Certolizumab Pegol for the Treatment of Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trial

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Official title:

A Phase IIIb Multicenter Study With a 12-week Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized Period Followed by an Open-label, Extension Phase Evaluating Safety/Efficacy of Certolizumab Pegol Given to Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00717236
• Other study ID #: C87094
• Secondary ID: 2008-005427-28
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: July 2008
• Est. completion date: March 2011

Study information

• Verified date: March 2012
• Source: UCB Pharma
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a Phase IIIb multicenter study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of certolizumab pegol (CZP) administered to patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Description:

The treatment period starts with a 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized period followed by an open-label extension phase. In the double-blind phase, eligible patients are randomized (4:1 ratio) to receive either certolizumab pegol (CZP) or Placebo up to and including Week 10. The randomization will be stratified according to the three factors: concomitant use of methotrexate (MTX, Yes or No), prior anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) use (Yes or No), and disease duration categories (< 2 years or ≥ 2 years). From Week 12 all patients remaining in the study receive open-label CZP for a minimum 16 additional weeks until CZP is commercially available.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1648
• Est. completion date: March 2011
• Est. primary completion date: March 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patient with established moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis

Exclusion Criteria:

• All concomitant diseases or pathological conditions that could interfere and impact the assessment of the study treatment

• Previous clinical trials and previous biological therapy that could interfere with the results in the present clinical trials

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Arthritis
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid
• Rheumatoid Arthritis

Intervention

Drug:
• Certolizumab pegol (CZP)
400 mg CZP given as two 200 mg subcutaneous (sc) injections at Weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by 200 mg CZP given as 1 sc injection on Weeks 6, 8, and 10. At Week 12 subjects enter the open label phase and receive 200 mg of CZP every other week for a minimum 16 additional weeks until CZP is commercially available.

Other:
• Placebo
Placebo (0.9% saline) given as 2 subcutaneous (sc) injections at Weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by placebo given as 1 sc injection on Weeks 6, 8, and 10. At Week 12 subjects enter the open label phase and receive 200 mg of CZP every other week for a minimum 16 additional weeks until CZP is commercially available.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
UCB Pharma

