NCT00477893

Brief Summary

Spondyloarthropathies (SpA) are often diagnosed with a considerable delay (often 8-10 years from symptom onset), because the available clinical, biochemical and radiological methods are not sufficiently sensitive. TNF-a antagonists have recently been introduced for treatment of SpA, and current data indicate a higher efficacy than previously available therapies. The improved treatment options have increased the need for improved methods for diagnosis, monitoring and prognostication of these diseases, so that the efficient therapies can be initiated at the optimal time point and monitored optimally. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a number of biomarkers are promising, but not yet sufficiently studied, methods for this.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
52

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2006

Longer than P75 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

13 active sites

Status
unknown

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

February 1, 2006

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 23, 2007

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 24, 2007

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2009

Completed
4 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

March 28, 2012

Status Verified

March 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

2.9 years

First QC Date

May 23, 2007

Last Update Submit

March 27, 2012

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Reduction in BASDAI of 20 mm or 50%

    12-24 weeks of treatment

Study Arms (2)

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: Placebo

Adalimumab

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: Adalimumab

Interventions

sc. injection Humira 40 mg every other week, from week 0 or 12 to the end of study

Adalimumab

sc. inj. placebo every other week, week 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10.

Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 90 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Diagnosis of spondyloarthritis according to the European Spondyloarthritis Study Group (ESSG) criteria
  • Clinical active disease, defined as a BASDAI score \> 4 despite concurrent NSAID therapy
  • Presence of sacroiliitis on conventional radiography or MRI.
  • Among other issues: Age \>18 years; adequate birth control; no contraindications for anti-TNFa-therapy, no previous TNFa-antagonists

You may not qualify if:

  • Previous TNFα inhibitor therapy
  • Treatment with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs within 4 weeks before screening
  • Oral, intraarticular, intramuscular or intravenous glucocorticoid within 4 weeks before screening
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • HIV, hepatitis B or C, tuberculosis, other infections
  • Malignancies
  • Other serious concomitant diseases (uncontrolled/severe kidney, liver, haematological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological ore cerebral disease (including demyelinating disease)
  • Contraindications to anti-TNFa-therapy
  • Contraindications to MRI

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (13)

Department of Radiology, Aabenraa Hospital

Aabenraa, Denmark

Location

Department of Radiology, Århus University Hospital

Aarhus, Denmark

Location

Department of Radiology, Herlev University Hospital

Copenhagen, Denmark

Location

Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg University Hospital

Copenhagen, Denmark

Location

Department of Rheumatology, Gentofte University Hospital

Copenhagen, Denmark

Location

Department of Rheumatology, Glostrup University Hospital

Copenhagen, Denmark

Location

Department of Rheumatology, Herlev University Hospital

Copenhagen, Denmark

Location

Department of Rheumatology, Hvidovre University Hospital

Copenhagen, Denmark

Location

King Christian X´s Hospital of Rheumatic Diseases

Gråsten, Denmark

Location

Department of Rheumatology, Hørsholm Hospital

Hørsholm, Denmark

Location

Department of Rheumatology, Slagelse Hospital

Slagelse, Denmark

Location

Department of Radiology, Vejle Hospital,

Vejle, Denmark

Location

Department of Rheumatology, Vejle Hospital

Vejle, Denmark

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Pedersen SJ, Poddubnyy D, Sorensen IJ, Loft AG, Hindrup JS, Thamsborg G, Asmussen K, Hendricks O, Norregaard J, Piil AD, Moller JM, Jurik AG, Balding L, Lambert RG, Sieper J, Ostergaard M. Course of Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Detected Inflammation and Structural Lesions in the Sacroiliac Joints of Patients in the Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Danish Multicenter Study of Adalimumab in Spondyloarthritis, as Assessed by the Berlin and Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada Methods. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 Feb;68(2):418-29. doi: 10.1002/art.39434.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spondylarthritis

Interventions

Adalimumab

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

SpondylitisSpinal DiseasesBone DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesArthritisJoint Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodiesImmunoglobulinsImmunoproteinsBlood ProteinsProteinsAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsSerum GlobulinsGlobulins

Study Officials

  • Inge Juul Sørensen, Dr.

    Department of Rheumatology, Glostrup University Hospital

    STUDY CHAIR
  • Susanne Juhl Pedersen, Dr.

    Department of Rheumatology, Glostrup University Hospital

    STUDY CHAIR
  • Mikkel Ostergaard, Professor

    Department of Rheumatology, Glostrup University Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 23, 2007

First Posted

May 24, 2007

Study Start

February 1, 2006

Primary Completion

January 1, 2009

Study Completion

January 1, 2013

Last Updated

March 28, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-03

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