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UNKNOWN
Study of Iguratimod Plus Methotrexate Compared to Leflunomid Plus Methotrexate in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Conditions:
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
This study is intended to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Iguratimod Plus Methotrexate Compared to Leflunomid Plus Methotrexate in patients with active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects with a diagnosis of RA according to the diagnostic criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) (revised in 1987)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis for more than 3 months from the time of the initial diagnosis
- Functional Class II-III
- Subjects have active RA at the time of screening
- Subjects with inadequate response to biologics should have a washout period before the initiation of study. For etanercept, washout period should be 2-week, and 8-week for infliximab and adalimumab.
- For firstly diagnostic RA patients, the disease activity should be moderate to severe, with DAS28\>3.2
- Must have at least 4 tender joints (66 join count) and 8 swollen joints( 68 join count) at screening and baseline
- Has a C-reactive protein ≥ 10 mg/L(or 1.0 mg/dL) OR Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) ≥ 28 mm/hr
- Must have a negative Pregnancy test and use adequate method of contraception throughout the trial
- Written informed consent
Exclusion
- Preceding treatment with DMARDs, immunosuppressants (cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, azathioprine, etc.), or Tripterygium within 4 weeks prior to study entry
- Subjects have been treated with iguratimod or leflunomide combined with MTX before screening.
- Subjects combined with other autoimmune disease, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), scleriasis and polymyositis, except for Sjögren syndrome.
- Chest x-ray abnormalities, such as tuberculosis, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, etc.
- ALT \>1.5×ULN, AST \>1.5×ULN, Cr \>135umol/L, total bilirubin\>1.5×ULN
- WBC\<4×109/L，HGB\<85g/L，PLT\<100×109/L
- Subjects with serious cardiovascular, renal, hematologic, endocrine diseases or malignant
- Women of Pregnant or breastfeeding, and male or female with recent plan to conception
- Subjects with immunodeficiency, uncontrolled infection and active gastrointestinal disease
- Allergic to any of the study drugs
- History of alcoholism
- Subjects with mental illness
- Subjects receiving live vaccines recently
- Subjects participating in other clinical study within 3 months prior to study entry
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
240 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02275299
Start Date
September 1 2013
End Date
February 1 2016
Last Update
October 27 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100032