52-Week Extension Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Maintenance of the Clinical Effects of MK-0966 in Rheumatoid Arthritis in Patients Who Completed 1 Year of Pivotal Efficacy Tests.
- Conditions
- -M069M069
- Registration Number
- PER-042-00
- Lead Sponsor
- MERCK SHARP & DOHME PERU S.R.L.,
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
• The patient was registered in Protocol 097 of MK-0966.
• The patient met all the original inclusion criteria for the base study (Protocol 097)
• The patient completed the base study. Parts I and n through Visit 12.0 (52 weeks in the treatment of the protocol).
• The patient tolerated the study-based medication and, in the opinion of the investigator and clinical monitor, demonstrated that he had completed the study procedures and the study medication.
• The patient understands the study procedures and agrees to participate in the extension study by signing the informed consent.
• The patient experienced and / or was discontinued from study therapy due to serious or clinically important or serious adverse experiences during the baseline study.
• Any specific contraindication to chronic naproxen therapy
• The patient will need any of the following concomitant medications: Warfarin, Ticlopidine, Misoprostol, NSAIDs corresponding to the study, Chronic corticosteroid therapy greater than the equivalent of 10 mg daily of prednisone, aspirin in low doses that exceed 81 mg / day
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br>Outcome name:Adverse events will be recorded in each exam on the Adverse Event Case Report Forms.<br>Measure:Safety<br>Timepoints:During the whole study<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br>Outcome name:Global Patient Assessment of Pain (VAS)<br>Global Assessment of the Patient on the Activity of the Disease (VAS)<br>Global Researchers Assessment of Disease Activity (Likert)<br>Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)<br>Measure:Efficacy<br>Timepoints:The Likert and VAS scale will be recorded in Visits 14.0 to 18.0 and in the discontinuation visit (if the patient discontinues the study).<br>The patient will respond to the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) on Visits 16.0 and 18.0 (or the discontinuation visit).<br>