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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN39045408
ISRCTN39045408
Completed
Not Applicable

Anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy increases body fat mass in early rheumatoid arthritis independently of changes in disease activity and levels of leptin and adiponectin: a randomised study over two years

Karolinska University Hospital (Sweden)0 sites40 target enrollmentApril 6, 2010

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sponsor
Karolinska University Hospital (Sweden)
Enrollment
40
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 6, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Karolinska University Hospital (Sweden)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients with early RA (disease duration less than 12 months)
  • 2\. Participated in the Swefot (SWEdish PHarmacOTherapy) study at Karolinska University Hospital at Huddinge
  • 3\. Patients started treatment with methotrexate
  • 4\. Active disease defined as a Disease Activity Score of 28 joints (DAS28\) above 3\.2
  • 5\. Aged between 18 and 80 years, either sex

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Prior DMARD therapy
  • 2\. Contraindication to any of the trial medications

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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