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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00330889
Date of registration: 26/05/2006
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline
Public title: Effects Of Prednisolone On Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Scientific title: A Study of the Pharmacodynamic Effects of Prednisolone on Whole Blood Protein and Gene Expression in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Date of first enrolment: February 2004
Target sample size: 32
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00330889
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Time Perspective: Prospective  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Canada United Kingdom United States
Contacts
Name:     GSK Clinical Trials
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Affiliation:  GlaxoSmithKline
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:

- Meet the ACR criteria for diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.

- Required treatment with Prednisolone.

- Currently on a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID).

- Willing to stay on current dose of NSAID for two weeks during study.

Exclusion criteria:

- Major health issues such as osteoporosis, diabetes, heart failure, heart attack,
kidney failure, or acute infection.



Age minimum: 25 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
The levels of selected markers of inflammation, which could include (but were not limited to) ESR, C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), Rheumatoid factor (RF), and soluble tumor necrosis factor-receptor (TNF-R) [Time Frame: 14 days]
Modified Disease Activity Score (DAS28), which was composed of swollen and tender joint counts at 28 sites, a patient's global assessment of disease activity using a visual analogue scale (VAS), and ESR. [Time Frame: 14 days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
999920/040
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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