E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
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 |
To study the relationship between RA disease activity based on Doppler quantification and the subsequent clinical response (EULAR response) to treatment with Adalimumab during 12 months.
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To compare the Doppler quantification with conventional clinical methods and semiquantitative Doppler assessment. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Adult patient (> 18 years of age), male or female
• Rheumatoid arthritis according to the 1987 ACR or 2010 EULAR/ACR classification criteria
• Moderate to high disease activity
• Ongoing anti-rheumatic treatment with DMARD, with stable dosage during the last 3 months, and being a candidate for anti-TNF add-on therapy OR ongoing treatment with first anti-TNF therapy and being a candidate for switch to another anti-TNF therapy
• Women with child-bearing potential: use of an adequate method of contraception to avoid pregnancy throughout the study
• Signed Informed Consent*
* Signed Informed Consent must be obtained before any study specific procedures take place.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Biologic treatment with Adalimumab before inclusion
• Two or more ongoing biologic treatments before inclusion
• Treatment with other biologic treatment than anti-TNF therapy before inclusion
• Any contraindication for treatment with Adalimumab
• Intraarticular corticosteroid injection during the last 4 weeks before each follow-up visit
• Positive for tuberculosis or hepatitis B.
• Ongoing pregnancy or lactation
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary endpoint will be the proportion of different clinical (EULAR) response (good, moderate, no response) to add-on therapy with anti-TNF treatment at
6 months follow-up visit in patients with activity versus in those without activity measured by Doppler ultrasound at baseline.
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
A. Proportion of patients with good response to add-on therapy (measured by both Doppler and clinical assessment) at 6 and 12 months follow-up visits in two groups of patients, those who achieve low disease activity according to Doppler assessment at 3 months visit versus those who did not.
B. Proportion of patients with/without activity measured by Doppler assessment who discontinue treatment because of treatment failure.
C. To compare Doppler quantification with conventional clinical methods and semi-quantitative Doppler assessment to measure disease activity and evaluation of treatment efficacy.
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
A. 6 and 12 months after baseline
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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 | No |
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 | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
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E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 1 |
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 | 2 |
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 | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
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 | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |