Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT ID: NCT00074438

Last Updated: 2013-05-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

465 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-06-30

Study Completion Date

2011-07-31

Brief Summary

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This study will assess the efficacy and safety of different treatment regimens of rituximab (MabThera®/Rituxan®), corticosteroids, and placebo, combined with methotrexate (MTX), in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral or parenteral repeating dose

rituximab

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

2

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral or parenteral repeating dose

rituximab

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

corticosteroids

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

3

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral or parenteral repeating dose

rituximab

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

corticosteroids

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

4

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral or parenteral repeating dose

rituximab

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

5

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral or parenteral repeating dose

rituximab

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

corticosteroids

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

6

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral or parenteral repeating dose

rituximab

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

corticosteroids

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

7

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral or parenteral repeating dose

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

8

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral or parenteral repeating dose

corticosteroids

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

9

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral or parenteral repeating dose

corticosteroids

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous repeating dose

Interventions

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methotrexate

Oral or parenteral repeating dose

Intervention Type DRUG

rituximab

Intravenous repeating dose

Intervention Type DRUG

corticosteroids

Intravenous repeating dose

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

Intravenous repeating dose

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Eligibility criteria include, but are not limited to the following:

* Are between the ages of 18 and 80 years.
* Have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis for at least 6 months.
* Have failed treatment (lack of efficacy) with at least 1 but no more than 5 disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs or biologics (other than methotrexate).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Roche Pharma AG

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Genentech, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

References

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Keystone E, Fleischmann R, Emery P, Furst DE, van Vollenhoven R, Bathon J, Dougados M, Baldassare A, Ferraccioli G, Chubick A, Udell J, Cravets MW, Agarwal S, Cooper S, Magrini F. Safety and efficacy of additional courses of rituximab in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: an open-label extension analysis. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Dec;56(12):3896-908. doi: 10.1002/art.23059.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 18050221 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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WA17043

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

WA17043/U2644g

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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