E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Artritis reumatoide |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Artritis reumatoide |
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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 | 21.0 |
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 compare baricitinib (combined dose groups) to TNF inhibitors with respect to the risk of VTE. |
Comparar baricitinib (considerando todos los grupos de administración) con los inhibidores del TNF, desde el punto de vista de la TEV. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
•To compare baricitinib (combined dose groups) to TNF inhibitors with respect to the risk of key safety outcomes. •To compare each baricitinib dose to TNF inhibitors with respect to the risk of key safety outcomes. |
• Comparar baricitinib (considerando todos los grupos de administración) con los inhibidores del TNF, desde el punto de vista del riesgo de los principales criterios de valoración de la seguridad. • Comparar cada dosis de baricitinib con los inhibidores del TNF con respecto al riesgo de los principios criterios de valoración de la seguridad. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Participants must have an inadequate response or intolerance to at least 1 disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) (synthetic or biologic). Participants must have at least one of the following characteristics: •Documented evidence of a VTE prior to this study •At least 60 years of age or older • A body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kilograms per meter squared (kg/m2), or •Age 50 to less than 60 years AND BMI 25 to less than 30 kg/m2. |
Los participantes deben presentar una respuesta insuficiente o intolerancia al menos a un fármaco antirreumático modificador de la enfermedad (FARME) (sintético o biológico). Los pacientes deben presentar al menos una de las características siguientes: • signos documentados de TEV antes de este estudio; • edad mínima de 60 años; • índice de masa corporal (IMC) igual o mayor de 30 kilogramos por metro cuadrado (kg/m2), o • edad de entre 50 años y menos de 60 años Y un IMC de entre 25 y menos de 30 kg/m2. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
•Participants must not have any problems taking a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor, baricitinib, the active substance, or any of the excipients listed in the SmPC Section 6.1. •Participants must not be pregnant or breastfeeding. •Participants must not have had more than one VTE. •Participants must not have cancer. •Participants must not have active herpes zoster, serious infection, active tuberculosis, or any other serious illness.This is also applicable to patients with evidence of HIV infection and/or who are positive for anti-HIV antibodies. •Participants must not have had a live vaccine within four weeks of study start. •Participants must not have participated in any other clinical trial within four weeks of study randomisation •Participants must not have a history of IV drug use, other illicit drug abuse, or chronic alcohol abuse in the past year. |
• Los participantes no deben tener ningún problema en tomar inhibidores del factor de necrosis tumoral (TNF),baricitinib, la sustancia activa, o cualquier otro excipiente listado en la sección 6.1 del SmPC. • Las participantes no deben estar embarazadas ni en período de lactancia. • Los participantes no deben haber sufrido más de un episodio de TEV. • Los participantes no deben padecer cáncer. • Los pacientes no deben presentar herpes zóster activo, infecciones graves, tuberculosis activa ni cualquier otra enfermedad grave. Esto también es aplicable a pacientes con evidencia de infección por VIH y/o que sean positivos para anticuerpos anti-VIH. • Los participantes no deben haber recibido una vacuna elaborada con microbios vivos en el transcurso de las cuatro semanas anteriores al inicio del estudio. • Los participantes no deben haber participado en otro ensayo clínico en el transcurso de las cuatro semanas anteriores a la aleatorización del estudio. • Los participantes no deben tener antecedentes de alcoholismo crónico, drogadicción (drogas intravenosas) u otra toxicomanía ilegal en el transcurso del último año. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Time from first dose of study treatment to first event of Venous thromboembolism (VTE). |
Tiempo transcurrido desde la primera dosis del tratamiento del estudio hasta el primer acontecimiento de tromboembolia venosa (TVE). |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
This endpoint will be evaluated at week 12, week 28, week 52 and every 24 weeks thereafter. |
Este criterio de valoración se evaluará en las semanas 12, 28 y 52, y a partir de entonces cada 24 semanas. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Time from first dose of study treatment (combined baricitinib doses compared to TNF inhibitors) to first event of: Arterial thromboembolic event (ATE) Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) Malignancy (excluding Nonmelanoma skin cancer(NMSC)) Opportunistic infection Serious infection
Time from first dose of study treatment (each individual baricitinib dose compared to TNF inhibitor) to first event of: VTE ATE MACE Malignancy (excluding NMSC) Opportunistic infection Serious infection |
Tiempo transcurrido desde la primera dosis del tratamiento del estudio (comparando todas las dosis de baricitinib con los inhibidores del TNF) hasta el primer caso de: Episodio tromboembólico arterial (ETA): Acontecimiento cardiovascular adverso importante (ACAI) Neoplasia maligna (salvo los casos de cáncer de piel no melanomatoso [CPNM]) Infección oportunista Infección grave Tiempo transcurrido desde la primera dosis del tratamiento del estudio (comparando cada dosis de baricitinib con los inhibidores del TNF) hasta el primer acontecimiento de: TVE ETA ACAI Neoplasia maligna (excepto los casos de cáncer de piel no melanomatoso) Infección oportunista Infección grave |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Endpoints will be evaluated at week 12, week 28, week 52 and every 24 weeks thereafter (all visits after randomisation). |
Los criterios de valoración se evaluarán en las semanas 12, 28 y 52, y a partir de entonces cada 24 semanas (en todas las visitas posteriores a la aleatorización). |
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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) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
Miembros del equipo central de estudio ciegos |
Blinded core study team members |
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E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 3 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
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 | 18 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 161 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Australia |
Austria |
Belgium |
Czech Republic |
Denmark |
France |
Germany |
Greece |
Hungary |
Israel |
Italy |
Lithuania |
Netherlands |
Poland |
Romania |
Russian Federation |
Slovakia |
South Africa |
Spain |
Switzerland |
Turkey |
United Kingdom |
United States |
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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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End of trial is the date of the last visit or last scheduled procedure as per the protocol schedule of activities, for the last patient. |
El final del ensayo es la fecha de la última visita o del último procedimiento programado para el último paciente del estudio, según se detalla en el calendario de actividades. |
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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 | 5 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 5 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |