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Maternal Autoimmune Disease Research Alliance (MADRA) Registry

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
No age limits stated
Sex
Female only
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Time periods mentioned: 12 months

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "The Registry will include data from each office visit during pregnancy and up to 12 months after delivery."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

This multi-site registry, centered at Duke University, will enroll pregnant women with autoimmune and rheumatologic diseases. The main goal of MADRA is to identify ways to improve the health of women with rheumatic diseases and their babies during pregnancy. Prior studies demonstrate the importance of increase inflammation prior to and during pregnancy on these outcomes. The future research will seek to better define these risk factors and to identify ways to may improve them.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Desire for pregnancy within 6 months or currently pregnant * Women with systemic autoimmune disease, including: * Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus or cutaneous lupus) * Antiphospholipid Syndrome or positive antiphospholipid antibodies * Rheumatoid Arthritis * Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) * Sjogren's Syndrome * Inflammatory Arthritis (including Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis) * Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease (UCTD) * Vasculitis * Myositis (Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis) * Positive Ro/SSA or La/SSB antibodies Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to speak English * Unable to provide informed consent * Unable to travel to Duke University for follow-up visits

Study sites (1)

NC