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Comparing the effectiveness of morning and evening dosing of tofacitinib in inflammatory arthritis

Phase 4
Conditions
Inflammatory arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis)
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified, Other psoriatic arthropathies
Registration Number
ISRCTN68663074
Lead Sponsor
Erasmus MC
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Ongoing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
84
Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 21/11/2023:
1. Age =18 years
2. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA), according to respectively the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2010 criteria for RA and ClASsification for Psoriatic ARthritis (CASPAR) criteria
3. Active disease, defined as a Disease Activity Score (DAS) >2.4 or Disease Activity in PSoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA) score >14

Previous inclusion criteria:
1. Age =18 years
2. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA), according to respectively the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2010 criteria for RA and ClASsification for Psoriatic ARthritis (CASPAR) criteria
3. Active disease, defined as a Disease Activity Score (DAS) >2.4 or Disease Activity in PSoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA) score >14
4. Biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD) usage <3

Exclusion Criteria

1. Current or previous treatment with a targeted synthetic (ts)DMARD
2. Prednisone (or equivalent) at a dose of >7.5 mg
3. (Relative) contraindications for the study medication
4. Work in shifts
5. Not being able to understand, speak and write in Dutch

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease activity measured with the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) at 3 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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