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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR846
Date of registration: 19/12/2006
Primary sponsor: Academic Medical Center (AMC), Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
Public title: A prospective study for the effects of treatment with adalimumab in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
Scientific title: Effects of adalimumab (Humira) on biomarkers in skin and synovial tissue in patients with psoriatic arthritis. - ADAPs
Date of first enrolment: 1/2/2006
Target sample size: 24
Recruitment status: complete
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=846
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: Double; Control: Placebo; Group: Parallel; Type: 2 or more arms, randomized  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: P.P.  Tak
Address:  Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, P.O. Box 22660 1100 DD Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)20 5662171
Email: p.p.tak@amc.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: A.W.R.  Kuijk, van
Address:  Academic Medical Center (AMC), Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, F4-218, P.O. Box 22660 1100 DD Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)20 5662171
Email: a.w.vankuijk@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis;

2. Age 18-80 years;

3. At least 2 painful and 2 swollen joints;

4. Inadequate respons to NSAIDs;

5. Effective contraception;

6. Signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Use of another DMARD than methotrexate within 4 weeks of baseline;

2. Intra-articular injection with corticosteroids within 4 weeks of baseline;

3. Other TNF-blocking treatment or treatment with another biological agent within 2 months of baseline;

4. Another skin or connective tissue disease that interferes with the assessment of psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis;

5. Active or latent tuberculosis;

6. Infection with HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus;

7. Severe comorbidity;

8. Malignancy other than basal cell carcinoma of skin within 10 years of baseline;

9. Pregnancy or breastfeeding.


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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Psoriasis, Psoriatic arthritis

Intervention(s)
Adalimumab 40 mg or placebo once every other week subcutaneous (first 4 weeks), open label adalimumab 40 mg after week 4.
Primary Outcome(s)
Changes in cellular infiltrate and cytokine expression, measured by immunohistochemical analysis, in biopsies of skin and synovium at week 4 compared baseline.
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Clinical and functional scores at week 4 and week 12 compared to baseline: Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), Tender Joint Count (TJC), Swollen Joint Count (SJC), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for disease activity by patient and physician, levels of ESR and CRP in blood, Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ).
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN23328456
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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