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Study to Evaluate Safety and Effects of Tofacitinib and Biologic Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in People Treated for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Completed
Conditions
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Registration Number
NCT05572567
Lead Sponsor
Pfizer
Brief Summary

This is a secondary structured database observational study conducted in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients treated with biologic and nonbiologic DMARDs, including tofacitinib, collected as part of the CorEvitas Japan RA Registry.

The data as of September 2022 will be used for this study. The study will include data from March 2016 to the latest data cut available in 2022 for both effectiveness and safety outcomes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) according to the 1987 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) or the ACR/European Lead Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2010 RA Classification Criteria;
  • At least 18 years of age or older;
  • Was / Must be prescribed or switching to the following eligible medication for the first time ever at the enrollment visit:
  • csDMARD: methotrexate (closed in February 2018);
  • Anti-TNF bDMARD: adalimumab (originator or biosimilar), certolizumab pegol, etanercept (originator or biosimilar), golimumab, infliximab (originator or biosimilar), or any other anti-TNF biosimilar approved during the study;
  • Non-TNF bDMARD: abatacept, tocilizumab, sarilumab (closed in June 2020);
  • JAK inhibitor: tofacitinib, baricitinib, peficitinib, filgotinib, upadacitinib.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Data that are prior to March 2016 and after June 2022

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence rates of selected safety events of interestIndex date, 90 days after the end of therapy or end of data collection

Safety events of interest ie. total CVD, serious infections, total Herpes Zoster, and total malignancy excluding NMSC (non-melanoma skin cancer) in the Tofacitinib, non-TNF, anti-TNFi, and MTX cohorts by estimating marginal means of incidence rates of selected safety events of interest.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Modified ACR20/50/706-month follow-up visit

Modified ACR20/50/70 (mACR20/50/70), defined as 20/50/70% improvement in tender and swollen joint count, and 20/50/70% improvement in 2 of the following four domains at the 6-month follow-up visit: patient pain assessment, patient global assessment, physician global assessment, patient self-addressed disability, measured by the J-HAQ score.

Mean change from baseline to 6-months of patient pain VASIndex date, 6-month follow-up visit

Patient pain VAS scale is measured on a visual analog scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 100 mm (worst pain).

Mean change from baseline to 6-months of morning stiffnessIndex date, 6-month follow-up visit

Patient morning stiffness assesses the length of time of morning stiffness (in hours/minutes).

Mean change from baseline to 6-months of EA-5D-5LIndex date, 6-month follow-up visit

The EQ 5D 5L is a validated health outcomes instrument that generates a simple descriptive profile on 5 domains of health. The domains are rated on 5 levels, and the instrument is composed of both a short, cognitively simple questionnaire and a VAS scale.

Mean change from baseline to 6-months of patient global assessment VASIndex date, 6-month follow-up visit

Patient global assessment VAS is measured on a visual analog scale ranging from 0 (no arthritis activity) to 100 mm (extremely active arthritis).

Mean change from baseline to 6-months of CDAIIndex date, 6-month follow-up visit

The Clinical Disease Activity Index(CDAI) is the sum of 4 outcome parameters: tender and swollen joint counts (28 joints assessed) and patient's and physician's global assessments of disease activity (on a 0-10-cm visual analog scale). Range of possible scores is 0-76.

Mean change from baseline to 6-months of J-HAQIndex date, 6-month follow-up visit

J-HAQ is Japanese version of the HAQ-DI. The Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) assesses the degree of difficulty a subject has experienced during the past week in 8 domains of daily living activities: dressing and grooming, arising, eating, walking, hygiene, reach, grip, and other activities. Each activity category consists of 2-3 items. For each question in the questionnaire, the level of difficulty is scored from 0 to 3 with 0 representing "no difficulty," 1 as "some difficulty," 2 as "much difficulty," and 3 as "unable to do". Any activity that requires assistance from another individual or requires the use of an assistive device adjusts to a minimum score of 2 to represent a more limited functional status

Mean change from baseline to 6-months of patient fatigue VASIndex date, 6-month follow-up visit

Patient fatigue VAS is measured on a visual analog scale ranging from 0 (no fatigue) to 100 mm (worst fatigue).

Achievement of minimally clinically important difference (MCID) at 6-month follow-up6-month follow-up visit

Achievement of minimally clinically important difference (MCID) \[4\] at 6-month follow-up, based on the CDAI value at initiation. Specifically, MCID \> 1 if CDAI at baseline is ≤ 10, MCID \> 6 if CDAI at baseline ranges between (10, 22\], MCID \> 12 if CDAI at baseline \> 22.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pfizer

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Tokyo, Japan

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