Study Evaluating Etanercept for the Treatment of Refractory Heel Enthesitis in Spondylarthropathy

NCT ID: NCT00420303

Last Updated: 2010-07-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-01-31

Study Completion Date

2008-09-30

Brief Summary

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To assess the efficacy and safety of Etanercept in patients with spondylarthropathy and refractory heel enthesitis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Spondylarthropathies, Enthesitis

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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A

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Etanercept

Intervention Type DRUG

50 mg injection once weekly

B

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

placebo

Interventions

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Etanercept

50 mg injection once weekly

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Spondylarthropathy
* Heel enthesitis refractory to standard treatment
* Between 18 and 70 years of age
* The patient global assessment of the disease activity (measured by a 100 mm VAS) must be \>40 in the last 48 hours

Exclusion Criteria

* Use of \> 1 local steroid injection within 2 weeks of screening
* Prior exposure to any TNF-inhibitor, including etanercept
* Dose of NSAIDs changed within two weeks of study drug evaluation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Wyeth

Principal Investigators

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Medical Monitor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

Trial Manager

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

For France, [email protected]

Trial Manager

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

For Germany, [email protected]

Trial Manager

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

For Netherlands, [email protected]

Locations

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Arles, , France

Site Status

Avignon, , France

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Bordeaux, , France

Site Status

Grenoble, , France

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Montpellier, , France

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Nice, , France

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Orléans, , France

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Paris (Bichat), , France

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Paris (cochin), , France

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Paris (Pitie Salpetriere), , France

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Strasbourg, , France

Site Status

Toulouse, , France

Site Status

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Herne, , Germany

Site Status

Maastricht, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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France Germany Netherlands

References

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Dougados M, Combe B, Braun J, Landewe R, Sibilia J, Cantagrel A, Feydy A, van der Heijde D, Leblanc V, Logeart I. A randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of etanercept in adults with refractory heel enthesitis in spondyloarthritis: the HEEL trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Aug;69(8):1430-5. doi: 10.1136/ard.2009.121533. Epub 2010 May 28.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20511606 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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0881A3-404

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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