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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR844
Date of registration: 14/12/2006
Primary sponsor: University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Department of Pediatrics
Public title: Prevention of MTX induced psychological intolerance in children with Juvenile Idiopathic arthritis.
Scientific title: Phase III effectiveness multicenter randomized clinical trial in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Methotrexate related side effects: Psychological Behavioural therapy versus switch to MTX parenteral versus standard of care. - Gastrointestinal side effects of MTX in patients with JIA
Date of first enrolment: 1/3/2007
Target sample size: 130
Recruitment status: pending
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=844
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: None; Control: Not applicable; Group: Parallel; Type: -  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: N.  Wulffraat
Address:  University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Department of Pediatric immunology and rheumatology, KC 03.063 P.O. Box 85090 3508 AB Utrecht The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)30 2504003
Email: N.Wulffraat@umcutrecht.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: N.  Wulffraat
Address:  University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Department of Pediatric immunology and rheumatology, KC 03.063 P.O. Box 85090 3508 AB Utrecht The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)30 2504003
Email: N.Wulffraat@umcutrecht.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis: all subtypes JIA according to ILAR classification;
2. Ages 4 to 17 years;
3. MTX oral (dosing 10-20mg/m2/week);
4. Other medication: NSAID, biologicals (etanercept, infliximab, anakinra) allowed.

Exclusion criteria: 1. MTX parenteral;
2. Other diagnosis;
3. Steroid usage (more than 0.2mg/kg/day);
4. Other MTX related side effects.


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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Intervention(s)
Patients will be randomised for
1. Behavioral therapy plus continuation of oral MTX (intervention);
2. Switch to parenteral MTX (control)
3. Continuation of standard of care plus anti-emetic drugs (control).
Primary Outcome(s)
1. The number of patients continuing MTX;
2. Number of patients reporting gastrointestinal side effects;
3. JIA disease activity parameters.
Measured: 0, 3, 6 and 12 months.
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. JIA disease activity parameters (PRINTO core set criteria);.
2. Metabolomics and folate/homocysteine/adenosine metabolites;
3. Inflammation parameters (ESR, CRP, cytokine profiles, Tregs, MMR antibodies);
4. MTX related cytopenias.
Measured: 0, 3, 6 and 12 months.
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN13524271
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Medac, Pharmachmie
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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