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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2010/091/000070
CTRI/2010/091/000070
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An Open label, balanced, randomized, multiple-dose two-period, two-treatment, two-sequence, steady state, crossover comparative bioequivalence study of two formulations of Azathioprine in adult patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Orion Pharma0 sites42 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sponsor
Orion Pharma
Enrollment
42
Status
Completed
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Ba/be

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • 1\.Adult patients, either sex, aged between 18 and 55 years (both inclusive) with acceptable BMI.
  • 2\.RA patients on maintenance therapy with twice daily 50 mg oral Azathioprine with or without a fixed dose (maximum of 30 mg/week) of Methotrexate.
  • Having moderate to aggressive disease stage, as per American Rheumatism Association defined by the presence of at least 3 of the following criteria:
  • (a) tenderness of more than 6 joints
  • (b) swelling of more than 3 joints
  • (c) morning stiffness longer than 45 minutes
  • (d) articular index greater than 20
  • (e) ESR greater than 28 mm/h.
  • 3\.CRP, ANTI\-CCP antibodies \& RA factor done within 6 months of screening or at screening suggestive of active Rheumatoid arthritis.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Adult patients with RA on therapy with any other agent apart from twice daily dose of Azathioprine alone or along with use of NSAIDs, fixed low\-dose glucocorticoids and/or fixed dose of Methotrexate.
  • 2\.Anemia (hemoglobin \< 08 gm %).
  • 3\.Patients with low or absent TPMT activity who are at increased risk.(\<5\.5 unit).
  • 4\.Bone marrow suppression (platelets / leucocytes \< 1 x lower normal level).
  • 5\.Small bowel surgery interfering significantly with resorptive area.
  • 6\.Concomitant use of allopurinol, ACE\-inhibitors or furosemide.
  • 7\.Pregnancy, expected pregnancy or lactation within 6 months.
  • 8\.Subjects who have a history of a known allergy/sensitivity to study drug or its excipients.
  • 9\.Subjects who have had serious infections (eg, active hepatitis, pneumonia, or pyelonephritis) within 2 months of screening. Less serious infections (such as acute upper respiratory tract infection \[colds] or a simple urinary tract infection) need not be considered as exclusion at the discretion of the investigator.
  • 10\.Subjects who have had a nontuberculous mycobacterial infection or opportunistic infection (eg, cytomegalovirus, Pneumocystis carinii, aspergillosis) within 6 months prior to Screening.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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