E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Rheumatoid Arthritis in adult |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 13.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10039073 |
E.1.2 | Term | Rheumatoid arthritis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
Non-interventional phase: description of GC use in RA patients treated with Tocilizumab (TCZ) in daily clinical practice
Intreventional phase : proportion of RA patients in low disease activity (LDA) able to discontinue oral GC within 20 weeks and at the latest at Visit 8, confirmed at the consecutive visit (Consolidation visit) without loss of clinical response defined as DAS28 (CRP) > 3.2 |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Non-interventional phase: - Proportion of patients able to reach LDA, defined as DAS28 ≤ 3.2 and remission defined as DAS28 < 2.6in patients receiving oral GC on background TCZ treatment - Description of the management of RA patients treated with GC and TCZ - Change in mean HAQ from Visit 1 to Visit 2 Interventional phase: - Proportion of RA patients able to start the step down scheme for GC (Visit 3), reduce oral GC (≥ 50% reduction) at Visit 9, discontinue GC only by Visit 9 - Mean time-averaged GC dose change from Visit 3 till Visit 9 - Change in mean HAQ, physicians global assessment, VAS pain, FACIT-Fatigue, SF36 from Visit 3 to Consolidation Visit - Change in mean different SF36 sub domain scores from Visit 3 to Consolidation Visit - Assessment of the safety of all administered treatments
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Non-interventional phase : - Male or non pregnant, non-nursing female - ≥ 18 years of age - Diagnosis of moderate to severe active RA defined as DAS28 ≥ 3.7 - Patients with inadequate clinical response to a current treatment with ≥ 2 non-biologic DMARDs, 1 of them being MTX optimally administered during a period of ≥ 3 months OR patients with inadequate clinical response to anti-TNF therapy - Start TCZ according to SmPC at Visit 1 as per the physician’s discretion - Combination therapy with MTX or without MTX in case of intolerability to MTX or where continued treatment with MTX is inappropriate - Receiving treatment on an outpatient basis - Current use of an oral GC started at least 4 weeks prior to Visit 1 - Absence of evolutive tuberculosis, demonstrated by a negative Mantoux-test (PPD) and a negative chest X-ray. A patient diagnosed with latent TB should be treated with standard prophylactic antimycobacterial TB therapy for at least 4 weeks before initiating the biologic - Patients able and willing to give written informed consent and comply with the requirements of the study protocol (non-interventional & interventional phase)
Interventional phase: - Patients enrolled in the non-interventional phase - Patients in LDA defined as DAS28 score ≤ 3.2 at Visit 2 - Oral GC use with methylprednisolone equivalent dose of ≥ 1 mg and ≤ 20 mg/day at Visit 2
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
For both phases : - Rheumatic autoimmune disease other than RA, incl. systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), scleroderma, polymyositis or significant systemic involvement secondary to RA (e.g. vasculitis, pulmonary fibrosis or Felty's syndrome). Patients with interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and still able to tolerate MTX therapy are permitted. Sjögren's syndrome with RA or nodulosis is permitted - Functional class IV as defined by the ACR Classification of Functional Status in RA (largely or wholly incapacitated with patient bedridden or confided to wheel chair, permitting little or no self-care) - Prior history of or current inflammatory joint disease other than RA (e.g. gout, reactive arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathy, Lyme disease) - Females of child-bearing potential who are not using a reliable means of contraception, e.g. physical barrier (patient and partner), contraceptive pill or patch, spermicide and barrier, or IUD - Treatment with any investigational agent within 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives of investigational agent, whichever is longer) prior to Visit 1 - Immunization with a live/attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to Visit 1 - Treatment with opioids within 1 week prior to Visit 1 of the trial - Evidence of serious uncontrolled concomitant cardiovascular, nervous system (like myasthenia gravis), psychiatric, pulmonary (including obstructive pulmonary disease), renal, hepatic, endocrine (including uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis) or gastrointestinal disease (ulcus pepticum) - Uncontrolled disease states, such as asthma, psoriasis or inflammatory bowel disease where flares are commonly treated with oral or parenteral corticosteroids - Patients with a history of diverticulitis or diverticulosis requiring antibiotic treatment or chronic ulcerative lower gastro-intestinal (GI) disease such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis or recent bowel anastomosis or other symptomatic lower GI conditions that might predispose to perforations - Known active current infection or history of recurrent bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial or other infections including but not limited to TB - Any major episode of infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with IV antibiotics and/or GC 4 weeks before start or oral antibiotics and/or GC within 2 weeks prior to Visit 1 - Patients with active TB are excluded when treatment was required within the previous 3 years - History of alcohol, drug or chemical abuse within the 6 months prior to Visit 1
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Non-interventional phase - Measures of GC treatment: GC type(s), GC start dose (Visit 1) and GC end dose (Visit 2), total cumulative dose (in methylprednisolone equivalent) and changes in dosage - Dose and dose changes in TCZ and other RA medications - Prognostic parameters: RF, anti-CCP antibodies and erosions - Disease activity measures: Baseline, mean and delta DAS28, baseline, mean and delta HAQ - Time interval between Visit 1 and Visit 2 - RA patients able to qualify for inclusion in the interventional phase, described as obtaining LDA defined as DAS28 ≤ 3.2 and oral GC intake with methylprednisolone equivalent dose of ≥ 1 mg and ≤ 20 mg/day at Visit 2 - RA patients able to reach remission defined as DAS28 < 2.6
Interventional phase: - RA patient able to start the step down scheme for GC per protocol (Visit 3) - RA patient in LDA able to discontinue oral GC within 20 weeks and at the latest at Visit 8, confirmed at the consecutive visit (Consolidation Visit) without loss of clinical response defined as DAS28 (CRP) > 3.2 - RA patient able to reduce oral GC (≥ 50% reduction) at Visit 9 (week 24) - Time-averaged GC dose change from Visit 3 till Visit 9 (AUC method) - Change in physicians global assessment from Visit 3 to Consolidation Visit - Change in HAQ from Visit 3 to Consolidation Visit - Change in FACIT-Fatigue from Visit 3 to Consolidation Visit - Change in VAS pain from Visit 3 to Consolidation Visit - Change in SF36 mental and physical component score from Visit 3 to Consolidation Visit - Change in different SF36 sub domain scores from Visit 3 to Consolidation Visit - RA patients able to discontinue GC only by Visit 9 (week 24)
Sub analyses will look at patients entering the GC dose reduction phase in DAS28 remission, with LDA, on TCZ monotherapy, those patients able to discontinue GC prior to Visit 8 (Week 20) and RA patients without GC vs those who still require GC by Visit 9.
Safety endpoints
- In all included patients (non-interventional and interventional phase): Incidence of AEs and SAEs Incidence of infections and serious infections
- In patients included in the interventional phase: Patients experiencing a loss of clinical response defined as DAS28 (CRP) > 3.2 during application of GC dose reduction schedule Change of CRP from Visit 3 till Consolidation Visit Increase in swollen joint count (SJC) to 3 or more from Visit 3 till Consolidation Visit Increase in HAQ of ~ 0.15 from Visit 3 till Consolidation Visit Worsening of FACIT-fatigue scores by 50% from Visit 3 till Consolidation Visit Glucose tolerance changes: fasting glucose and HbA1c (assessment at Visit 3 and Consolidation Visit) Differences in lipids: Total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides (assessment at Visit 3 and Consolidation Visit – patients taking lipid lowering medication and in patients not taking lipid lowering medication) In RA patients without GC vs those who still require GC at Visit 9 (week 24): o Incidence of infection/serious infection o Glucose tolerance changes o Differences in lipids |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 17 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 7 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |