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Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 21 August 2023
Main ID:  EUCTR2015-003334-27-LT
Date of registration: 06/06/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Public title: A Study to Compare Upadacitinib (ABT-494) Monotherapy to Methotrexate Monotherapy in Subjects with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Who have not Previously taken Methotrexate (SELECT-EARLY)
Scientific title: A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind Study Comparing Upadacitinib (ABT-494) Once Daily Monotherapy to Methotrexate (MTX) Monotherapy in MTX-Naïve Subjects with Moderately to Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
Date of first enrolment: 30/08/2016
Target sample size: 975
Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2015-003334-27
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design:  Controlled: yes Randomised: yes Open: no Single blind: no Double blind: yes Parallel group: yes Cross over: no Other: no If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: yes Placebo: no Other: no Number of treatment arms in the trial: 3  
Phase:  Human pharmacology (Phase I): no Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II): no Therapeutic confirmatory - (Phase III): yes Therapeutic use (Phase IV): no
Countries of recruitment
Argentina Australia Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Canada
Chile China Colombia Croatia Czech Republic Egypt European Union Finland
Greece Hong Kong Hungary Ireland Israel Japan Kazakhstan Korea, Republic of
Latvia Lithuania Malaysia Mexico New Zealand Poland Portugal Puerto Rico
Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Switzerland
Taiwan Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States
Contacts
Name: EU Clinical Trials Helpdesk   
Address:  AbbVie House, Vanwall Business Park, Vanwall Road SL6 4UB Maidenhead, Berkshire United Kingdom
Telephone: +441628561090
Email: global-clinical-trials@abbvie.com
Affiliation:  AbbVie Ltd
Name: EU Clinical Trials Helpdesk   
Address:  AbbVie House, Vanwall Business Park, Vanwall Road SL6 4UB Maidenhead, Berkshire United Kingdom
Telephone: +441628561090
Email: global-clinical-trials@abbvie.com
Affiliation:  AbbVie Ltd
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
• Adult male or female, at least 18 years old.
• Diagnosis of RA for = 6 weeks.
• Naïve to MTX or, if already on MTX, have received no more than 3 weekly MTX doses with requirement to complete a 4-week MTX washout before the first dose of study drug.
• Subjects with prior exposure to conventional synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) other than MTX may be enrolled if completed the washout period.
• Subject meets the following disease activity criteria: = 6 swollen joints (based on 66 joint counts) and = 6 tender joints (based on 68 joint counts) at Screening and Baseline Visits.
• = 1 bone erosion on x-ray (by local reading) OR in the absence of a documented bone erosion, both positive rheumatoid factor and positive anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide autoantibodies are required at Screening.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 731
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 244

Exclusion criteria:
• Intolerant to MTX.
• Prior exposure to any JAK inhibitor (including but not limited to tofacitinib, baricitinib, and filgotinib).
• Prior exposure to any bDMARD(s).
• History of inflammatory joint disease other than RA. Current diagnosis of secondary Sjogren's Syndrome is permitted.


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Female: yes
Male: yes
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Moderately to Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
MedDRA version: 23.1 Level: PT Classification code 10039073 Term: Rheumatoid arthritis System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20]
Intervention(s)

Product Name: Upadacitinib
Product Code: ABT-494
Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet
INN or Proposed INN: Upadacitinib
CAS Number: 1310726-60-3
Current Sponsor code: ABT-494
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 30-
Pharmaceutical form of the placebo: Tablet
Route of administration of the placebo: Oral use

Product Name: Upadacitinib
Product Code: ABT-494
Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet
INN or Proposed INN: Upadacitinib
CAS Number: 1310726-60-3
Current Sponsor code: ABT-494
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 15-
Pharmaceutical form of the placebo: Tablet
Route of administration of the placebo: Oral use

Product Name: Methotrexate
Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet
INN or Proposed INN: Methotrexate
Other descriptive name: METHOTREXATE
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 7.5-
Pharmaceutical form of the placebo: Capsule
Route of administration of the placebo: Oral use

Product Name: Methotrexate
Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet
INN or Proposed INN: Methotrexate
Other descriptive name: METHOTREXATE
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 10-
Pharmaceutical form of the placebo: Capsule
Route of administration of the placebo: Oral use

Primary Outcome(s)
Primary end point(s): Proportion of subjects achieving Clinical Remission (CR) at Week 24.
Secondary Objective: Not applicable
Main Objective: • To compare the safety and efficacy of Upadacitinib monotherapy versus methotrexate (MTX) monotherapy for the treatment of signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in MTX-naïve subjects with moderately to severely active RA.
• To compare the efficacy of Upadacitinib monotherapy versus MTX monotherapy for prevention of structural progression in MTX-naive subjects with moderately to severely active RA.
• To evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of Upadacitinib in subjects with RA.
Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: week 24
Secondary Outcome(s)
Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Week 24
Secondary end point(s): Change from baseline in DAS28 (CRP)
Change from baseline in HAQ-DI
ACR20 response rate
ACR50 response rate
Change from baseline in modified Total Sharp Score (mTSS)
ACR70 response rate
Proportion of subjects achieving LDA based on DAS28 (CRP) = 3.2
Change from baseline in SF-36 PCS
Proportion of subjects with no radiographic progression (defined as change from baseline in mTSS = 0) at Weeks 24 and 48.
Secondary ID(s)
M13-545
2015-003334-27-SK
Source(s) of Monetary Support
AbbVie Inc.
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 18/08/2016
Contact:
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 07/07/2023
Date Completed: 11/11/2022
URL: https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/trial/2015-003334-27/results
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