Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
Description Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Description Module
Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:02 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:02 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01752335
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether tocilizumab changes the cardiovascular risk factors on patients with arthritis rheumatoid.
Study hypothesis: the IL-6 contributes to increase the cardiovascular risk factors of patients with rheumatoid arthritis because it produces systemic effects as increasing weight and atherogenic body fat, changing energy homeostasis and inducing the adipokines production and the insulin resistence.
Study:
NCT01752335
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01752335