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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03470688
Date of registration: 06/03/2018
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Opal Rheumatology Ltd.
Public title: Investigating the Utilisation and Effectiveness of Originator and Biosimilar Anti-TNF Agents
Scientific title: An Observational Study Designed to Investigate the Utilisation and Effectiveness of Originator and Biosimilar Anti-TNF Agents in Australian Rheumatology
Date of first enrolment: March 1, 2018
Target sample size: 5000
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03470688
Study type:  Observational [Patient Registry]
Study design:   
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Australia
Contacts
Name:     Paul Bird
Address: 
Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Optimus Research
Name:     Tegan Smith
Address: 
Telephone: +61280706805
Email: info@opalrheumatology.com.au
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis
(PsA) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who are being treated at a participating OPAL
clinic.

Exclusion Criteria:

-



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Psoriatic Arthritis
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Intervention(s)
Biological: Originator
Biological: Biosimilar
Primary Outcome(s)
Disease activity score based on a 28 joint count (DAS28) [Time Frame: 3 years]
Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) [Time Frame: 3 years]
Secondary Outcome(s)
36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) [Time Frame: 3 years]
Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) [Time Frame: 3 years]
Fatigue assessed by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) questionnaire [Time Frame: 3 years]
Number of patients discontinuing the drug for safety reasons [Time Frame: 3 years]
Secondary ID(s)
MSD biosimilars
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Ethics review
Results
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