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Multicenter Randomized Prospective Trial Comparing Methotrexate Alone or in Combination With Adalimumab in Early Arthritis
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Goupe d'Etudes et de Recherche Clinique En Rhumatologie, February 2006
Sponsored by: Goupe d'Etudes et de Recherche Clinique En Rhumatologie
Information provided by: Goupe d'Etudes et de Recherche Clinique En Rhumatologie
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00291915
  Purpose

Evaluation of two treatment modalities in early potentially severe early arthritis ( Methotrexate alone or in combination with adalimumab)


Condition Intervention Phase
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthritis
Drug: Adalimumab
Drug: Methotrexate
Phase IV

MedlinePlus related topics: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Drug Information available for: Methotrexate Adalimumab
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title: Methotrexate Alone Versus Methotrexate in Combination With Adalimumab in Early Arthritis

Further study details as provided by Goupe d'Etudes et de Recherche Clinique En Rhumatologie:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Disease Activity Score

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • -Radiological score
  • -Functional impairment ( HAQ)
  • -Pain (VAS)

Estimated Enrollment: 80
Study Start Date: May 2004
Estimated Study Completion Date: March 2007
Detailed Description:

Patients: early ( less than 6 months), active ( DAS>5.2),potentially severe ( Leiden score>6) Study design:12 months, prospective , randomized, open Study treatments: Methotrexate at a weekly dose of 0.3mg/kilo alone or in combination with adalimumab 40 mg every the other week Outcome measures: DAS over the 12 months

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Early Active Potentially severe arthritis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • contra indication of methotrexate or anti TNF
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00291915

Contacts
Contact: Maxime r DOUGADOS, MD 00 33 1 58 41 25 62 maxime.dougados@cch.aphp.fr
Contact: Martin SOUBRIER, MD 00 33 6 81 74 78 85 msoubrier@chu-clermontferrand.fr

Locations
France
Hopital Cochin Recruiting
Paris, France, 75014
Contact: Maxime DOUGADOS, md     00 33 1 58 41 25 62     maxime.dougados@cch.aphp.fr    
Contact: Martin SOUBRIER, MD     00 33 6 81 74 78 85     msoubrier@chu-clermond ferrand.fr    
Principal Investigator: maxime DOUGADOS, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Martin SOUBRIER            
Sub-Investigator: Bernard COMBE, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Jean SIBILIA, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Olivier MEYER, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Xavier PUECHAL, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Françis BERENBAUM, PhD            
Sub-Investigator: Xavier MARIETTE, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Patrice FARDELLONE, MD            
Sub-Investigator: René Marc FLIPO, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Philippe GOUPILLE, PhD            
Sub-Investigator: Thierry SCHAEVERBEKE, PhD            
Sub-Investigator: C ZARNITSKY, MD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Goupe d'Etudes et de Recherche Clinique En Rhumatologie
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Maxime DOUGADOS, MD Hopital Cochin Paris FRance
  More Information

Study ID Numbers: GUEPARD-GERCER 2122
Study First Received: February 14, 2006
Last Updated: February 14, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00291915  
Health Authority: France: Afssaps - French Health Products Safety Agency

Keywords provided by Goupe d'Etudes et de Recherche Clinique En Rhumatologie:
early arthritis, methotrexate, adalimumab

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Folic Acid
Autoimmune Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Joint Diseases
Arthritis
Connective Tissue Diseases
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Methotrexate
Rheumatic Diseases
Adalimumab

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antimetabolites
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Immunologic Factors
Immune System Diseases
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Enzyme Inhibitors
Reproductive Control Agents
Folic Acid Antagonists
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
Immunosuppressive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Therapeutic Uses
Abortifacient Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009