Study Evaluating Etanercept in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis

March 11, 2008 updated by: Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

Multicentre, Open-Labeled Study Of Etanercept In The Treatment Of Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis

This study will assess the efficacy of etanercept for the treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

Phase

  • Phase 4

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of AS, as defined by Modified New York Criteria for Ankylosing Spondylitis, aged between 18 and 70 years of age.
  • BASDAI greater than or equal to 40 (all scores on a scale of 0 to 100).
  • Negative result of serum human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) pregnancy test taken at screening in all women except those surgically sterile or at least 1 year postmenopausal.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Complete ankylosis (fusion) of spine.
  • Previous receipt of etanercept, antibody to TNFα, or other TNFα inhibitors.
  • Use of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) other than hydroxychloroquine, sulphasalazine, and methotrexate within 4 weeks of baseline. Patients treated with hydroxychloroquine, sulphasalazine, and methotrexate may continue these drugs during this study but doses must be held stable for 4 weeks before baseline examination and for the duration of the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To determine the efficacy of etanercept (25 mg, twice weekly) based on the percentage of patients who achieve the Assessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis (ASAS) Response Criteria at 20% level at week 12.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Efficacy at 50% and 70% levels week 12; frequency and time to partial remission; safety; patient and physician global assessment, nocturnal and total back pain, BASFI, BASDAI; spinal mobility; complete joint assessment; hip involvement; ESR, CRP.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 5, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 5, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

April 9, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 13, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 11, 2008

Last Verified

March 1, 2008

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0881A-101871

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