Tofacitinib Versus Methotrexate as the First Line DMARD in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT ID: NCT04464642

Last Updated: 2020-07-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

110 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-07-10

Study Completion Date

2020-09-30

Brief Summary

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It is a randomized controlled study

Detailed Description

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Randomization controlled study on Rheumatoid arthritis patients whos disease activity is high, controlled subjects will be given methotrexate and study subjects will get tofacitinib

Conditions

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

open label Randomization controlled clinical study
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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group A

group "A" is a control arm who will get conventional drug (methotrexate). 25 mg subcutaneous weekly . at 3 months if DAS-28 not fall by at least 1.2, drug is to be changed and regarded as therapy failure. if at least 1.2 improvement of DAS-28 occur,then therapy is continued for 6 monyhs

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Methotrexate 25 mg subcutaneous is given in group A

group B

group "B" will get tofacitinib 10 mg weekly. if DAS-28 not improved at least 1.2 at 3 months, it is regarded as therapy failure. if improved at least 1.2, then therapy continued for 6 months

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tofacitinib

Intervention Type DRUG

tofacitinib 10 mg given in group B

Interventions

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Methotrexate

Methotrexate 25 mg subcutaneous is given in group A

Intervention Type DRUG

Tofacitinib

tofacitinib 10 mg given in group B

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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injection trexonate tofacit

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

\-

Exclusion Criteria

1. systemic infection
2. hemoglobin less than 9 mg/dl
3. WBC \<4000, neutrophil \<1000, platelet \<100000/mm
4. live vaccine within 3 months
5. GFR \< 50 ml/min
6. ALT \> 2 times ULN
7. pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Dr. Mohammad Mamun Khan

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Mohammad Mamun Khan

Resident, BSMMU

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mohammad M Khan, MBBS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Resident doctor, BSMMU

Locations

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Bangabandhu Seikh Mujib Medical University

Dhaka, , Bangladesh

Site Status

Countries

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Bangladesh

References

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Khan MM, Ahmed S, Hasan Sajib MK, Morshed AA, Mahbub-Uz-Zaman K, Haq SA. Tofacitinib versus methotrexate as the first-line disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: An open-label randomized controlled trial. Int J Rheum Dis. 2023 Sep;26(9):1729-1736. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14801. Epub 2023 Jun 28.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37377385 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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BSMMU /2019/5499

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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