TNFalfa Blocking Treatment of Spondylarthropathies
Spondylarthropathies, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Spondylarthropathies
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Age>18 years old Spondylarthropathies according to the European Spondylarthropathy Study Group (ESSG) criteria Sacroiliitis by X-ray or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI)>3 No signs of tuberculosis (TB) Sufficient contraception Exclusion Criteria: Wish of pregnancy or nursing Previous treatment with TNFalfa blocker Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) other than methotrexate (MTX) later than 4 weeks before inclusion Steroid treatment later than 4 weeks before inclusion Immunosuppressing agents later than 4 weeks before inclusion Severe infections within 3 months HIV-infection Active hepatitis B and C Active or latent TB Severe chronic diseases Heart insufficiency (New York Heart Association [NYHA] 3 and 4) Malignancy Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or SLE-like disease Abuse of narcotics or alcohol Major psychiatric disorders
Sites / Locations
- Rigshospitalet
- Bispebjerg Hospital
- Gentofte Hospital
- Glostrup Hospital
- Graasten Gighospital
- Herlev Hospital
- Horsens Sygehus
- Hvidovre University Hospital
- Vejle Sygehus