanced Surgical Irrigation (NCT05543941)
Hip Osteoarthritis, Hip Arthritis, Knee Osteoarthritis, Knee Arthritis View DetailsA Study to Evaluate the Impact of Upadacitinib on Spondyloarthritis Outcomes in Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis (NCT06454188)
Psoriatic Arthritis, Spondyloarthritis, Axial View DetailsRandomized Comparison of PARtial Wrist Fusion With or Without Triquetral Excision (PARTE) (NCT04580225)
Wrist Arthritis, Wrist Arthropathy, Scapholunate Advanced Collapse, Scaphoid Nonunion, Post-traumatic; Arthrosis, Arthritis, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Joint Diseases View DetailsPublications
The following research publications from The Ottawa Hospital are pulled from PubMed, with publication date of 2020 or later. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.
Frequency and persistence of post-acute symptoms after chikungunya, dengue, Zika, and malaria in travellers: a prospective multi-centre study.
2026-05-18 Go to publicationAdvancing Psoriatic Disease Knowledge: Highlights From the GRAPPA 2025 Trainee Symposium.
2026-05-15 Go to publicationReal-world performance of EULAR and GRAPPA definitions of difficult-to-treat psoriatic arthritis within the ORCHESTRA cohort: an observational cohort study.
2026-05-07 Go to publicationTreatment sequences and lines of therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: a real-world evaluation of retention and effectiveness.
2026-05-01 Go to publicationValidity and utility of a single-item patient-reported measure of treatment-related bother in rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional OMERACT study.
2026-04-19 Go to publication