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Last refreshed on: 14 November 2016
Main ID:  NCT01643863
Date of registration: 16/07/2012
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche
Public title: A Non-Interventional Study of RoActemra/Actemra (Tocilizumab) in Monotherapy in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis (MONACO)
Scientific title: A Multi-center Non-interventional Study in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Treated With Tocilizumab (TCZ)
Date of first enrolment: August 2012
Target sample size: 1
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01643863
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Portugal
Contacts
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Affiliation:  Hoffmann-La Roche
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult patients, >/= 18 years of age

- Moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis according to the revised (1987) ACR criteria

- Patients in whom the treating physician has made the decision to commence
RoActemra/Actemra treatment in monotherapy, in case of methotrexate intolerance or
when continuous methotrexate treatment is inadequate (in accordance with the local
label), and who have received (or started) RoActemra/Actemra monotherapy treatment
within 8 weeks prior to the enrolment visit.

- Concomitant corticosteroids (oral or intra-articular) or non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are allowed

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients in whom RoActemra/Actemra is contraindicated according to the approved
Summary of Product Characteristics

- Patients who have received RoActemra/Actemra more than 8 weeks prior to the enrolment
visit

- Patients who have previously received RoActemra/Actemra in a clinical trial or for
compassionate use

- Concomitant DMARD treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (e.g. hydroxychloroquine,
sulfasalazine, methotrexate, leflunomide, gold compounds, cyclosporine) when starting
treatment with RoActemra/Actemra

- Treatment with any investigational agent within 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives of the
investigational agent, whichever is longer) before starting treatment with
RoActemra/Actemra

- History of autoimmune disease or any joint inflammatory disease other than rheumatoid
arthritis



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Proportion of patients on RoActemra/Actemra at 6 months [Time Frame: approximately 20 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Efficacy: Response according to total joint count evaluation by DAS28/EULAR/SDAI/CDAI/ACR [Time Frame: approximately 20 months]
Clinical/demographic patient characteristics at initiation of RoActemra/Actemra treatment [Time Frame: approximately 20 months]
Introduction/use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) [Time Frame: approximately 20 months]
Time to reduction/withdrawal of corticosteroids [Time Frame: approximately 20 months]
Physician Global Assessment of disease activity [Time Frame: approximately 20 months]
Rates of dose modifications/interruptions [Time Frame: approximately 20 months]
Patient reported outcomes: Health Assessment Questionnaires [Time Frame: approximately 20 months]
Safety: Incidence of adverse events\n [Time Frame: approximately 20 months]
Secondary ID(s)
ML28202
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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Date Completed:
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