Certolizumab Pegol for the Treatment of Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT ID: NCT00717236

Last Updated: 2018-08-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1648 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-07-31

Study Completion Date

2011-03-31

Brief Summary

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This is a Phase IIIb multicenter study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of certolizumab pegol (CZP) administered to patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Detailed Description

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The treatment period starts with a 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized period followed by an open-label extension phase. In the double-blind phase, eligible patients are randomized (4:1 ratio) to receive either certolizumab pegol (CZP) or Placebo up to and including Week 10. The randomization will be stratified according to the three factors: concomitant use of methotrexate (MTX, Yes or No), prior anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) use (Yes or No), and disease duration categories (\< 2 years or ≥ 2 years). From Week 12 all patients remaining in the study receive open-label CZP for a minimum 16 additional weeks until CZP is commercially available.

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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Certolizumab pegol (CZP)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Certolizumab pegol (CZP)

Intervention Type DRUG

400 mg CZP given as two 200 mg subcutaneous (sc) injections at Weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by 200 mg CZP given as 1 sc injection on Weeks 6, 8, and 10. At Week 12 subjects enter the open label phase and receive 200 mg of CZP every other week for a minimum 16 additional weeks until CZP is commercially available.

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo (0.9% saline) given as 2 subcutaneous (sc) injections at Weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by placebo given as 1 sc injection on Weeks 6, 8, and 10. At Week 12 subjects enter the open label phase and receive 200 mg of CZP every other week for a minimum 16 additional weeks until CZP is commercially available.

Interventions

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Certolizumab pegol (CZP)

400 mg CZP given as two 200 mg subcutaneous (sc) injections at Weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by 200 mg CZP given as 1 sc injection on Weeks 6, 8, and 10. At Week 12 subjects enter the open label phase and receive 200 mg of CZP every other week for a minimum 16 additional weeks until CZP is commercially available.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo (0.9% saline) given as 2 subcutaneous (sc) injections at Weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by placebo given as 1 sc injection on Weeks 6, 8, and 10. At Week 12 subjects enter the open label phase and receive 200 mg of CZP every other week for a minimum 16 additional weeks until CZP is commercially available.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Cimzia

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult patient with established moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis

Exclusion Criteria

* All concomitant diseases or pathological conditions that could interfere and impact the assessment of the study treatment
* Previous clinical trials and previous biological therapy that could interfere with the results in the present clinical trials
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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UCB Pharma

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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UCB Clinical Trial Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

+1 877 822 9493 (UCB)

Locations

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Montgomery, Alabama, United States

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

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Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Fullerton, California, United States

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La Jolla, California, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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Palm Desert, California, United States

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Sacramento, California, United States

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Santa Barbara, California, United States

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Santa Maria, California, United States

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Tustin, California, United States

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Westlake Village, California, United States

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Whittier, California, United States

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Denver, Colorado, United States

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Danbury, Connecticut, United States

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Trumbull, Connecticut, United States

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Lewes, Delaware, United States

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Newark, Delaware, United States

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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Boca Raton, Florida, United States

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Delray Beach, Florida, United States

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Gainesville, Florida, United States

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Orlando, Florida, United States

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South Miami, Florida, United States

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Tampa, Florida, United States

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Tavares, Florida, United States

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States

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Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States

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Maywood, Illinois, United States

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Peoria, Illinois, United States

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Rock Island, Illinois, United States

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Springfield, Illinois, United States

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Evansville, Indiana, United States

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Covington, Louisiana, United States

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Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Columbia, Maryland, United States

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Frederick, Maryland, United States

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Wheaton, Maryland, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Fall River, Massachusetts, United States

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Battle Creek, Michigan, United States

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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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Lansing, Michigan, United States

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Petoskey, Michigan, United States

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Duluth, Minnesota, United States

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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St Louis, Missouri, United States

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New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States

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Albany, New York, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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Orchard Park, New York, United States

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Rochester, New York, United States

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Roslyn, New York, United States

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Smithtown, New York, United States

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Syracuse, New York, United States

