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Study NCT ID:
NCT00432406
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2009-03-11
First Post:
2007-02-06
Is Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Tumor Necrosis Factors (TNF)-α Blockade for Psoriatic Arthritis
Sponsor:
Organization:
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Another 20 consecutive patients with active disease whom have met the exclusion criteria, or were unwilling to start anti-TNF therapy for fear of toxicity would be recruited as control patients (Group 2). 20 healthy controls were recruited for comparison of the metabolic risk factors (Group 3). Study visits for groups 1 and 2 were conducted at baseline, weeks 2 and 6, and then week 12.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT', 'OLDER_ADULT'], 'maximumAge': '70 Years', 'minimumAge': '18 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': False, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Age 18 or above\n* PsA with active disease despite treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)\n* 3 or more swollen and tender joints\n* Inadequate response after 4 weeks of, or intolerance to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy.\n* Methotrexate (MTX) is allowed during the study only if it has been taken for at least 3 months previously, with the dosage stable for at least 4 weeks prior to the baseline visit.\n* Prednisone ≤ 10 mg/day and/or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs must have been taken at stable dosage for at least 2 weeks before entering the trial.\n* Informed consent\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Little or no ability for self-care\n* Used a DMARD other than methotrexate or received intra-articular, intramuscular, or intravenous corticosteroids in the 4 weeks before screening.\n* Topical vitamin A (Neotigason CR) or D analog preparations (Daivonex CR), and anthralin for psoriasis within 2 weeks of baseline.\n* Concurrent treatment with MTX at dosages \\> 15 mg/week and/or corticosteroids in a prednisone-equivalent dosage of \\> 10 mg/day.\n* Prior anti-TNF therapy at any time.\n* Infected joint prosthesis during the previous 5 years.\n* Serious infections, such as hepatitis, pneumonia, pyelonephritis in the previous 3 months.\n* Any chronic infectious disease such as renal infection, chest infection with bronchiectasis or sinusitis.\n* Active tuberculosis requiring treatment within the previous 3 years.\n* Opportunistic infections such as herpes zoster within the previous 2 months.\n* Any evidence of active cytomegalovirus; active Pneumocystis carinii; or drug-resistant atypical mycobacterial infection.\n* Known hypersensitivity to murine proteins\n* Current signs or symptoms of severe, progressive, or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, haematological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurological, or cerebral disease.\n* A history of lymphoproliferative disease including lymphoma or signs suggestive of disease, such as lymphadenopathy of unusual size or location (ie, lymph nodes in the posterior triangle of the neck, infraclavicular epitrochlear, or periaortic areas); splenomegaly.\n* Any known malignant disease except basal cell carcinoma currently or in the past 5 years.'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT00432406', 'briefTitle': 'Tumor Necrosis Factors (TNF)-α Blockade for Psoriatic Arthritis', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'Chinese University of Hong Kong'}, 'officialTitle': 'TNF-α Blockade for Psoriatic Arthritis - A Clinical and MRI Study, and the Effects on Cytokine and Cardiovascular Risk Profile', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': 'PSA-2006-002'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'type': 'ACTIVE_COMPARATOR', 'label': '1', 'description': 'infliximab', 'interventionNames': ['Drug: Infliximab']}, {'type': 'ACTIVE_COMPARATOR', 'label': '2', 'description': 'etanercept', 'interventionNames': ['Drug: Etanercept']}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'Infliximab', 'type': 'DRUG', 'otherNames': ['remicade'], 'description': 'Infliximab 5 mg/kg given at day 1, week 2, week 6', 'armGroupLabels': ['1']}, {'name': 'Etanercept', 'type': 'DRUG', 'otherNames': ['enbrel'], 'description': 'Etanercept 25 mg twice weekly', 'armGroupLabels': ['2']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'city': 'Hong Kong', 'country': 'China', 'facility': 'Prince of Wales Hospital', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 22.27832, 'lon': 114.17469}}], 'overallOfficials': [{'name': 'Edmund K Li, MD', 'role': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'affiliation': 'Chinese University of Hong Kong'}]}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'Chinese University of Hong Kong', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'responsibleParty': {'oldNameTitle': 'Edumun K Li, MD', 'oldOrganization': 'The Chinese University of Hong Kong'}}}}