Status:

COMPLETED

A Study of Glucocorticoid Use to Evaluate Systematic Methylprednisolone Reduction in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis on Background RoActemra/Actemra (Tocilizumab) (ACT-ALONE)

Lead Sponsor:

Hoffmann-La Roche

Conditions:

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This open-label, single-arm study will assess the use of glucocorticoids (GC) in daily clinical practice and will evaluate the dose reduction of glucocorticoids once low disease activity is achieved i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Non-interventional phase
  • Adult patients, \>/=18 years of age
  • Moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis defined as Disease Activity Score using 28-joint count (DAS28) \>/=5.1
  • Patients with inadequate clinical response to a current treatment with 2 or more non-biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), one of them being methotrexate (MTX) optimally administered during a period of more than 3 months or inadequate response to a current anti-TNF therapy
  • Current use of oral glucocorticoids started at least 4 weeks prior to enrolment Interventional phase
  • Patients enrolled in the non-interventional phase
  • Patients with low disease activity defined as DAS28 \</=3.2 at Visit 2
  • Use of oral glucocorticoids with methylprednisolone equivalent dose of \>/=1mg and \</=20mg/day at Visit 2

Exclusion

  • Non-interventional \& interventional phase
  • Rheumatic autoimmune disease other than rheumatoid arthritis, or significant systemic involvement secondary to rheumatoid arthritis
  • Functional class IV as defined by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Classification of Functional Status in rheumatoid arthritis
  • Prior history or current inflammatory joint disease other than rheumatoid arthritis (e.g. gout)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

68 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01219933

Start Date

January 1 2011

End Date

March 1 2013

Last Update

January 19 2015

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Aalst, Belgium, 9300

2

Bruges, Belgium, 8000

3

Brussels, Belgium, 1020

4

Brussels, Belgium, 1070