Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab and Methotrexate (MTX) Versus MTX Monotherapy in Subjects With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
NCT ID: NCT00195663
Last Updated: 2013-07-12
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COMPLETED
PHASE3
799 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2000-12-31
2012-04-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Adalimumab
Participants received adalimumab 40 mg subcutaneous injection once every other week and placebo to methotrexate orally once a week during the 2-year double-blind treatment phase and then adalimumab 40 mg every other week for up to 8 years in the open-label extension.
Adalimumab
Methotrexate placebo
Adalimumab + methotrexate
Participants received adalimumab 40 mg subcutaneous injection once every other week and methotrexate orally once a week at a starting dose of 7.5 mg/week (could be escalated up to 20 mg/week) during the 2-year double-blind treatment phase. Participants received adalimumab 40 mg every other week for up to 8 years in the open-label extension phase.
Adalimumab
Methotrexate
Methotrexate
Participants received placebo to adalimumab subcutaneous injection once every other week and methotrexate orally once a week at a starting dose of 7.5 mg/week (could be escalated up to 20 mg/week) during the 2-year double-blind treatment phase. Participants received adalimumab 40 mg every other week for up to 8 years in the open-label extension phase.
Methotrexate
Adalimumab placebo
Interventions
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Adalimumab
Methotrexate
Adalimumab placebo
Methotrexate placebo
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as defined by the 1987-revised American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria, with a disease duration less than 3 years, at least 8 swollen joints out of the 66 joints assessed, at least 10 tender joints out of the 68 joints assessed, at least 1 joint erosion or rheumatoid factor (RF) positivity, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) \>= 28 mm/1h or C-reactive protein (CRP) \>= 1.5 mg/dl
Exclusion Criteria
* Preceding treatment with MTX, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporin, azathioprine or more than 2 other disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
* Subject previously received anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy
* Permanently wheelchair-bound or bedridden patients
* Subject considered by the investigator, for any reason, to be an unsuitable candidate for the study
* Female subject who is pregnant or breast-feeding or considering becoming pregnant
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Dawn Carlson
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
AbbVie
Locations
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Site Reference ID/Investigator# 319
Cumberland, Maryland, United States
Site Ref # / Investigator 95960
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 326
Wheaton, Maryland, United States
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Site Ref # / Investigator 95957
La Jolla, California, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 429
La Jolla, California, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 2491
Los Angeles, California, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 2500
Denver, Colorado, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 762
Aventura, Florida, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 328
Sarasota, Florida, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 327
Tampa, Florida, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 325
Zephyrhills, Florida, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 302
Rockford, Illinois, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 2533
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 336
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 318
Concord, New Hampshire, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 488
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 314
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 761
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 757
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 361
Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 316
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 4649
Duncansville, Pennsylvania, United States
Site Ref # / Investigator 96122
Austin, Texas, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 306
Austin, Texas, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 313
Austin, Texas, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 2437
Dallas, Texas, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 2532
Houston, Texas, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 758
Houston, Texas, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 321
Spokane, Washington, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 305
Yakima, Washington, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 310
Brisbane, , Australia
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 755
Camperdown, , Australia
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 337
Clayton, , Australia
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 331
Darlinghurst, Sydney, , Australia
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 745
Kogarah, , Australia
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 738
Maroochydore, , Australia
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 335
New Lambton, , Australia
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 737
Shenton Park, , Australia
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 307
South Hobart, , Australia
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 427
West Heidelberg, , Australia
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 739
Woodville, , Australia
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 344
Vienna, , Austria
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 753
Brussels, , Belgium
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 308
Brussels, , Belgium
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 752
Brussels, , Belgium
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 748
Diepenbeek, , Belgium
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 6136
Ghent, , Belgium
Site Ref # / Investigator 98256
Leuven, , Belgium
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 333
Liège, , Belgium
