Immunosuppressant Management in Rheumatology Patients Undergoing Elective Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

NCT ID: NCT07138898

Last Updated: 2025-08-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-09-30

Study Completion Date

2027-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the incidence of rheumatologic flares, changes in pain scores (VAS), changes in functional outcomes (PROMIS), wound complications, surgical site infections, and return trips to the operating room for rheumatology patients following shoulder replacements, comparing those who stop their immunosuppressants preoperatively for the same amount of time as suggested in the literature for hip and knee arthroplasty versus those who hold the medications for a shorter period of time preoperatively.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Rheumatic Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Standard hold

Patients will follow the standard perioperative immunosuppressant hold protocol based on guidelines from hip and knee arthroplasty literature. The duration of the hold is determined by medication half-life and infection risk considerations. Postoperatively, medications will be restarted approximately 2 weeks after surgery (+/- 2 days), contingent on wound healing and infection status.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Continue throughout perioperative period

Sulfasalazine

Intervention Type DRUG

Continue throughout perioperative period

Hydroxychloroquine

Intervention Type DRUG

Continue throughout perioperative period

Leflunomide

Intervention Type DRUG

Continue throughout perioperative period

Azathioprine

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Withhold the daily dose 1 week prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Mycophenolate

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Withhold the daily dose 1 week prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Cyclosporine

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Withhold the daily dose 1 week prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Tacrolimus

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Withhold the daily dose 1 week prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Etanercept

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered dose Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered dose

Adalimumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Schedule surgery 3 weeks after last administered dose Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered dose

Golimumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered 4-week subcutaneous dose or 9 weeks after last administered 8-week intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered 4-week subcutaneous dose or 4 weeks after last administered 8-week intravenous dose.

Certolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered dose.

Infliximab

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Schedule surgery 9 weeks after last administered intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 4 weeks after last administered dose.

Rituximab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control: Schedule 7 months after last administered dose. Intervention group: Schedule 3 months after last administered dose.

Belimumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered subcutaneous weekly dose or 5 weeks after last administered 4-week intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered weekly dose or 2 weeks after last administered 4-week dose.

Tocilizumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered subcutaneous weekly dose or 5 weeks after last administered 4-week intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered weekly dose or 2 weeks after last administered 4-week dose.

Anakinra

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 days after last administered daily dose. Experimental group: Schedule surgery 1 day after last administered daily dose.

Canakinumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered 4-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered 4-week dose.

Abatacept

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered weekly subcutaneous dose or 5 weeks after last administered monthly intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered weekly subcutaneous dose or 2 weeks after last administered monthly intravenous dose.

Secukinumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered subcutaneous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered subcutaneous dose.

Ixekizumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered 4-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered 4-week dose.

Bimekizumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 9 weeks after last administered 8-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 4 weeks after last administered 8-week dose

Ustekinumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 13 weeks after last administered 12-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 6 weeks after last administered 12-week dose.

Guselkumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 9 weeks after last administered 8-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 4.5 weeks after last administered 8-week dose.

Risankizumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 13 weeks after last administered 12-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 6-7 weeks after last administered 12-week dose.

Tofacitinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Schedule surgery 4 days after last administered daily dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 days after last administered daily dose.

Upadacitinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Withhold 4 days prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Shorter hold

Patients will follow an abbreviated immunosuppressant hold protocol, withhold durations modified based on drug pharmacokinetics to allow a shorter preoperative discontinuation period. Medications will be prescribed as usual by the patient's rheumatologist, only adjusting the interval between last preoperative dose and surgery. The rheumatologist will relay the number of weeks/days between the last dose and surgery date. Postoperatively, medications will be restarted approximately 1 week after surgery (+/- 2 days), provided there are no signs of infection or wound healing complications. Route of Administration

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Continue throughout perioperative period

Sulfasalazine

Intervention Type DRUG

Continue throughout perioperative period

Hydroxychloroquine

Intervention Type DRUG

Continue throughout perioperative period

Leflunomide

Intervention Type DRUG

Continue throughout perioperative period

Azathioprine

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Withhold the daily dose 1 week prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Mycophenolate

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Withhold the daily dose 1 week prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Cyclosporine

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Withhold the daily dose 1 week prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Tacrolimus

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Withhold the daily dose 1 week prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Etanercept

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered dose Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered dose

Adalimumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Schedule surgery 3 weeks after last administered dose Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered dose

Golimumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered 4-week subcutaneous dose or 9 weeks after last administered 8-week intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered 4-week subcutaneous dose or 4 weeks after last administered 8-week intravenous dose.

Certolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered dose.

Infliximab

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Schedule surgery 9 weeks after last administered intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 4 weeks after last administered dose.

Rituximab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control: Schedule 7 months after last administered dose. Intervention group: Schedule 3 months after last administered dose.

Belimumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered subcutaneous weekly dose or 5 weeks after last administered 4-week intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered weekly dose or 2 weeks after last administered 4-week dose.

Tocilizumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered subcutaneous weekly dose or 5 weeks after last administered 4-week intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered weekly dose or 2 weeks after last administered 4-week dose.

Anakinra

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 days after last administered daily dose. Experimental group: Schedule surgery 1 day after last administered daily dose.

Canakinumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered 4-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered 4-week dose.

