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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00996203
Date of registration: 15/10/2009
Primary sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche
Public title: A Study of Tocilizumab Added to DMARDs in Patients With Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis and an Inadequate Response to DMARDs.
Scientific title: Local Open-label Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Quality of Life in Patients With Moderate to Severe Active Rheumatoid Arthritis and an Inadequate Response to DMARDs When Adding Tocilizumab (TCZ)
Date of first enrolment: October 2009
Target sample size: 201
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00996203
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Russian Federation
Contacts
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Affiliation:  Hoffmann-La Roche
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- adult patients, >/= 18 years of age

- moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis of >/=6 months duration

- inadequate clinical response to current non-biologic DMARDs

- current DMARDs must be at stable dose for 8 weeks prior to study entry

- oral corticosteroids ( stable dose for >/=4 weeks prior to screening

Exclusion Criteria:

- rheumatic autoimmune disease other than RA

- history of or current inflammatory joint disease other than RA

- previous treatment with any biologic DMARD

- functional class IV as defined by the ACR classification

- intra-articular or parenteral corticosteroids within 6 weeks prior to screening



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Intervention(s)
Drug: DMARDs (disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs)
Drug: tocilizumab [RoActemra/Actemra]
Primary Outcome(s)
Quality of life: HAQ and EQ-5D scores [Time Frame: every 4 weeks up to week 24]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Disease activity (DAS28), ACR and EULAR responses, CRP, ESR [Time Frame: every 4 weeks up to week 24]
Safety and tolerability: AEs. laboratory parameters [Time Frame: throughout study, laboratory assessments every 4 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
ML22665
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
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