Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluation of Pain Sensitization in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Analysis on a Cohort of Tofacitinib Treated Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Bordeaux

Collaborating Sponsors:

Pfizer

Conditions:

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Persistent pain and chronic fatigue are very common complaints in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, whatever the anti-inflammatory treatment response. Interestingly, pain remaining despite good clin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients aged over 18 year-old ;
  • Diagnosis of RA according to the ACR/EULAR 2010 classification criteria ;
  • Active rheumatoid arthritis defined by a Disease Activity Score (DAS28) \> 3.2 at inclusion ;
  • Patient eligible for tofacitinib treatment in agreement with European treatment labelling and French recommendation for RA treatment ;
  • Oral prednisone intake is allowed until 10 mg, stable for at least 1 week at study entry ;
  • Starting tofacitinib treatment for an active RA defined by a DAS28-ESR \> 3.2 ;
  • Affiliated person or beneficiary of a social security scheme ;
  • Having signed an informed consent (at the latest on the day of inclusion and before any examination required by research).

Exclusion

  • Diagnosis of a systemic autoimmune disease other than RA ;
  • Peripheral neuropathy ;
  • Centrally-acting pain medications use within 3 months of enrolment (amitriptyline, gabapentin, duloxetine), or during the study ;
  • Any opioid use within 1 month of enrolment or during the study ;
  • Corticosteroid treatment over 10 mg of prednisone or equivalent ;
  • Patient who present contraindications to tofacitinib treatment ;
  • Patient presenting with a history of active tuberculosis or chronic infectious disease with a need of regular use of antibiotic ;
  • Patients with active bacterial or viral infection, or presenting with an episode of infection that required treatment with antibiotics within 30 days prior to screening ;
  • Patient presenting with a history of lymphoma or leukaemia or other malignancy besides non-melanoma skin cancer within 5 years ;
  • Patient presenting with any uncontrolled medical condition ;
  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding ;
  • Patient unable to understand and follow recommendations or unable to perform self-evaluation ;
  • Patient who refuse to participate to the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 17 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 28 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03815578

Start Date

June 17 2019

End Date

April 28 2023

Last Update

May 6 2023

Active Locations (2)

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CHU de Bordeaux - Service de rhumatologie

Bordeaux, France

2

CHU de Limoges - service de rhumatologie

Limoges, France