Study Evaluating Etanercept Treatment of Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Registration Number
- NCT00421915
- Lead Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
- Brief Summary
The primary objective of the study was to compare the efficacy of etanercept (25 mg, twice weekly) with that of placebo based on the percentage of patients who achieve the Assessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis (ASAS) response criteria (ASAS 20%) at week 12.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 84
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the efficacy of etanercept (25 mg, twice weekly) with that of placebo based on the percentage of patients who achieved the assessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis (ASAS 20%) response criteria at week 12.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess: 1) the safety of etanercept in this patient population; 2) the efficacy of etanercept compared with that of placebo using the ASAS response criteria at 50% and 70% levels at week 12.
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