Abatacept

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered weekly subcutaneous dose or 5 weeks after last administered monthly intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered weekly subcutaneous dose or 2 weeks after last administered monthly intravenous dose.

Secukinumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered subcutaneous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered subcutaneous dose.

Ixekizumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered 4-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered 4-week dose.

Bimekizumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 9 weeks after last administered 8-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 4 weeks after last administered 8-week dose

Ustekinumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 13 weeks after last administered 12-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 6 weeks after last administered 12-week dose.

Guselkumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 9 weeks after last administered 8-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 4.5 weeks after last administered 8-week dose.

Risankizumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Control group: Schedule surgery 13 weeks after last administered 12-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 6-7 weeks after last administered 12-week dose.

Tofacitinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Schedule surgery 4 days after last administered daily dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 days after last administered daily dose.

Upadacitinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Control group: Withhold 4 days prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Interventions

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Methotrexate

Continue throughout perioperative period

Intervention Type DRUG

Sulfasalazine

Continue throughout perioperative period

Intervention Type DRUG

Hydroxychloroquine

Continue throughout perioperative period

Intervention Type DRUG

Leflunomide

Continue throughout perioperative period

Intervention Type DRUG

Azathioprine

Control group: Withhold the daily dose 1 week prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Intervention Type DRUG

Mycophenolate

Control group: Withhold the daily dose 1 week prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Intervention Type DRUG

Cyclosporine

Control group: Withhold the daily dose 1 week prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Intervention Type DRUG

Tacrolimus

Control group: Withhold the daily dose 1 week prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Intervention Type DRUG

Etanercept

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered dose Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered dose

Intervention Type DRUG

Adalimumab

Control group: Schedule surgery 3 weeks after last administered dose Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered dose

Intervention Type DRUG

Golimumab

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered 4-week subcutaneous dose or 9 weeks after last administered 8-week intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered 4-week subcutaneous dose or 4 weeks after last administered 8-week intravenous dose.

Intervention Type DRUG

Certolizumab

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered dose.

Intervention Type DRUG

Infliximab

Control group: Schedule surgery 9 weeks after last administered intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 4 weeks after last administered dose.

Intervention Type DRUG

Rituximab

Control: Schedule 7 months after last administered dose. Intervention group: Schedule 3 months after last administered dose.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Belimumab

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered subcutaneous weekly dose or 5 weeks after last administered 4-week intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered weekly dose or 2 weeks after last administered 4-week dose.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Tocilizumab

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered subcutaneous weekly dose or 5 weeks after last administered 4-week intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered weekly dose or 2 weeks after last administered 4-week dose.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Anakinra

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 days after last administered daily dose. Experimental group: Schedule surgery 1 day after last administered daily dose.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Canakinumab

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered 4-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered 4-week dose.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Abatacept

Control group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered weekly subcutaneous dose or 5 weeks after last administered monthly intravenous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 1 week after last administered weekly subcutaneous dose or 2 weeks after last administered monthly intravenous dose.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Secukinumab

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered subcutaneous dose.

Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered subcutaneous dose.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Ixekizumab

Control group: Schedule surgery 5 weeks after last administered 4-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 weeks after last administered 4-week dose.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Bimekizumab

Control group: Schedule surgery 9 weeks after last administered 8-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 4 weeks after last administered 8-week dose

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Ustekinumab

Control group: Schedule surgery 13 weeks after last administered 12-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 6 weeks after last administered 12-week dose.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Guselkumab

Control group: Schedule surgery 9 weeks after last administered 8-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 4.5 weeks after last administered 8-week dose.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Risankizumab

Control group: Schedule surgery 13 weeks after last administered 12-week dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 6-7 weeks after last administered 12-week dose.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Tofacitinib

Control group: Schedule surgery 4 days after last administered daily dose. Intervention group: Schedule surgery 2 days after last administered daily dose.

Intervention Type DRUG

Upadacitinib

Control group: Withhold 4 days prior to surgery Intervention group: Withhold 2 days prior to surgery

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Plaquenil Arava Imuran Cellcept Enbrel Humira Simponi Cimzia Remicaide Rituxan Benlysta Actemra Kineret Ilaris Orencia Cosentyx Taltz Bimzelx Stelara Tremfya Skyrizi Xeljanz Rinvoq

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults aged 18 years and older at the time of informed consent;
2. Diagnosis of rheumatic disease: rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PA) , ankylosing spondylitis (AS), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), spondyloarthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, giant cell arteritis, vasculitis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inflammatory bowel disease-associated arthritis;
3. On active immunosuppression for at least 3 months prior to scheduled surgery;
4. Scheduled for elective total shoulder arthroplasty;
5. Able and willing to provide written informed consent prior to any study specific procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with active infections or malignancies;
* Patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty for fracture or tumor;
* Pregnancy or breastfeeding;
* Unable to provide informed consent;
* Patients with severe SLE with marked activity - as they should be offered enrollment in the observational arm. All such patients should remain on treatment to avoid worsening of disease activity;
* Unable or without capacity to provide written informed consent prior to any study specific procedures.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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NYU Langone Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jonathan Samuels, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

NYU Langone Health

Locations

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NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Thomas Chalothron

Role: CONTACT

646-501-7384

Lauren Drillock

Role: CONTACT

646-501-7388

Other Identifiers

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25-00380

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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