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临床试验/EUCTR2006-005640-81-GB
EUCTR2006-005640-81-GB进行中(未招募)1 期

A PLACEBO CONTROLLED STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF EXTENDED TREATMENT WITH RITUXIMAB ON RESISTANT RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: - EXXTRA

niversity of Leeds0 个研究点目标入组 60 人开始时间: 2007年7月27日最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
1 期
状态
进行中(未招募)
发起方
入组人数
60

研究概览

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研究设计

研究类型
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

入排标准

入选标准

  • 1. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis for at least 6 months, diagnosed according to the revised 1987 ACR criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis
  • 2. Patients who have experienced an inadequate response to previous or current treatment with etanercept, infliximab or adalimumab because of toxicity or inadequate efficiency or be unsuitable for treatment with anti-TNF therapy because of contra-indication
  • 3. Patients must have received methotrexate at a dose of 10-25mg/week (po or parenteral) at a stable dose for 4 weeks prior to screening
  • 4. DAS28 >5.1
  • 5. Age 18-80 years
  • 6. Corticosteroids (=10mg/day prednisolone or equivalent) permitted if stable for at least 4 weeks prior to screening and NSAIDs permitted if stable for at least 2 weeks prior to screening.
  • 7. Patients of reproductive potential (males and females) using a reliable means of contraception (eg contraceptive pill, IUD, physical barrier)
  • 8. Presence of erosive joint disease of at least 1 joint on x-ray ( except if DIP joint of the hand)
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
  • F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
  • F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
  • F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

排除标准

  • 1. Bone/joint surgery within 8 weeks prior to therapy or joint surgery planned within 24 weeks of therapy
  • 2. Rheumatic autoimmune disease other than RA or significant systemic involvement secondary to RA
  • 3. History of, or current, inflammatory joint disease other than RA or other systemic rheumatic disorder
  • 4. Concurrent treatment with any DMARD (apart from methotrexate) or any anti-TNF therapy or other biologic agent
  • 5. Treatment with any investigational agent within 4 weeks of screening or 5 half lives of the investigational drug
  • 6. Previous treatment with any cell depleting therapy therapies.
  • 7. Intra-articular or parenteral steroids within 4 weeks prior to therapy (except for joints undergoing ultrasound or MRI where IA steroids are not permitted within 12 weeks prior to therapy or assessment)
  • 8. Previous treatment with Rituximab
  • 9. History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to humanised or murine monoclonal antibodies.
  • 10. Evidence of significant uncontrolled concomitant diseases.
  • 11. Known active bacterial, viral, fungal mycobacterial infection or any episode of infection requiring hospitalisation or treatment with iv antibiotics within 4 weeks of therapy or oral antibiotics within 2 weeks of therapy
  • 12. History of, or currently active, primary or secondary immunodeficiency
  • 13. History of solid organ malignancy in the past 5 years (excluding basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin which have been excised and cured)
  • 14. Pregnant women or breastfeeding mothers
  • 15. History of alcohol, drug or chemical abuse within 6 months prior to screening
  • 16. Neuropathies or neurovasculopathies which might interfere with pain evaluation
  • 17. Significant laboratory abnormalities.

研究者

发起方
niversity of Leeds

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