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Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 25 November 2019
Main ID:  EUCTR2016-002852-26-CZ
Date of registration: 21/09/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Merck KGaA
Public title: MSB11022 in moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis
Scientific title: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, Phase III trial to evaluate the safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of MSB11022 compared with Humira® in patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis - AURIEL-RA
Date of first enrolment: 07/12/2016
Target sample size: 260
Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2016-002852-26
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design: 
Controlled: yes
Randomised: yes
Open: no
Single blind: no
Double blind: yes
Parallel group: yes
Cross over: no
Other: no
If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: yes
Placebo: no
Other: no
Number of treatment arms in the trial: 2
 
Phase:  Human pharmacology (Phase I): no Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II): no Therapeutic confirmatory - (Phase III): yes Therapeutic use (Phase IV): no
Countries of recruitment
Bulgaria Czech Republic Germany Hungary Lithuania Poland United Kingdom
Contacts
Name: Communication Center Merck KGaA   
Address:  Frankfurter Str. 250 64293 Darmstadt Germany
Telephone: 496151725200
Email: service@merckgroup.com
Affiliation:  Merck KGaA
Name: Communication Center Merck KGaA   
Address:  Frankfurter Str. 250 64293 Darmstadt Germany
Telephone: 496151725200
Email: service@merckgroup.com
Affiliation:  Merck KGaA
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
-Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis based on 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria
-At least 6 tender (of 68 assessed) and 6 swollen (of 66 assessed) joints
at screening and baseline
-Must have received methotrexate for at least 12 weeks and been on a
stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to the first study dose


Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 220
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 40

Exclusion criteria:
-Evidence of untreated or inadequately treated latent or active TB
-Evidence of uncontrolled, clinically significant diseases
-Any second DMARD must be washed out prior to the first study dose


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Female: yes
Male: yes
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis
MedDRA version: 20.0 Level: PT Classification code 10039073 Term: Rheumatoid arthritis System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Intervention(s)

Product Name: adalimumab
Product Code: MSB11022
Pharmaceutical Form: Solution for injection in pre-filled syringe
INN or Proposed INN: ADALIMUMAB
CAS Number: 331731-18-1
Current Sponsor code: MSB11022
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 40-

Trade Name: Humira
Product Name: Humira
Pharmaceutical Form: Solution for injection in pre-filled syringe
INN or Proposed INN: ADALIMUMAB
CAS Number: 331731-18-1
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 40-

Primary Outcome(s)
Main Objective: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety profile of MSB11022 compared to reference product in patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) up to Week 52.
Primary end point(s): Incidence of adverse events including and up to Week 52.

Secondary Objective: To compare the efficacy, immunogenicity and QoL data of MSB11022 to
reference product in patients with moderately to severely active RA.
Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: at and up to week 52
Secondary Outcome(s)

Secondary end point(s): Key secondary endpoint:
American College of Rheumatology 20% response criteria (ACR20)
Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: at week 12
Secondary ID(s)
MS200588-0004
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Merck KGaA
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 13/07/2019
Date Completed: 27/08/2018
URL: https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/trial/2016-002852-26/results
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