A Study of CDP870 as Add-on Meditation to Methotrexate (MTX) in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Phase III Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, 24-week Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Certolizumab Pegol as Additional Medication to MTX in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Have an Incomplete Response to Methotrexate
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The objective of this trial is to compare the efficacy of Certolizumab (CZP) (CDP870) in combination with Methotrexate (MTX) to MTX alone in the treatment of signs and symptoms in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are incomplete responders to MTX.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_3 rheumatoid-arthritis
Started Oct 2009
Shorter than P25 for phase_3 rheumatoid-arthritis
15 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2009
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 9, 2009
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 12, 2009
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2011
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
September 27, 2012
CompletedSeptember 27, 2012
September 1, 2012
1.8 years
October 9, 2009
May 22, 2012
September 25, 2012
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
ACR20 Responses at Week 24
Achieving ACR20 means 20% or greater improvement in the number of tender joints, a 20% or more improvement in the number of swollen joints and a 20% or greater improvement in at least three of the five remaining core set measures: Patient's and physician's global assessments, Patient's assessment of pain, disability index based on the Health Assessment Questionnaire and C-reactive Protein.
Week 24
Secondary Outcomes (6)
ACR 20 Responses at Week 12
Week 12
ACR50 Responses at Week 12
Week 12
ACR70 Responses at Week 12
Week12
ACR50 Responses at Week 24
Week 24
ACR70 Responses at Week24
Week 24
- +1 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Placebo of CDP870+MTX
PLACEBO COMPARATORCDP870 200mg+MTX
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
400mg CDP870 given at Week0, 2, 4 and thereafter 200mg CDP870 given every 2 weeks until Week 22(SC)
Received treatment with Methotrexate(MTX)for at least 24 weeks prior to the Baseline Visit. The dose and route of administration of MTX had to have been stable for at least 8 weeks prior to the Baseline Visit. The minimum stable dose of MTX allowed is 10mg weekly.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Adult-onset RA of at least 6 months but not longer than 15 years in duration as defined by the 1987 American College of Rheumatology classification criteria
- Active RA disease as defined by at least 9 tender joints and 9 swollen joints, ESR of 30 mm/hour or CRP of 1.5 mg/dL
- MTX (with or without folic acid) for at least 24 weeks prior to the Baseline visit, The dose of MTX and route of administration must have been stable for at least 8 weeks prior to the baseline visit. The minimum stable dose of MTX allowed is 10 mg weekly.
You may not qualify if:
- Any other inflammatory arthritis (e.g., psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis or reactive arthritis)
- Secondary, non-inflammatory type of arthritis (eg, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia)
- NYHA (New York Heart Association) Class III or IV congestive heart failure
- current or history of, tuberculosis
- history of chronic infection, recent serious or life-threatening infection (within 24 weeks , including herpes zoster), or any current sign or symptom that may indicate an infection (e.g., fever, cough)
- High risk of infection
- Have received any experimental non-biological therapy, within or outside a clinical trial in the 12 weeks prior to Baseline
- Have received previous B-cell therapy (eg. Rituximab)
- Have received any other biological therapy for RA within 24 weeks prior to Baseline visit, except for etanercept where a three month washout prior to baseline visit is acceptable
- Have received previous treatment with a biological therapy for RA that resulted in a severe hypersensitivity reaction or an anaphylactic reaction
- Failed to respond to previous treatment with an anti-TNF drug
- Female breast feeding, pregnant or plan to become pregnant during the trial or for 12 weeks following the last dose of study drug
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (15)
Kyungpook National University Hospital
Daegu, 700-721, South Korea
Catholic University Hospital of Daegu
Daegu, South Korea
Eulji University Hospital
Daejeon, 302-799, South Korea
Inha University Hospital
Inchon, South Korea
Chonnam National University Hospital
Kwangju, South Korea
Pusan National University Hospital
Pusan, South Korea
Yonsei University Severance Hospital
Seoul, 120-752, South Korea
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, 135-710, South Korea
Asan Medical Center
Seoul, 138-736, South Korea
Catholic University of Korea ST.Mary's Hospital
Seoul, 150-713, South Korea
Gangnam Severance Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
Hanyang Universoty Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
KonKuk University Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
Seoul national univeristy
Seoul, South Korea
Ajou University Hospital
Suwon, South Korea
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Eun Young Cho, Clinical Trial Manager
- Organization
- Korea Otsuka Pharmaceutical
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Soo-kon Lee, MD. PhD
Severance Hospital
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 9, 2009
First Posted
October 12, 2009
Study Start
October 1, 2009
Primary Completion
August 1, 2011
Study Completion
August 1, 2011
Last Updated
September 27, 2012
Results First Posted
September 27, 2012
Record last verified: 2012-09