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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN73232918
ISRCTN73232918CompletedNot Applicable

Primary prevention of rheumatoid arthritis

Jan van Breemen Instituut (Netherlands)0 sites80 target enrollmentStarted: December 20, 2005Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
80

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Age 18 - 70 years for RF+, 18+ for aCCP
  • 2. Twice increased Immunoglobulin M (IgM)-RF and/or aCCP with 4+ weeks interval
  • 3. Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-DR Shared Epitope (SE) positive

Exclusion Criteria

  • Situations with possible false positive RF:
  • 1. Auto-immune diseases
  • 2. Active infection with hepatitis C or Ebstein Barr virus
  • 3. Recent chemotherapy
  • 4. Co-morbidity with decreased life expectancy
  • 5. Corticosteroid use for another disease
  • 6. Contra-indications for corticosteroids: diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis
  • 7. Pregnancy or lactation

Investigators

Sponsor
Jan van Breemen Instituut (Netherlands)

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