A Study of Imatinib 400 mg Once Daily in Combination With Methotrexate in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

NCT ID: NCT00154336

Last Updated: 2017-04-25

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-07-31

Study Completion Date

2005-08-31

Brief Summary

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Imatinib is a member of a new class of drugs known as signal transduction inhibitors. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of imatinib in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in combination with methotrexate in patients who do not respond satisfactorily to standard treatment, e.g. methotrexate.

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

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Imatinib 400mmg OD +MTX

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Imatinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Imatinib Placebo + MTX

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Imatinib Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Imatinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Imatinib Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* With a diagnosis of RA classified by ACR 1987 revised criteria with symptoms for at least 6 months
* Functional status class I, II, III according to the ACR 1991 revised classification criteria
* Patients have to have been treated with MTX at the maximum tolerated dose for at least 3 months, and be on a stable dose and route of administration for at least 2 months prior to study entry
* Disease activity criteria of minimum 6 out of 28 tender and swollen joints at baseline

Exclusion Criteria

* With current use of DMARDs other than MTX. DMARDs include but are not limited to: biologic agents, thiolates (D-penicillamine, thiopronine), sulfasalazine, gold compounds, antimalarials, cyclosporine A, azathioprine, leflunomide and alkylating agents such as cyclophosphamide
* With any DMRAD treatment used in combination with methotrexate within 1 month prior to study entry. In case of infliximab and leflunomide, a washout period of 2 months is required
* With any therapy by intra-articular injection, including intra-articular corticosteroid use within 1 month prior to study entry
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Novartis Investigative site

Graz, , Austria

Site Status

Novartis Investigative site

Vienna, , Austria

Site Status

Novartis Investigative site

Vienna, , Austria

Site Status

Novartis Investigative site

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Site Status

Novartis Investigative site

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Novartis Investigative site

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Novartis Investigative site

Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Novartis Investigative site

Helsinki, , Finland

Site Status

Novartis Investigative site

Husu, , Finland

Site Status

Novartis Investigative site

Cannock, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Site Status

Novartis Investigative site

Colchester, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Novartis Investigative site

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Novartis Investigative site

Manchester, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Multiple Sites

Multiple Cities, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Novartis Investigative site

Stoke-on-Trent, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Austria Canada Finland United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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CSTI571E2201

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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