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Switching treatment from innovator etanercept (Enbrel) to etanercept biosimilar (Benepali) in patients with a rheumatic disease in daily clinical care.

Completed
Conditions
Rheumatic diseases BiosimilarPersistence
Registration Number
NL-OMON21708
Lead Sponsor
Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen
Brief Summary

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29609207/

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria

Switched from Enbrel to Benepali in daily clinical practice in the Sint Maartenskliniek

- Older than 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Difference in 6-months treatment persistence rate between Benepali in the switch cohort and Enbrel in the historical cohort.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- To compare persistence of treatment with Benepali at 6 months of follow-up between the patient group that was randomly asked to fill in questionnaires at baseline and the patient group that was not. <br /><br>- To compare initial beliefs about biosimilar treatment (measured with CEQ, SETS and BMQ) between patients and rheumatologists.<br /><br>- To compare efficacy (difference in mean DAS28-CRP (for RA and PsA) and mean BASDAI (for SpA) between baseline (before first biosimilar injection) and at 6 and 12 months of treatment.<br /><br>- To evaluate safety (adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs)) during the follow-up period. <br /><br>- To assess whether patients’ and rheumatologists’ characteristics and initial beliefs are associated with persistence of treatment with Benepali at 6 months of follow-up.<br>
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