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:
2025-12-24 @ 11:02 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:02 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01232569
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adult patients, ≥ years of age.
* Moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis of ≥ 6 months duration.
* Receiving treatment on an outpatient basis.
* Swollen joint count (SJC) ≥ 6 (66 joint count) and tender joint count (TJC)≥ 8 (68 joint count) at screening and study start.
* On a stable dose of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for at least 8 weeks prior to study start.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Major surgery (including joint surgery) within 8 weeks prior to screening or planned major surgery within 6 months following randomization.
* Rheumatic autoimmune disease other than rheumatoid arthritis, Secondary Sjögren's Syndrome with rheumatoid arthritis is allowed.
* Functional class IV as defined by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Classification of Functional Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
* Diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis or juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and/or rheumatoid arthritis before the age of 16 years.
* Prior history of or current inflammatory joint disease other than rheumatoid arthritis.
* History of malignancy, active or recurrent infections, positive to hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis C antibody, active tuberculosis, serious allergy to biologics, or a history of diverticular disease or other symptomatic GI conditions that might predispose to perforations.
Other inclusion and exclusion criteria applied to the study.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01232569
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01232569