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Filter by:The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness stretching exercises in ankylosing spondylitis.
A study to describe the one-year persistence in participants treated by Flixabi (infliximab) or Imraldi (Adalimumab) as prescribed by the physician for each of the 5 following indications: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), Crohn's Disease (CD) [adults and children] and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) [adults for both treatments and children only for Flixabi].
A study of axSpA and AS receiving Secukinumab in a treat-to-target strategy.
TNF- α receptor inhibitors have been used widely in practice and are well developed in China. Anbainuo is a bio-similar recombinant TNF-α receptor: IgG Fc fusion protein, approved in 2015. Up to now, Anbainuo is well applied in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Although the phase II and III clinical trials both indicated that Anbainuo can effectively control the disease activity with good tolerance and safety in RA and AS patients, there is no sufficient clinical evidence in the real world. Thus, the objective of this study is to evaluate, under the actual conditions of use, dosing patterns of Anbainuo. Investigators plan to recruit 1000 adult patients with RA or AS and to follow them for 48 weeks. It is hypothesized that this study would reflect real clinical conditions (efficacy and safety assessment) of using Anbainuo in RA and AS patients.
In 2004 an ASAS for the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society decided to work to improve the criteria for classification of spondyloarthropathies to allow for early diagnosis, Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This approach led to the publication in 2009 of the classification criteria for spondylarthritis, in particular axial spondyloarthritis, as well as a proposal to modify the classification of criteria defined by Mr. Amor (AMOR) and European Spondylarthropathy Study Group (ESSG) criteria, taking into account the potential abnormalities visible in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Nuclear (MRI). The performance (specificity, sensitivity, positive and negative predictive values) of the ASAS criteria was then prospectively tested on a sample of the Metropolitan Caucasian population and this systematic study allowed to estimate the performance of the ASAS criteria in the usual framework Of the French Liberal Rheumatology Consultation. Note that this approach is exposed to a criticism of "circular" approach, indeed the expert who is the gold standard for the diagnosis, uses more or less consciously "criteria" based on the presence of such and such sign, then checks in this selected population the diagnostic validity of these signs. However, no data on the performance of ASAS criteria are available in populations of African descent.
The main objective of this trial is to search for biomarkers associated with the success of adalimumab treatment in order to generate an algorithm to predict the response to this treatment at 6 months in spondyloarthritis and to define its metrological properties on this cohort. The algorithm will allow to better target patients who will have an important benefit/risk ratio for adalimumab treatment.
Rationale. Coxitis in AS is inflammation of hip(s) affecting significant number of patients. It is associated with worse function and more expressed axial disease requiring hip replacement at end-stage. Number of studies dedicated to coxitis treated with TNF alpha inhibitors is very limited. Primary objective. To evaluate change of functional impairment in AS patients with coxitis from baseline to 12 months of therapy with golimumab by BASFI in daily clinical practice Study design. This study is a non-interventional prospective observational cohort study conducted in multiple centers across Russia. Study population. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (according to the modified New York criteria) with coxitis newly prescribed golimumab during the course of usual clinical care will be enrolled and followed prospectively for 24 months with data collection at the approximate time points: baseline (pre-treatment) and consequent every 6 months. Patients will receive golimumab as prescribed in regular clinical practice. Statistical Methods. Quantitative variables will be tested for normal distribution using the Shapiro-Wilk test. The hypothesis of equality of variances will be tested using Levene's test. Quantitative variables matching a normal distribution will be described in terms of the mean ± standard deviation, and values outside of the normal distribution as medians, 25% and 75% quartiles. Qualitative variables will be presented in the form of percentages of the absolute value N. Sample Size and Power Calculations. Sample size calculation is based on data from GO-RAISE registration study in which golimumab was evaluated in patients with AS. The baseline BASFI was 5.0 which changed by mean (± SD, standard deviation) −2.5 (± 2.12) at week 52 (approximately 12 months). The analysis of the data shows that the minimum necessary sample size should be 18 patients to show a statistically significant change of BASFI from baseline to 12 months. On this basis and considering that the dropout rate over the two years is expected to be 30%, we decided that the necessary number of patients to be included into protocol should be 39 individuals. It is expected that around 27 patients will be included in the patient set completing the study. Power of the study is 90% with formula evaluation P = 1-β where P is power and β is type 2 error = 10%.
The objectives of this prospective observational study is to explore 1-year clinical response via both Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) after initiation of adalimumab therapy in AS patients from routine clinical practices in Taiwan.
The purpose of this study is to determine if tofacitinib is safe and effective in subjects with active ankylosing spondylitis.
This is a 6-week randomized, double-blind trial of 4 different non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with axial spondyloarthritis to compare the change of pain score from baseline at 4 weeks to the change of pain score from baseline at 6 weeks.