Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis Registry



Status:Enrolling by invitation
Conditions:Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Nephrology
Therapuetic Areas:Dermatology / Plastic Surgery, Nephrology / Urology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - 85
Updated:4/21/2016
Start Date:April 2013

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Acthar Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis Treatment

By creating a registry, physicians will have the opportunity to understand the clinical
outcomes of Myositis patients treated with Acthar. Despite the availability of clinical
exams, muscle biopsies, and other testing, it is surmised that there may be a more important
classification of myositis that physicians are not diagnosing which could possibly lead to
improper treatment due to inaccurate diagnosis. There may be several types of immune and
inflammatory myositis (IIM) that do not fit well into the typical sub classifications of
myositis.

Retrospective and prospective data will be collected from physicians who have prescribed
Acthar to myositis patients to determine what specific characteristics each patient has
based on biopsy analysis, laboratory results, and clinical exams. Through biopsy analysis,
subcategories of IIM will be determined and could illustrate which of these IIMs may be more
responsive to Acthar therapy.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 18-85

2. Male or Female

3. Clinical or pathologic diagnosis of polymyositis or dermatomyositis

4. Capable of providing informed consent and complying with treatment regimen

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of scleroderma, osteoporosis, systemic fungal infections, ocular herpes
simplex

2. Recent surgery, history of or the presence of a peptic ulcer, congestive heart
failure, uncontrolled hypertension, or sensitivity to proteins of porcine origin

3. Any other co-morbid condition which would make completion of the trial unlikely

4. If female, pregnant or breast-feeding; or, if of childbearing age, an unwillingness
to use appropriate birth control
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85 S Prospect St
Burlington, Vermont 5405
(802) 656-3131
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506 6th St
Brooklyn, New York 11215
(718) 780-3000
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Columbia, Missouri 65201
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Phoenix, Arizona 85018
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San Diego, California 92108
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