Clinical Outcomes, Compliance and Effectiveness of Switching From Infliximab or Etanercept to Adalimumab in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). A Multicenter Post-Marketing Observational Study in Routine Clinical Use — FALLA  

Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trial

Official title: Clinical Outcomes,Compliance and Effectiveness of Switching From Infliximab or Etanercept to Adalimumab. A Multicenter Post-Marketing Observational Study in Routine Clinical Use

Status Terminated

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a prospective, single-arm, post marketing observational study in adult patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are discontinuing treatment due to lack of efficacy, intolerance or to an incomplete response with either infliximab or etanercept.

The aim of this post-marketing observational study is to obtain data on clinical outcomes, compliance and tolerability to determine the effectiveness of switching from infliximab or etanercept to adalimumab. In this cohort, the different treatment strategies are to be studied in the context of the routine clinical practice in the different participating places.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a prospective, single-arm, post marketing observational study in adult patients with active RA who are discontinuing treatment due to lack of efficacy, intolerance or to an incomplete response with either infliximab or etanercept.

The aim of this post-marketing observational study is to obtain data on clinical outcomes, compliance and tolerability to determine the effectiveness of switching from infliximab or etanercept to Adalimumab. In this cohort, the different treatment strategies are to be studied in the context of the routine clinical practice in the different participating places.

Study Objectives:

Primary objective:

To assess the effectiveness of the treatment with adalimumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that have failed or presented an incomplete response to current treatment with either infliximab or etanercept.

Secondary objective:

To evaluate the compliance and clinical tolerability with adalimumab

Investigational Plan and Selection of Study Population:

All patients belonging to any of the centres participating in the study that meet all the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will be considered eligible.

Patients considered eligible for the study will have to give their consent for the use and/or disclose of the patient's personal and/or health data. Patient's consent will be obtained before his/her participation in the study and will be documented in an Informed Consent Form approved by an Ethics Committee. ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Arthritis
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid
• Rheumatoid Arthritis

• NCT number: NCT01083160
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Abbott
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 2008
• Completion date: November 2010