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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201208000399382
Date of registration: 23/07/2012
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Dr B Hodkinson
Public title: ORBIT study
Scientific title: Outcomes in Rheumatoid arthritis By Intense Treatment
Date of first enrolment: 04/04/2011
Target sample size: 100
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=399
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Parallel: different groups receive different interventions at same time during study,Randomised,Simple randomisation using a radomisation table created by a computer software program,Concealment by sealed envelope  
Phase:  Phase-0
Countries of recruitment
South Africa
Contacts
Name: Mohammed    Tikly
Address:  Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital 2014 Johannesburg South Africa
Telephone: +27 (0)11 933 9377
Email: tiklymohammed01@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Head of Department
Name: Nthabiseng    Monyai
Address:  Chris Hanagwanath academic Hospitali Bar 2014 Johannesburg South Africa
Telephone: +27 (0)11 933 9377
Email: nthabi.monyai@gmail.com
Affiliation:  study co-ordinator
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) meet the 2011 revised American College of Rheumatology/EULAR classification criteria for RA
2) >18 years of age
3) naive to DMARD therapy at baseline
4) informed consent

Exclusion criteria: Patients with contra-indication to methotrexate or corticosteroid therapy will be excluded (eg patients with Hepatitis B or C, HIV positive, pregnant or lactating or planning pregnancy within the next 12 months, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus)



Age minimum: 18 Year(s)
Age maximum: 95 Year(s)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Intervention(s)
CDAI
SDAI
Primary Outcome(s)
To compare the clinical utility of the CDAI versus the SDAI in an intense outpatient management strategy in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis
Secondary Outcome(s)
To assess the outcomes of the two groups in terms of functional disability and health-related quality of life
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Connective Tissue Diseases Research Fund University of the Witwatersrand
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Prof M Tikly
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 21/04/2011
Contact:
Human Research Ethics Committee (Medical) UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND
Results
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