Therapy of Niacin for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- Interventions
- Drug: niacin sustained release capsulesDrug: Placebo
- Registration Number
- NCT07004725
- Lead Sponsor
- Peking University People's Hospital
- Brief Summary
This study is a study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of administering niacin sustained-release capsules to rheumatoid arthritis with hyperlipidemia patients. Sixty patients were randomly assigned to niacin or placebo for 12 weeks, followed by niacin for 12 weeks. Changes in disease activity score, immune cell subtypes, markers of intestinal damage, intestinal flora, and other laboratory indicators will be monitored.
- Detailed Description
In this study, a randomized double-blind placebo study was conducted to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) complicated with dyslipidemia with niacin sustained-release capsules. This study intends to include 60 patients, who are randomly divided into the control group and niacin group in a 1:1 ratio. With the basic treatment of RA unchanged, the administration plan of the two groups is as follows: divided into two stages, the first stage: the niacin group is given a niacin sustained-release capsule orally for 3 months, and the control group is given a placebo orally for 3 months. The second stage: Both groups were given niacin sustained-release capsules for 3 months.The primary endpoint was the change of immune cell subsets, which clarified the immunomodulatory effect of niacin. The secondary end point was to observe the changes in blood lipid, improvement of joint symptoms, effect on intestinal barrier, the effect on intestinal flora, and safety of taking niacin sustained-release capsules.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
- Male or female ≥18 years of age at the time of screening, weight≥35 kg.
- Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis satisfying the 1987 American College of Rheumatology classification criteria or ACR/EULAR 2010 classification criteria.
- Stable treatment, including DMARDs (disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs) and glucocorticoids, was stable in dose for at least 4 weeks, and no biological agents were used during the first 12 weeks of enrollment.
- Dyslipidemia (5.2≤TC≤7.2mmol/L, 3.4≤LDL-c≤4.9mmol/L or 1.7≤TG≤5.1 mmol/L)
- Have given written informed consent.
- a. Patients with other autoimmune diseases (such as systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, etc.).
- b. Patients with uncontrolled hyperuricemia and gout.
- c. Patients who take lipid-lowering drugs such as statins or fibrates orally, cardiovascular medications (such as aspirin, nitrates, calcium channel blockers, epinephrine blockers).
- d. Patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, or multiple erythema.
- e. Patients with significantly impaired bone marrow function or significant anemia, leukopenia, or thrombocytopenia, excepting those secondary to active rheumatoid arthritis.
- f. Persistent or severe infection within 3 months prior to enrollment.
- g. Uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, peptic ulcer and other digestive diseases, end-stage diseases, or diseases that investigators believe would put patients at risk for study participation.
- h. Clinically relevant cardiovascular, liver, neurological, endocrine, or other major systemic disease that makes the implementation of the protocol or the interpretation of the findings difficult.
- i. Severe liver and kidney function impairment (severe hypoproteinemia with serum albumin <30g/L, elevated aminotransferase more than 2 times the upper limit of normal, moderate or severe renal function impairment, such as creatinine >133 μ/L, etc.).
- j. Patients with a recent and clinically severe history of drug or alcohol abuse.
- k. Pregnant.
- l. Breastfeeding.
- m. Subjects who wish to become fathers during the study or within 24 months (or 3 months washout period) after the study;
- n. Patients with congenital or acquired severe immunodeficiency, a history of cancer or lymphoproliferative disease, or patients who have received total lymphoid radiation.
- o. Known HIV-positive status.
- p. Patients with known hepatitis B or hepatitis C positive serology and patients with hepatobiliary diseases such as chronic active liver disease.
- q. Use any biologics, such as anti-tumor necrosis factor, abaxipril, tuximab, or rituximab, within 3 months prior to the first dose.
- r. Enroll in any other clinical trial involving the off-label use of investigational drugs or devices, or enroll in any other type of medical research.
- s. Body mass index (BMI) less than 18.5kg/m2 or greater than 30 kg/m2.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Niacin niacin sustained release capsules The first and second stage: niacin sustained-release capsules orally for 3 months Placebo Placebo The first stage: placebo for 3 months, the second stage: niacin sustained release capsules for 3 months
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in the percentages and counts of T cell subsets assessed by flow cytometry. Baseline, 4 weeks and 12 weeks Evaluating changes in the percentage of regular T cell subsets in peripheral blood before and after treatment by flow cytometry.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28) assessed by physician. Baseline,12 weeks Evaluating changes in DAS28 (Disease Activity Score 28) before and after treatment. DAS28 was calculated by the number of swollen joints (SJC) and tender joints (TJC) using the 28 joints count, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (mm/h) or c-reactive protein (CRP) (mg/L), and patient's global assessment (PGA) of disease activity.
Compared with the baseline, a lower DAS28 would mean an improvement in disease activity. Conversely, an increase in DAS28 indicates a deterioration in disease activity.
The specific classification of activity levels is as follows：low activity (DAS28 \< 2.6), moderate activity (2.6 ≤ DAS28 ≤ 3.2), high activity (3.2 \< DAS28 ≤ 5.1), and extremely high activity (DAS28 \> 5.1)Changes in the simplified disease activity index (SDAI) assessed by physician Baseline and 12 weeks Evaluating changes in SDAI before and after treatment. The SDAI is a composite score based on the tender joints of 28 joints (TJC28), tender joints of 28 joints (SJC28), patients' and physicians' global assessments of disease activity, and c-reactive protein (CRP).
Compared with the baseline, a lower SDAI would mean an improvement in disease activity. Conversely, an increase in SDAI indicates a deterioration in disease activity.
The specific classification of activity levels is as follows：clinical remission (SDAI≤ 3.3), low activity (3.3 \< SDAI≤11), moderate activity (11 \< SDAI≤ 26), and high activity (SDAI\> 26)Changes in the clinical disease activity index (CDAI) assessed by physician Baseline and 12 weeks Evaluating changes in CDAI before and after treatment. The Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) is a composite score based on the TJC28, SJC28, and patients'and physicians'assessments.
Compared with the baseline, a lower CDAI would mean an improvement in disease activity. Conversely, an increase in CDAI indicates a deterioration in disease activity.
The specific classification of activity levels is as follows: clinical remission (CDAI≤ 2.8), low activity (2.8 \< CDAI≤10), moderate activity (10 \< CDAI≤ 22), and high activity (CDAI\> 22)ACR 20/50/70 response rate assessed by physician Baseline and 12 weeks Proportion of patients with ACR20/50/70. The assessment was based on a 20%/50%/70% or greater improvement in the number of joint tenderness or joint swelling compared to baseline and a 20%/50%/70% or greater improvement in three of the remaining five core measures, which included: Patient's overall assessment of disease activity, physician's overall assessment of disease activity, patient's assessment of arthritis pain, HAQ-DI, and acute phase reactant levels (ESR vs. CRP).