Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Biologic Abatement and Capturing Kids' Outcomes and Flare Frequency in Juvenile Spondyloarthritis

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Conditions:

Juvenile Spondyloarthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-21 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This randomized pragmatic trial will generate knowledge about strategies used to de-escalate tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) therapy in patients with juvenile spondyloarthritis with sustained i...

Detailed Description

This project is a prospective, 12-month pragmatic randomized trial embedded within routine clinical care. Children with spondyloarthritis who have maintained inactive disease on a clinically prescribe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males or females age 8 to 21 years
  • Juvenile SpA diagnosis (symptom onset before their 16th birthday):
  • Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organization (PRINTO) revision of the The International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) criteria enthesitis/spondylitis-related Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
  • Peripheral arthritis and enthesitis, or
  • Arthritis or enthesitis, plus ≥ 3 months of inflammatory back pain and sacroiliitis on imaging, or
  • Arthritis or enthesitis plus 2 of the following: (1) sacroiliac joint tenderness; (2) inflammatory back pain; (3) presence of Human leukocyte antigen (HLA-B27) ; (4) acute (symptomatic) anterior uveitis; and (5) history of a SpA in a first-degree relative
  • Currently taking one of the following TNFi therapies (Adalimumab, Certolizumab, Etanercept, Golimumab, Infliximab) at standard doses and dosing intervals
  • Have reached a clinically inactive disease state for a minimum of six months, as determined by treating physician
  • English speaking or Spanish speaking
  • Interested and willing to de-escalate TNFi therapy

Exclusion

  • 1\) History of inflammatory bowel disease, history of uveitis that was not adequately controlled with localized ophthalmic treatment or psoriasis that pre-dates the start of TNFi therapy or psoriasis that started after TNFi therapy and has required more than topical therapy for control

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 11 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

164 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04891640

Start Date

November 11 2021

End Date

July 1 2026

Last Update

August 5 2025

Active Locations (31)

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294

2

Phoenix Children's

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006

3

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027

4

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304