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Last refreshed on: 25 May 2015
Main ID:  NCT01395251
Date of registration: 12/07/2011
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet
Public title: Diagnostic Value of Oral Prednisolone Test for Rheumatoid Arthritis TryCort
Scientific title: Phase II/III Study of Oral Prednisolone Test in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Date of first enrolment: February 2012
Target sample size: 130
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01395251
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Diagnostic  
Phase:  Phase 2/Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name:     Juergen Braun, MD
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Affiliation:  Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- pain in wrist and fingers without known diagnosis since more than 6 weeks, minimum of
pain on a numerical rating scale 4 (out of 10)

Exclusion Criteria:

- rheumatoid arthritis

- psoriatic arthritis

- psoriasis vulgaris

- vasculitis

- gouty arthritis

- Current glucocorticoidmedication



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Prednisolone
Primary Outcome(s)
Rate of true diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis after positive prednisolone test [Time Frame: 3 months]
Positive predictive value [Time Frame: 3 months]
Rate of true negative diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis after positive prednisolone test [Time Frame: 3 months]
Negative predictive value [Time Frame: 3 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
clinical characteristics of patients with early RA [Time Frame: 3 months]
change of disease activity [Time Frame: 3 months]
change of functioning [Time Frame: 3 months]
Secondary ID(s)
TryCort
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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