Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Tacrolimus in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Shown Unsuccessful Response to Methotrexate

NCT ID: NCT01224041

Last Updated: 2015-12-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

78 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-08-31

Study Completion Date

2011-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study is to evaluate efficacy of 6 months treatment of tacrolimus in active Rheumatoid Arthritis patients who showed unsuccessful response against methotrexate.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Keywords

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Tacrolimus Prograf Calcinurin inhibitor Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Tacrolimus group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tacrolimus

Intervention Type DRUG

oral

Interventions

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Tacrolimus

oral

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Prograf FK506

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with more than 6 months history of rheumatoid arthritis according to ACR criteria
* Patients who have been treated unsuccessfully to more than single DMARDs including methotrexate at the discretion of investigator
* ESR ≥ 30 mm/h or CRP ≥ 1.0 mg/dL (ESR: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, CRP: C-Reactive Protein)
* Patients are required to have at least 3 of 66 joints assessed as swollen
* Patients are required to have at least 6 of 68 joints assessed as painful with pressure

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or breast-feeding patients. Patients who plan to bear children or breast-feed during the study and within 6 month after completion of study
* Previous experience of tacrolimus (ointment excluded)
* Renal impairment or serum creatinine \> 1.4 mg/dL
* Liver function failure as follows: viral hepatitis, non-viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, SGOT/SGPT \> 2x upper limit normal
* Patients with history of pancreatitis, glucose intolerance or complication or who indicates any of the following criteria:Blood glucose level \>110mg/dl before the meal and \>200mg/dl after the meal HbA1c \> 6.4%
* Cardiac disease(ischemic heart disease, treatment-requiring arrhythmia, heart failure)or complications
* Other investigational drug within last 30 days
* Patients who have been treated with infliximab, adalimumab, or leflunomide within 8 weeks of start of the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Astellas Pharma Korea, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Astellas Pharma Inc

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Use Central Contact

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Astellas Pharma Inc

Locations

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Busan, , South Korea

Site Status

Daegu, , South Korea

Site Status

Gwangju, , South Korea

Site Status

Jeonju, , South Korea

Site Status

Jinju, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

Related Links

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https://www.astellasclinicalstudyresults.com/hcp/study.aspx?ID=PRGRA-09-02-KOR

Link to results on Astellas Clinical Study Results Web site

Other Identifiers

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PRGRA-09-02-KOR

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id