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  Canada,  France,  Germany,  Italy,  Netherlands,  Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12	ACR20 responders are subjects with at least 20% improvement from Baseline for tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), and at least 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: 1) Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), 2) C-reactive Protein (CRP), 3) Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS), 4) Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS), 5) Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS)	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12 for Subjects With Concomitant Methotrexate (MTX) Use.	ACR20 responders are subjects with at least 20% improvement from Baseline for tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), and at least 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: 1) Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), 2) C-reactive Protein (CRP), 3) Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS), 4) Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS), 5) Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS)	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12 for Subjects Without Concomitant Methotrexate (MTX) Use.	ACR20 responders are subjects with at least 20% improvement from Baseline for tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), and at least 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: 1) Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), 2) C-reactive Protein (CRP), 3) Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS), 4) Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS), 5) Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS)	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12 for Subjects With Prior Anti-tumor Necrosis (Anti-TNF) Use	ACR20 responders are subjects with at least 20% improvement from Baseline for tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), and at least 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: 1) Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), 2) C-reactive Protein (CRP), 3) Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS), 4) Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS), 5) Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS)	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12 for Subjects Without Prior Anti-tumor Necrosis (Anti-TNF) Use	ACR20 responders are subjects with at least 20% improvement from Baseline for tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), and at least 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: 1) Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), 2) C-reactive Protein (CRP), 3) Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS), 4) Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS), 5) Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS)	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12 for Subjects With Disease Duration < 2 Years	ACR20 responders are subjects with at least 20% improvement from Baseline for tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), and at least 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: 1) Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), 2) C-reactive Protein (CRP), 3) Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS), 4) Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS), 5) Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS)	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12 for Subjects With Disease Duration = 2 Years.	ACR20 responders are subjects with at least 20% improvement from Baseline for tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), and at least 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: 1) Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), 2) C-reactive Protein (CRP), 3) Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS), 4) Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS), 5) Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS)	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	American College of Rheumatology 50% (ACR50) Response at Week 12	ACR50 responders are subjects with at least 50% improvement from Baseline for tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), and at least 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: 1) Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), 2) C-reactive Protein (CRP), 3) Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS), 4) Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS), 5) Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS)	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	American College of Rheumatology 70% (ACR70) Response at Week 12.	ACR70 responders are subjects with at least 70% improvement from Baseline for tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), and at least 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: 1) Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), 2) C-reactive Protein (CRP), 3) Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS), 4) Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS), 5) Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS)	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in DAS28(CRP) [Disease Activity Score-28 (C-reactive Protein)] at Week 12	DAS28(CRP) is calculated using tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), C-reactive protein (CRP in mg/L), and Patient's Global Assessment of Arthritis-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS in mm). A lower score indicates less disease activity. Change from baseline is computed as Week 12 value minus baseline value. A negative value in change from baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was carried out using the Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) method.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in SDAI (Simplified Disease Activity Index) at Week 12	SDAI is calculated as the sum of tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), C-reactive protein (CRP in mg/dL), Patient's Global Assessment of Arthritis-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS in cm), and Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS in cm). A lower score indicates less disease activity. Change from baseline is computed as Week 12 value minus baseline value. A negative value in change from baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was carried out using the Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) method.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in CDAI (Clinical Disease Activity Index) at Week 12	CDAI is calculated as the sum of tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), Patient's Global Assessment of Arthritis-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS in cm), and Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS in cm). A lower score indicates less disease activity. Change from baseline is computed as Week 12 value minus baseline value. A negative value in change from baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was carried out using the Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) method.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	DAS28(CRP) [Disease Activity Score-28 (C-reactive Protein)] Remission (<2.6) at Week 12	DAS28(CRP) is calculated using tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), C-reactive protein (CRP in mg/L), and Patient's Global Assessment of Arthritis-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS in mm). A lower score indicates less disease activity.	Week 12
Secondary	SDAI (Simplified Disease Activity Index) Remission (=3.3) at Week 12	SDAI is calculated as the sum of tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), C-reactive protein (CRP in mg/dL), Patient's Global Assessment of Arthritis-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS in cm), and Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS in cm). A lower score indicates less disease activity.	Week 12
Secondary	CDAI (Clinical Disease Activity Index) Remission (=2.8) at Week 12	CDAI is calculated as the sum of tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), Patient's Global Assessment of Arthritis-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS in cm), and Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS in cm). A lower score indicates less disease activity.	Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Tender Joint Count (TJC) at Week 12	TJC is calculated based on tenderness response of 28 joints. TJC possible values range from 0 to 28. A lower TJC indicates less joint tenderness. Change from baseline is computed as Week 12 value minus baseline value. A negative value in change from baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was carried out using the Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) method.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Swollen Joint Count (SJC) at Week 12	SJC is calculated based on swelling response of 28 joints. SJC possible values range from 0 to 28. A lower SJC indicates less joint swelling. Change from baseline is computed as Week 12 value minus baseline value. A negative value in change from baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was carried out using the Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) method.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) at Week 12	HAQ-DI is derived based on the mean of individual scores in 8 categories of daily living actives (using 20 questions). Each question is scored 0-3 (0 = without any difficulty, 1 = with some difficulty, 2 = with much difficulty, and 3 = unable to do). Change from baseline is computed as Week 12 value minus baseline value. A negative value in change from baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was carried out using the Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) method.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in C-reactive Protein (CRP) at Week 12	Change from baseline in CRP (mg/L) is computed as the ratio of Week 12 value divided by baseline value. A ratio less then 1 indicates an improvement. This analysis was carried out using the Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) method.