NCT04400786

Brief Summary

The selective cox-2 inhibitor has been widely used in the treatment of Ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The Imrecoxib is a new cox-2 inhibitor. But the treatment strategy has not been decided yet. To determine which is better in treating AS in the methods between on-demand treatment and continuous treatment. To solve this question, we designed this study.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
196

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2020

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 7, 2020

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 20, 2020

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 26, 2020

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2021

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

May 27, 2020

Status Verified

May 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

1.7 years

First QC Date

May 20, 2020

Last Update Submit

May 22, 2020

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • The percent of subjects who achieved moderate improvement in SRM at the 24th week;

    The indicator to evaluate the improvement of ASAS HI is the standardized response mean (SRM, SRM = mean / standard deviation the interval of ASAS HI before and after treatment), SRM \<0.4 indicates mild improvement, SRM 0.4-0.79 indicates moderate improvement, SRM≥0.8 indicates severe improvement.The percent of patients who achieved moderate improvement in SRM at the 24th week is observed.

    24 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (8)

  • The percent of subjects who achieved moderate improvement in SRM at the 12th week.

    12 weeks.

  • The percent of subjects who achieved severe improvement in SRM at the 12th week.

    12 weeks.

  • The percent of subjects who achieved severe improvement in SRM at the 24th week.

    24 weeks.

  • The change of self-evaluation compared with the baseline

    2, 4, 8, 12, 24 weeks.

  • The change of BASDI compared with the baseline.

    2, 4, 8, 12, 24 weeks.

  • +3 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

On-demand treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

This group of 98 ankylosing spondylitis patients is prescribed with intermittent Imrecoxib (100mg.prn.po) according to the feeling of pain till 24 weeks. The sulfasalazine (500mg.tid.po) is used.

Procedure: intermittent treatment

Continuous treatment

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This group of 98 ankylosing spondylitis patients is prescribed with continuous Imrecoxib (100mg.bid.po) for 24 weeks. The sulfasalazine (500mg.tid.po) is used.

Procedure: continuous treatment

Interventions

According to the feeling of pain, the on-demand treatment group is prescribed with or without Imrecoxib (100mg/tablet, 100mg.prn.po), but the maximal dose does not exceed 100 mg per time, twice (morning and evening) per day. The duration lasted for 24 weeks.

On-demand treatment

The continuous treatment group is prescribed Imrecoxib (100mg.bid.po) regardless of the pain in the treatment course for 24 weeks.

Continuous treatment

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Age 18 \~ 65 (both ends included), regardless of gender;
  • The condition is in the active period, evaluation criteria: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis-Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) ≥4 (scale 0-10cm);
  • ESR ≥20mm / h or hsCRP ≥3mg / L;
  • Naive patients who have not received any drugs or physical treatment to treat the AS; or patients who discontinued all therapeutic drugs for more than 3 months.
  • Female subjects with fertility must agree to take effective contraceptive measures in the trial.

You may not qualify if:

  • complicated with other rheumatic diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, active uveitis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, primary Sjogren's syndrome, systemic vasculitis, etc.
  • the anti-infection treatment due to the active periods of acute and chronic infections such as mycobacterium tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, etc.
  • complicated with the malignant tumor.
  • complicated with the drug allergies (including sulfonamides, NSAIDs, etc.), allergic diseases or allergies.
  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Abnormal blood system: hemoglobin \<80g / L, white blood cells \<4.0 × 109 / L, platelet \< 100 × 109 / L.
  • Insufficient liver and kidney function: 1.5 times higher than the upper limit of normal value of ALT and AST; 1.25 times higher than the upper limit of normal value of creatinine and urea nitrogen.
  • Insufficient heart function: New York's heart association (NYHA) level ≥ grade II.
  • The usage of analgesic drugs (such as methadone, morphine, etc.) within 4 weeks before baseline.
  • Patients received the spine or joint surgery within 2 months before of the enrollment.
  • Patients participated the any other clinical trials within 3 months before of the enrollment.
  • Patients received live vaccination within 3 months before the enrollment.
  • Patients refused to sign the informed consent form, or the patient lack the capacity to decide for themselves.
  • Elimination criteria:
  • Violation of the diagnostic criteria for AS.
  • +10 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Lindi Jiang

Shanghai, 200032, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spondylitis, AnkylosingDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Axial SpondyloarthritisSpondylarthropathiesSpondylarthritisSpondylitisSpinal DiseasesBone DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesAnkylosisJoint DiseasesArthritisChemically-Induced Disorders

Study Officials

  • Lindi Jiang, PhD

    Fudan University

    STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: Patients were randomly divided into the continuous treatment group and the on-demand treatment group.
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 20, 2020

First Posted

May 26, 2020

Study Start

May 7, 2020

Primary Completion

December 31, 2021

Study Completion

June 30, 2022

Last Updated

May 27, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-05

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

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