A 3-PHASE STUDY TO EVALUATE SUSTAINED REMISSION AND PRODUCTIVITY OUTCOMES IN SUBJECTS WITH EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS INITIATED ON TREATMENT WITH ETANERCEPT PLUS METHOTREXATE

• Conditions: Moderate to severe early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).(Subjects with moderate to severe early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), who are currently employed (to constitute a majority of recruited subjects), or if not employed, are able to work and perform a functional role in society, such as caring for home and family, who have had RA symptoms for 1 year or less, and are Methotrexate-naive).; MedDRA version: 9.1Level: LLTClassification code 10039073Term: Rheumatoid arthritis

• Registration Number: EUCTR2008-002623-85-NL
• Lead Sponsor: Wyeth Research Division of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. Clinical Research and Development

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 11 February 2013

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Phase 1:
• Female or male 18 years of age or older.
• Meets the 1987 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Revised Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• Had symptom (swollen joints) onset 12 months or less from date of enrollment.
• MTX-naïve
• In paid employment (either full-time or part-time), or in unpaid but measurable work such as caring for a family and home. (NOTE: enrolment is expected for a majority of subjects who are in paid employment on entry into the study).
• DAS28 >3.2

Phase 2:
• Responder status at the end of phase 1 participation: subject with DAS28<=3.2 at the week 39 visit and DAS28<2.6 at the week 52 visit

Phase 3:
• Responder status at the end of phase 2 participation: subject in remission (DAS28<2.6) or low disease activity (2.6<= DAS28<=3.2) at the week 91 visit,

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

Phase 1:
• Prior treatment with MTX
• Received any previous treatment with ETN or other tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonist (e.g., a TNF monoclonal antibody or a soluble TNF receptor) or other biologic treatment for RA.
• Pregnant or breast feeding women
• Has any contra-indications listed in the European SmPC for ETN.
• Use of investigational drug or device within 3 months prior to the first dose of test article administration.

Phase 2:
• Non-Responder status at the end of phase 1 participation

Phase 3:
• Non-Responder status at the end of phase 2 participation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
• Study Design: Not specified