Work Productivity in Active Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Patients Treated With Enbrel.

NCT ID: NCT01421303

Last Updated: 2014-12-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-10-31

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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Patients with Ankylosing spondylitis more frequently discontinue work. This study measures the impact of Enbrel on work participation.

Detailed Description

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Purely descriptive

Conditions

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Ankylosing Spondylitis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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AS patients who are working and treated with Enbrel

Enbrel

Intervention Type DRUG

Enbrel

Interventions

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Enbrel

Enbrel

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Active AS patients (as judged by the treating MD) who are currently employed.
* Patients who are scheduled by their rheumatologist to initiate treatment with Etanercept.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who initiated a procedure for eligibility of work disability/pension.
* Patients with previous use of TNF-alpha inhibitors either in commercial use, or in a study for the treatment of AS or a related spondylarthropathy condition.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pfizer CT.gov Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Pfizer

Locations

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Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

Ghent, Gent, Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

References

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Boonen A, Boone C, Albert A, Mielants H. Contextual factors influence work outcomes in employed patients with ankylosing spondylitis starting etanercept: 2-year results from AS@Work. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018 May 1;57(5):791-797. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex476.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29373701 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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B1801053

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0881A3-4675

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id