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Table 1 Data items collected in the CARRA Registry

From: The new Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) registry: design, rationale, and characteristics of patients enrolled in the first 12 months

Data element

Demographics: birthdate, race, sex, household income

Other medical diagnoses

Family medical history

Health insurance provider

Dates of onset of disease symptoms, disease diagnosis, and first pediatric rheumatology evaluation

Current and past rheumatology medications: start date, stop date, dose, frequency, route of administration, reason for discontinuation

Current glucocorticoid dose and presence of any glucocorticoid use since last visit (oral, intravenous, or intra-articular)

JIA ILAR category and associated inclusion criteria

ANA, Anti-CCP, RF, HLA-B27 results

Total number of joints ever affected by arthritis (<5 or ≥5)

Disease manifestations in the past 2 weeks: fever, rash, generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, serositis, psoriasis

Height, weight, blood pressure

Total number of joints with active arthritis

Total number of joints with limited range of motion

Presence and number of tender entheses

Presence of clinically active sacroiliitis

Duration of morning stiffness

Modified Schober test measurement

Radiographic damage

Imaging evidence of sacroiliac joint damage

Imaging evidence of active sacroiliitis

Presence of uveitis (ever)

If uveitis ever present: date of diagnosis, date of most recent eye examination, current best corrected vision, ever/current use of steroid eye drops, ever use of intra-ocular or sub-tenon glucocorticoid injections, presence of anterior chamber cells, uveitis complications, eye surgery

Laboratory results (if obtained): AST, ALT, C-RP, ESR, ferritin, WBC, % neutrophils, hemoglobin, platelet count, total cholesterol, triglycerides

Physician global assessment of disease activity

Study subject contact information

Patient/parent global assessment of overall well-being, patient/parent assessment of disease activity

Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ)

Pain intensity, PROMIS® pain interference, and pain due to rheumatic condition

PROMIS® upper extremity physical function, PROMIS® mobility

PROMIS® Pediatric Global Health 7

  1. JIA juvenile idiopathic arthritis, ILAR International League Against Rheumatism, ANA anti-nuclear antibody, CCP cyclic citrullinated peptide, RF rheumatoid factor, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, CR-P c-reactive peptide, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, WBC white blood cell count, PROMIS Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System