Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Etanercept

Open-Label Evaluation Of The Efficacy And Safety Of Etanercept In Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

To assess the efficacy of etanercept 25 mg administered subcutaneously twice-weekly for 12 weeks in patients with active RA for whom classical antirheumatic therapy is insufficient or inappropriate.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

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

  • ADULT
  • OLDER_ADULT
  • CHILD

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • A negative serum or urine pregnancy test at screening and a medically acceptable form of contraception starting at screening and continuing throughout the study is required for all females of childbearing potential (defined as an oral, injectable, or implantable contraceptive, intrauterine device, or barrier method combined with a spermicide).
  • Failed therapy with at least one DMARD (DMARD failure is defined as a discontinuation because of lack of clinical efficacy).
  • Meet the 1987 American Rheumatism Association (ARA) revised criteria for rheumatoid arthritis.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Uncooperative patients with a history of poor compliance.
  • Known hypersensitivity to etanercept or any of its components.
  • Known significant concurrent medical disease

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
  • Masking: NONE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To assess the clinical efficacy of etanercept 25 mg administered twice-weekly for 12 weeks in patients with active RA for whom classical antirheumatic therapy is insufficient or inappropriate.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2003

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

February 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 18, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 18, 2007

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

October 19, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

October 19, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 18, 2007

Last Verified

October 1, 2007

More Information

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