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Filter by:The goal of this study is to enable the study sponsor to assess the impact of a marketed or validated blood test has on physicians' clinical treatment decision making when treating RA patients who have been taking methotrexate. Ultimately, the blood test will allow treating physicians to modify current methotrexate therapy in partially responding Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients' therapy, on an individualized basis, as a means of improving clinical outcomes. The study requires a blood sample from RA patients who have been on methotrexate therapy for a minimum of 3 months and are having an inadequate response to therapy. Physicians will then be provided with the results of the test indicating the methotrexate polyglutamate (active metabolites of methotrexate) levels in the patient's red blood cells as a means to help determine whether a patient's exposure to methotrexate has been optimized.
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will use Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to assess the efficacy of tocilizumab plus non-biological DMARD in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response to non-biological DMARDS. Patients will be randomized to receive either intravenous tocilizumab at 8mg/kg (minimal dose 480mg, maximum dose 800mg) or placebo every 4 weeks, in addition to their stable dose of non-biological DMARD. Anticipated time on study treatment is 24 weeks, and target sample size is <100.
This trial will test the hypothesis that the administration of CF101, a novel anti-inflammatory agent, to patients with rheumatoid arthritis and high A3AR expression at baseline will relieve signs and symptoms of the disease.
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will compare the efficacy with regard to sustained remission and safety of tocilizumab and methotrexate, in combination or as monotherapy, in treatment-naïve patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. Patients will be randomized to receive either tocilizumab (8mg/kg iv every 4 weeks) plus weekly methotrexate (po in ascending doses), or tocilizumab (8mg/kg iv every 4 weeks) plus placebo, or methotrexate plus placebo. Anticipated time on study treatment is 2 years, and target sample size is 300.
Adalimumab in rheumatoid arthritis. An investigation of changes in disease activity and course of joint destruction by use of 3 Tesla Whole-Body MRI, dedicated 3 Tesla MRI and CT of the hand, and soluble biomarkers. Furthermore to compare ultrasound examination with wholebody MRI etc.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of multiple oral doses of CCX354-C at a number of dose levels in subjects with stable rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Vitagel® is an FDA approved class III medical device. It is a surgical hemostat, which has been shown to control bleeding during orthopaedic, cardiac, hepatic, and general surgical procedures. The product is a thrombin/collagen suspension which works in combination with the patient's own plasma to form a fibrin/collagen clot. The present prospective, randomized controlled trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy of Vitagel® for reducing blood loss and pain in patients managed with unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA). It is hypothesized that the use of Vitagel® may lead to less blood filled knees, and thus to a greater improvement in postoperative pain scores when compared to the control group. The two arms of the study will include: 1. experimental group in which Vitagel® is used unilateral TKA 2. control group representing our current standard of care (no Vitagel®) A comparison of the functional and clinical results between these two groups will be conducted using several outcome measures including the KOOS, SF-12 version2 and pain scores through the previously IRB approved OrthoMidas registry. The primary variable of interest is blood loss, based on hemoglobin drop during the postoperative hospital stay. Of secondary interest will be; 1) pain levels in the PACU, 2) pain scores for all postoperative days, 3) average pain for the entire hospital stay, 4) length of stay, 5) patient satisfaction at discharge, 4 weeks postoperative, and 12 weeks postoperative, and 6) functional scores at 4 and 12 weeks postoperative.
This is a single-dose, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group safety, tolerability and pharmacodynamic study of subcutaneously (SC) administered REGN88 in rheumatoid arthritis patients who are receiving concomitant methotrexate. Four (4) parallel groups of 8 subjects each with active rheumatoid arthritis will be dosed SC.
GM-CSF is considered to have a key role in the initiation and progression of arthritic inflammation. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, preliminary efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity of multiple doses of MOR103, a human antibody to GM-CSF, in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis.
That anti-TNF therapy and rituximab therapy are equally effective in treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis who meet the eligibility criteria for biologic therapy in the British Society for Rheumatology guidelines, and have not previously been exposed to biologic therapy.