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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR837
Date of registration: 12/12/2006
Primary sponsor: Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Public title: Tumor Necrosis Factor blockade in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis inhibits Atherothrombosis.
Scientific title: Tumor Necrosis Factor blockade in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis inhibits Atherothrombosis. - TUNDRA
Date of first enrolment: 1/1/2006
Target sample size: 15
Recruitment status: complete
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=837
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: No; Masking: Single; Control: Not applicable; Group: Factorial; Type: Single arm  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: Sander  Leuven, van
Address:  Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Vascular Medicine, room F4-159.2, P.O. Box 22660, Meibergdreef 9 1100 DD Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)20 5668675
Email: s.i.vanleuven@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: Sander  Leuven, van
Address:  Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Vascular Medicine, room F4-159.2, P.O. Box 22660, Meibergdreef 9 1100 DD Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)20 5668675
Email: s.i.vanleuven@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male or female patients who were priorly diagnosed with RA, who are currently experiencing an inflammatory episode and who will be treated with TNF-alpha blockade;

2. Age 18-80 years.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who were priorly diagnosed with diabetes, hypertension or cardiovascular disease;

2. Current signs or symptoms of severe, progressive or uncontrolled hepatic, haematological, gastroenterological, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac or neurological disease.


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Rheumatoid arthritis

Intervention(s)
TNF-alpha blockade.
(patients are their own control)
Primary Outcome(s)
1. Endothelial Function (FMD);

2. Glycocalyx;

Before treatment, 0-4 weeks after treatment, 9-12 weeks after treatment.

Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Atherosclerosis:

Plasma: Total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides, Lp(a), ox-LDL;

2. Thrombosis:

D-dimer, F1+2, sTF, PAI-I;

3. Inflammation:

IL-1beta, TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, hsCRP.
Before treatment, 0-4 weeks after treatment, 9-12 weeks after treatment.
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN26286159
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Vascular Medicine
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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