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS) at Week 12	Change from Baseline in PAAP-VAS (0 to 100 mm visual analog scale, 0 being no pain and 100 being most severe pain) is computed as Week 12 value minus baseline value. A negative value in change from baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was carried out using the Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) method.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS) at Week 12	Change from Baseline in PtGADA-VAS (0 to 100 mm visual analog scale, 0 being no symptoms and 100 being severe symptoms) is computed as Week 12 value minus baseline value. A negative value in change from baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was carried out using the Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) method.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS) at Week 12	Change from Baseline in PhGADA-VAS (0 to 100 mm visual analog scale, 0 being no symptoms and 100 being severe symptoms) is computed as Week 12 value minus baseline value. A negative value in change from baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was carried out using the Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) method.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Time to Sustained American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response	The time from randomization to sustained ACR20 response at 2 consecutive visits (at the latest on Week 12).	Baseline up to Week 12
Secondary	European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Response at Week 12	EULAR response (good response, moderate response, or no response) is defined based on the present value and improvement from baseline in DAS28(CRP) [Disease Activity Score-28 (C-reactive protein)].	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 28	ACR20 responders are subjects with at least 20% improvement from Baseline for tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), and at least 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: 1) Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), 2) C-reactive Protein (CRP), 3) Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS), 4) Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS), 5) Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS). This analysis was carried out using imputation.	Baseline, Week 28
Secondary	American College of Rheumatology 50% (ACR50) Response at Week 28	ACR50 responders are subjects with at least 50% improvement from Baseline for tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), and at least 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: 1) Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), 2) C-reactive Protein (CRP), 3) Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS), 4) Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS), 5) Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS). This analysis was carried out using imputation.	Baseline, Week 28
Secondary	American College of Rheumatology 70% (ACR70) Response at Week 28	ACR70 responders are subjects with at least 70% improvement from Baseline for tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), and at least 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: 1) Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), 2) C-reactive Protein (CRP), 3) Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS), 4) Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS), 5) Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS). This analysis was carried out using imputation.	Baseline, Week 28
Secondary	Change From Baseline in DAS28(CRP) [Disease Activity Score-28 (C-reactive Protein)] at Week 28	DAS28(CRP) is calculated using tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), C-reactive protein (CRP in mg/L), and Patient's Global Assessment of Arthritis-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS in mm). A lower score indicates less disease activity. Change from Baseline is computed as the value at Week 28 minus Baseline value. A negative value in change from Baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was done using a Mixed Effects Repeated Measures Model (MMRM).	Baseline, Week 28
Secondary	Change From Baseline in SDAI (Simplified Disease Activity Index) at Week 28	SDAI is calculated as the sum of tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), C-reactive protein (CRP in mg/dL), Patient's Global Assessment of Arthritis-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS in cm), and Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS in cm). A lower score indicates less disease activity. Change from Baseline is computed as the value at Week 28 minus the Baseline value. A negative value in change from Baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was done using a Mixed Effects Repeated Measures Model (MMRM).	Baseline, Week 28
Secondary	Change From Baseline in CDAI (Clinical Disease Activity Index) at Week 28	CDAI is calculated as the sum of tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), Patient's Global Assessment of Arthritis-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS in cm), and Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS in cm). A lower score indicates less disease activity. Change from Baseline is computed as value at Week 28 minus the Baseline value. A negative value in change from Baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was done using a Mixed Effects Repeated Measures Model (MMRM).	Baseline, Week 28
Secondary	DAS28(CRP) [Disease Activity Score-28 (C-reactive Protein)] Remission (<2.6) at Week 28	DAS28(CRP) is calculated using tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), C-reactive protein (CRP in mg/L), and Patient's Global Assessment of Arthritis-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS in mm). A lower score indicates less disease activity. This analysis was carried out using imputation.	Week 28
Secondary	SDAI (Simplified Disease Activity Index) Remission (=3.3) at Week 28	SDAI is calculated as the sum of tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), C-reactive protein (CRP in mg/dL), Patient's Global Assessment of Arthritis-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS in cm), and Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS in cm). A lower score indicates less disease activity. This analysis was carried out using imputation.	Week 28
Secondary	CDAI (Clinical Disease Activity Index) Remission (=2.8) at Week 28	CDAI is calculated as the sum of tender joint count (TJC), swollen joint count (SJC), Patient's Global Assessment of Arthritis-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS in cm), and Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS in cm). A lower score indicates less disease activity. This analysis was carried out using imputation.	Week 28
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Tender Joint Count (TJC) at Week 28	TJC is calculated based on tenderness response of 28 joints. TJC possible values range from 0 to 28. A lower TJC indicates less joint tenderness. Change from Baseline is computed as the value at Week 28 minus the Baseline value. A negative value in change from Baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was done using a Mixed Effects Repeated Measures Model (MMRM).	Baseline, Week 28
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Swollen Joint Count (SJC) at Week 28	SJC is calculated based on swelling response of 28 joints. SJC possible values range from 0 to 28. A lower SJC indicates less joint swelling. Change from baseline is computed as the value at Week 28 minus the baseline value. A negative value in change from baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was done using a Mixed Effects Repeated Measures Model (MMRM).	Baseline, Week 28
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) at Week 28	HAQ-DI is derived based on the mean of individual scores in 8 categories of daily living actives (using 20 questions). Each question is scored 0-3 (0 = without any difficulty, 1 = with some difficulty, 2 = with much difficulty, and 3 = unable to do). Change from baseline is computed as the value at Week 28 minus the baseline value. A negative value in change from baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was done using a Mixed Effects Repeated Measures Model (MMRM).	Baseline, Week 28
Secondary	Change From Baseline in C-reactive Protein (CRP) at Week 28	Change from Baseline in CRP (mg/L) is computed as the ratio of the value at Week 28 divided by Baseline value. A ratio less then 1 indicates an improvement. This analysis was done using a Mixed Effects Repeated Measures Model (MMRM).	Baseline, Week 28
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS) at Week 28	Change from Baseline in PAAP-VAS (0 to 100 mm visual analog scale, 0 being no pain and 100 being most severe pain) is computed as the value at Week 28 minus the Baseline value. A negative value in change from Baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was done using a Mixed Effects Repeated Measures Model (MMRM).	Baseline, Week 28
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS) at Week 28	Change from Baseline in PtGADA-VAS (0 to 100 mm visual analog scale, 0 being no symptoms and 100 being severe symptoms) is computed as the value at Week 28 minus the Baseline value. A negative value in change from Baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was done using a Mixed Effects Repeated Measures Model (MMRM).	Baseline, Week 28
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS) at Week 28	Change from Baseline in PhGADA-VAS (0 to 100 mm visual analog scale, 0 being no symptoms and 100 being severe symptoms) is computed as the value at Week 28 minus the Baseline value. A negative value in change from Baseline indicates an improvement. This analysis was done using a Mixed Effects Repeated Measures Model (MMRM).	Baseline, Week 28

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