Site Ref # / Investigator 98199
North York, Ontario, Canada
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 4646
Edmonton, , Canada
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 303
Hamilton, , Canada
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 330
Hamilton, , Canada
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 4634
Montreal, , Canada
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 311
Montreal, , Canada
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 309
Newmarket, , Canada
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 304
Pointe-Claire, , Canada
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 4633
Richmond, , Canada
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 763
St. John's, , Canada
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 4635
Toronto, , Canada
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 490
Toronto, , Canada
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 760
Victoria, , Canada
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 4632
Winnipeg, , Canada
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 754
Hradec Králové, , Czechia
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 332
Pilsen, , Czechia
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 734
Prague, , Czechia
Site Ref # / Investigator 95878
Gråsten, , Denmark
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 6135
Heinola, , Finland
Site Ref # / Investigator 6134
Helsinki, , Finland
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 428
Bobigny, , France
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 348
Montpellier, , France
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 4650
Paris, , France
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 3415
Pierre-Bénite, , France
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 733
Rennes, , France
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 346
Strasbourg, , France
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 4631
Berlin, , Germany
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 759
Berlin, , Germany
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 3417
Buch, , Germany
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 4630
Erlangen, , Germany
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 347
Freiburg im Breisgau, , Germany
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 742
Görlitz, , Germany
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 746
Leipzig, , Germany
Site Ref # / Investigator 98125
Munich, , Germany
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 339
Munich, , Germany
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 744
Ratingen, , Germany
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 338
Vogelsang-Gommern, , Germany
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 740
Cork, , Ireland
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 751
Dublin, , Ireland
Site Ref # / Investigator 95719
Genoa, , Italy
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 323
Naples, , Italy
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 345
Udine, , Italy
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 756
Verona, , Italy
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 343
Groningen, , Netherlands
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 6133
Leiden, , Netherlands
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 317
Maastricht, , Netherlands
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 315
Nijmegen, , Netherlands
Site Ref # / Investigator 95800
Oslo, , Norway
Site Ref # / Investigator 95875
Oslo, , Norway
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 3426
Piešťany, , Slovakia
Site Ref # / Investigator 96121
Alicante, , Spain
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 735
Alicante, , Spain
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 1525
Barcelona, , Spain
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 1528
Barcelona, , Spain
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 750
Guadalajara, , Spain
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 1526
Madrid, , Spain
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 741
Madrid, , Spain
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 390
Santiago de Compostela, , Spain
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 749
Seville, , Spain
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 728
Stockholm, , Sweden
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 2565
Stockholm, , Sweden
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 4638
Stockholm, , Sweden
Site Ref # / Investigator 96126
Umeå, , Sweden
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 747
Uppsala, , Sweden
Site Ref # / Investigator 96120
Västerås, , Sweden
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 736
Västerås, , Sweden
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 334
Lausanne, , Switzerland
Site Ref # / Investigator 96116
Bangor, , United Kingdom
Site Ref # / Investigator 95877
Cambridge, , United Kingdom
Site Ref # / Investigator 98258
Hereford, , United Kingdom
Site Ref # / Investigator 95795
Leeds, , United Kingdom
Site Ref # / Investigator 95958
London, , United Kingdom
Site Ref # / Investigator 98255
Newcastle upon Tyne, , United Kingdom
Countries
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References
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Smolen JS, van Vollenhoven RF, Florentinus S, Chen S, Suboticki JL, Kavanaugh A. Predictors of disease activity and structural progression after treatment with adalimumab plus methotrexate or continued methotrexate monotherapy in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and suboptimal response to methotrexate. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Nov;77(11):1566-1572. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213502. Epub 2018 Aug 3.
Keystone EC, Breedveld FC, Kupper H, Li Y, Florentinus S, Sainsbury I. Long-term use of adalimumab as monotherapy after attainment of low disease activity with adalimumab plus methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. RMD Open. 2018 Jun 13;4(1):e000637. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2017-000637. eCollection 2018.
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DE013
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Identifier Source: org_study_id
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