Patient Co-Applicant Testimony

"Having the opportunity to be involved with STAR-JIA is brilliant. I'm able to use my experience as a patient to help guide and input into the trial, circumstances which affected me as a child and turn this into a positive for the future".

"Steroids were something I never used to look forward to having growing up with JIA. This trial will help to better the experience for other patients by allowing us to find out which treatment works with the most efficacy".

"Knowing which means of administration will work best for steroid treatment would have been so beneficial when I was younger - it would have allowed myself and my family to plan our work and school lives better and remove the unknown as to what treatment I would receive during a flare up so I could prepare myself better during what can be a really scary situation".

"I'm really proud to be a co-applicant on this study - I really feel I can use my own experiences to input into what I feel could be done better and use this to better the lives of other young people with JIA. It really feels like I am able to put a positive spin on my illness to help drive the future treatment pathways of rheumatology".