Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:10 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:10 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01202760
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) of more than 6 months and less than 15 years
* Global Assessment of Disease Activity visual analog scale (VAS) greater than or equal to 20/100 millimeters (mm)
* If on one or more conventional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) at randomization, must have been on a stable dose for at least 8 weeks prior to study start.
* Women must not be pregnant, breastfeeding, or become pregnant during the study
Exclusion Criteria:
* Use of unstable doses of non-steroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) in the past 6 weeks
* Steroid injection or intravenous (IV) infusion in the last 6 weeks
* Use of more than 10 milligrams per day (mg/day) of oral steroids in the last 6 weeks
* Use of biologic DMARD concurrently or recently
* History of a serious reaction to other biological DMARDs
* Use of an oral calcineurin inhibitor (for example, cyclosporin or tacrolimus) in the last 8 weeks
* Surgery on a joint or other major surgery less than 2 months prior to study start, or plans to have joint surgery or major surgery during the study
* Active fibromyalgia, juvenile chronic arthritis, spondyloarthropathy, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriatic arthritis, or other systemic inflammatory condition except RA
* Cervical cancer or squamous skin cancer within the past 3 years, or other cancer within the past 5 years
* Received a live vaccine within the past 12 weeks (for example, vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, and chicken pox, and nasal-spray flu vaccines)
* Hepatitis or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
* A serious bacterial infection (for example, pneumonia or cellulitis) within 3 months or a serious bone or joint infection within 6 months
* Symptoms of herpes zoster or herpes simplex within the last month
* Active or latent tuberculosis (TB)
* Current symptoms of a serious disorder or illness
* Use of an investigational drug within the last month
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01202760
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01202760