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The Bronx, New York, United States

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Asheville, North Carolina, United States

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Monroe, North Carolina, United States

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Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Dayton, Ohio, United States

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Fairfield, Ohio, United States

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Mayfield, Ohio, United States

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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West Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

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Wexford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Jackson, Tennessee, United States

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Amarillo, Texas, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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Lubbock, Texas, United States

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Sugar Land, Texas, United States

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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Newport News, Virginia, United States

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Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Spokane, Washington, United States

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Tacoma, Washington, United States

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Yakima, Washington, United States

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Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States

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Glendale, Wisconsin, United States

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Monroe, Wisconsin, United States

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

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London, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

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Trois-Rivires, Quebec, Canada

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Calgary, , Canada

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Mississauga, , Canada

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Newmarket, , Canada

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Sainte-Foy, , Canada

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Amiens, , France

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Cahors, , France

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Corbeil-Essonnes, , France

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Dreux, , France

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Liévin, , France

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Montpellier, , France

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Mulhouse, , France

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Nantes, , France

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Orléans, , France

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Paris, , France

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Pierre-Bénite, , France

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Rennes, , France

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Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, , France

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Bad Neuenahr, , Germany

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Baden, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Chemnitz, , Germany

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Cologne, , Germany

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Dresden, , Germany

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Duisburg, , Germany

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Erfurt, , Germany

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Erlangen, , Germany

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Freiburg im Breisgau, , Germany

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Friedrichroda, , Germany

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Goslar, , Germany

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Hamburg, , Germany

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Hildesheim, , Germany

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Hoyerswerda, , Germany

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Jena, , Germany

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Kiel, , Germany

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Leipzig, , Germany

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Mainz, , Germany

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Neuss, , Germany

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Osnabrück, , Germany

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Rostock, , Germany

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Zerbst, , Germany

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Bologna, , Italy

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Genova, , Italy

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Iesi, , Italy

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Modena, , Italy

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Palermo, , Italy

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Pisa, , Italy

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Prato, , Italy

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Siena, , Italy

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Udine, , Italy

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Apeldoorn, , Netherlands

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Arnhem, , Netherlands

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Leiden, , Netherlands

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The Hague, , Netherlands

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A Coruña, , Spain

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Murcia, , Spain

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Oviedo, , Spain

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Pontevedra, , Spain

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Sabadell, , Spain

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Salamanca, , Spain

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San Cristóbal de La Laguna, , Spain

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Santander, , Spain

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Santiago de Compostela, , Spain

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Torrelavega, , Spain

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Countries

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United States Canada France Germany Italy Netherlands Spain

References

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Pope J, Bingham CO 3rd, Fleischmann RM, Dougados M, Massarotti EM, Wollenhaupt J, Duncan B, Coteur G, Weinblatt ME. Impact of certolizumab pegol on patient-reported outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis and correlation with clinical measures of disease activity. Arthritis Res Ther. 2015 Nov 27;17:343. doi: 10.1186/s13075-015-0849-1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26614481 (View on PubMed)

Weinblatt ME, Fleischmann R, van Vollenhoven RF, Emery P, Huizinga TW, Cutolo M, van der Heijde D, Duncan B, Davies O, Luijtens K, Dougados M. Twenty-eight-week results from the REALISTIC phase IIIb randomized trial: efficacy, safety and predictability of response to certolizumab pegol in a diverse rheumatoid arthritis population. Arthritis Res Ther. 2015 Nov 15;17:325. doi: 10.1186/s13075-015-0841-9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26568428 (View on PubMed)

Weinblatt ME, Fleischmann R, Huizinga TW, Emery P, Pope J, Massarotti EM, van Vollenhoven RF, Wollenhaupt J, Bingham CO 3rd, Duncan B, Goel N, Davies OR, Dougados M. Efficacy and safety of certolizumab pegol in a broad population of patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: results from the REALISTIC phase IIIb study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2012 Dec;51(12):2204-14. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes150. Epub 2012 Aug 25.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22923753 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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2008-005427-28

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

C87094

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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