NCT00144534

Brief Summary

This is an open-label, extension, Phase III study to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of MRA in patients with RA who participated in Study MRA213JP.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
115

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3 rheumatoid-arthritis

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2004

Longer than P75 for phase_3 rheumatoid-arthritis

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2004

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2005

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 2, 2005

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 5, 2005

Completed
3.7 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

December 23, 2009

Status Verified

December 1, 2009

Enrollment Period

1.2 years

First QC Date

September 2, 2005

Last Update Submit

December 21, 2009

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Efficacy:the frequency of amelioration of at least 20% in terms of the ACR criteria

    throughout study

  • Frequency and degree (severity and seriousness) of adverse events and adverse drug reactions

    throughout study

  • Pharmacokinetics of the serum MRA concentration

    0W,4W,8W,12W,LOBS

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Efficacy:time courses of DAS28, frequencies of amelioration of at least 20%, 50%, and 70% in terms of the ACR criteria, each item in the ACR core set

    0W,4W,8W,12W,LOBS

Study Arms (1)

1

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: MRA (Tocilizumab)

Interventions

8mg/kg/4 weeks

1

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Either MRA or placebo was administered at least 3 times in the preceding study, and there were confirmed to be no problems with respect to safety.
  • In the case of Patients whose participation in the current study was judged to be inappropriate because of problems in the preceding study with respect to safety, these Patients must have been in the methotrexate dose group in the preceding study.

You may not qualify if:

  • Administered drugs such as infliximab, etanercept, and leflunomide within 12 weeks before administration of the study drug
  • Evaluated as belonging to Steinbrocker's class IV within 4 weeks before administration of the study drug
  • Have not been registered by 3 months after the full code-breaking of the preceding study
  • Were administered plasma exchange therapy between initiation of the preceding study and the initial administration in the current study
  • Treated surgically (except for local surgery) within 4 weeks before administration of the study drug

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Arthritis, Rheumatoid

Interventions

tocilizumab

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ArthritisJoint DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesRheumatic DiseasesConnective Tissue DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesAutoimmune DiseasesImmune System Diseases

Study Officials

  • Takahiro Kakehi

    Chugai Pharmaceutical

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 2, 2005

First Posted

September 5, 2005

Study Start

June 1, 2004

Primary Completion

August 1, 2005

Study Completion

June 1, 2009

Last Updated

December 23, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-12