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ISRCTN |
Last refreshed on:
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17 October 2016 |
Main ID: |
ISRCTN32484878 |
Date of registration:
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25/10/2000 |
Prospective Registration:
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Public title:
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Combination anti-rheumatic drugs in early rheumatoid arthritis
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Scientific title:
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Combination Anti-Rheumatic Drugs in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Date of first enrolment:
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01/01/2000 |
Target sample size:
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468 |
Recruitment status: |
Completed |
URL:
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http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN32484878 |
Study type:
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Interventional |
Study design:
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Randomised controlled trial (Prevention)
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Phase:
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Not Applicable
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Contacts
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Name:
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Affiliation:
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Name:
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Ernest
Choy |
Address:
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Academic Department of Rheumatology
King's College Hospital (Dulwich)
Cutcombe Road
SE5 9RJ
London
United Kingdom |
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+44 (0)20 7346 6446 |
Email:
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ernest.choy@kcl.ac.uk |
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: 1. RA by the 1987 criteria of the American College of Rheumatology 2. Disease duration of less than 24 months 3. The clinical need for treatment with a slow-acting anti-rheumatic drug (SAARD) as shown by evidence of active RA 4. Patients must be willing and able to give informed consent 5. Age greater than 18
Exclusion criteria: 1. Other forms of inflammatory arthritis (e.g. psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus) 2. Current oral steroids for RA or other conditions (e.g. asthma) 3. Contra-indications to methotrexate 4. Other serious medical disorders (e.g. hepatic failure, cardiac failure, current malignant disease) 5. Females of child bearing potential who are not taking adequate contraceptive protection 6. Contra-indications to cyclosporin therapy 7. Neutrophil count less than 1.5 x 10^12 per decilitre or platelet count less than 100 x 10^12 per decilitre 8. Abnormal liver function test (gamma glutamyl transferase [gGT] greater than 3 x or aspartate aminotransferase [AST]/alanine aminotransferase [ALT] greater than 2 x upper limit of normal)
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Gender:
Both
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
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Orthopaedics, rheumatology Musculoskeletal Diseases Rheumatoid arthritis
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Intervention(s)
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Patients will be randomised to receive: 1. Methotrexate alone 2. Methotrexate plus prednisolone 3. Methotrexate plus cyclosporin 4. Methotrexate plus prednisolone plus cyclosporin
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Primary Outcome(s)
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The proportion of patients with one or more new erosions on X-rays of hands and feet
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Secondary Outcome(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Medical Research Council (UK)
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Results
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Results available:
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