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.
Evaluating 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.
Validation of Handheld Ultrasound Devices for Point of Care Use in Rheumatology Study- Focus on Synovitis, Doppler Activity, Erosions, and Tendon Lesions.
2026-09-15 Go to publicationDefining Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis in Routine Care: Comparative Performance of Published Criteria and Description of Early and Late D2T-RA Phenotypes.
2026-09-15 Go to publicationRisk of misclassification of rheumatoid arthritis activity in patients with depression: a prospective ultrasound study.
2026-09-01 Go to publicationAdvancing Psoriatic Disease Knowledge: Highlights From the GRAPPA 2025 Trainee Symposium.
2026-09-01 Go to publicationMeasuring independence from the patient perspective in rheumatoid arthritis remission: a scoping literature review of existing instruments by the OMERACT patient perspective of RA remission group.
2026-08-18 Go to publication