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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00434044
Date of registration: 09/02/2007
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Public title: Study Evaluating Etanercept in the Treatment of Subjects With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Scientific title: Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Phase III Study of Etanercept in the Treatment of Subjects With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Date of first enrolment: February 2007
Target sample size: 150
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00434044
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 3
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Affiliation:  Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Must be of Chinese ancestry and living in China.

2. Diagnosis of AS, as defined by Modified New York Criteria for Ankylosing Spondylitis.

3. Active AS at time of enrollment, defined by average of visual analog scale (VAS)
values for duration and intensity of morning stiffness 30 and two of the following:
VAS for patient global assessment 30; average of VAS for nocturnal and total pain 30;
BASFI greater than or equal to 30 (all scores on a scale of 0 to 100).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Complete ankylosis (fusion) of spine.

2. Previous treatment with etanercept, antibody to Tumor Necrosis Factor a (TNFa), or
other TNFa inhibitors or other biologic agents.

3. Use of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) other than hydroxychloroquine,
sulphasalazine, and methotrexate within 4 weeks of baseline. Subjects treated with
hydroxychloroquine, sulphasalazine, and methotrexate may continue these drugs during
this study but doses must be held stable for 4 weeks before baseline examination and
for the duration of the study.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Enbrel (etanercept)
Primary Outcome(s)
Assessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis (ASAS) response criteria 20% at week six.
Secondary Outcome(s)
ASAS 20% response at all visits except week two. ASAS 50%, 70%, 40%, 5/6 responses at all visits.
Secondary ID(s)
0881A3-322
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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