Active clinical trials for "Arthritis"

This study will compare the safety and efficacy for two regimens of etanercept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The two regimens to be compared are a 25mg twice weekly regimen and a 50mg once weekly regimen.

The purpose of the study is threefold: 1) to develop a home-based emotional disclosure intervention inducing core elements of change (emotional engagement, cognitive restructuring, and positive future directedness); 2) to examine in a randomized controlled trial in patients with rheumatoid arthritis the induction of the core elements and the feasibility of the intervention for home application; and, 3) to examine the psychological, clinical, and physiological effects of the adapted emotional disclosure intervention and the modulating role of cognitive-emotional change and individual differences in emotion regulation.

Hypothesis: Early intensive treatment with anti-TNF agent plus methotrexate plus high dose prednisone may increase remission rate and may induce stable remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Objective: to evaluate induction of remission using adalimumab, prednisone and methotrexate and maintenance of remission after discontinuation of adalimumab and prednisone

This study was intended to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravenous (IV) ACZ885 and oral methotrexate (MTX) therapy in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

This study will be an open-label prospective analysis of oral prednisone (compared to IV methylprednisolone) as a pre-treatment for rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The study will be useful as pilot data to establish that there are no different trends between the two treatment strategies at decreasing the frequency and severity of acute infusion reactions. It would also establish proof of principle that pre-treatment with oral prednisone is equally as efficacious as IV methylprednisolone. The primary endpoint will be to assess the safety and tolerability of rituximab (Rituxan) in RA. By showing that there are no differences in the frequency or severity of acute infusion reactions after rituximab when using pre-treatment with oral prednisone compared to I.V. methylprednisolone, we will establish proof of principle that oral prednisone is a viable alternative to I.V. methylprednisolone. Pre-treatment with oral prednisone would be a practical advantage for both the patient and the treating physician. The patient could self-administer this treatment at home thereby decreasing the time they would need to spend at the infusion center. Further, this dose of prednisone has fewer side effects than 100mg of methylprednisolone.

This study is a multicenter, double-blind, study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of treatment with LY2127399 (in addition to the standard of care treatment, methotrexate) for participants with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Participants will receive three intravenous doses of LY2127399 or placebo. Participants will participate in 10 or more visits to the study site, over 6 months. Evaluation of safety and efficacy will be conducted throughout the study.

This 6 arm study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of different doses of P38 Inhibitor (4) in patients with RA currently having an inadequate clinical response to methotrexate. Patients will be randomized to receive P38 Inhibitor (4) (50,150 or 300 qd po,and 25 or 75 bid po) or placebo, and will remain on the stable dose of methotrexate. The anticipated time on study treatment is <3 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

This 4 arm study will compare the safety and efficacy, with regard to reduction of signs and symptoms, of P38 Inhibitor (4) (50, 150 or 300mg po qd) monotherapy versus methotrexate monotherapy in adult patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. Patients will be randomized to receive one of 3 doses of P38 Inhibitor (4) or methotrexate. The anticipated time on study treatment is <3 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

This Phase IV, dose escalation, within-patient controlled study of pharmacokinetics (PK), safety and tolerability compares a single dose administration of a large protein molecule without recombinant human hyaluronidase (rHuPH20) to a single dose administration of the large molecule with escalating doses of rHuPH20. The study hypothesizes that an optimal dose of rHuPH20 will increase the bioavailability of large molecule drug administration.

This will be a 12-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group, multicenter study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and PK of oral administration of PG-760564 in adult patients with active RA receiving treatment with MTX. Two oral doses of PG-760564 will be evaluated: 25 mg BID and 100 mg BID. The study will consist of a screening visit followed by a washout period for all disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and anti-cytokine therapies except MTX. After the washout period, patients determined to be eligible will be randomized to receive either 25 mg BID or 100 mg BID of oral PG-760564, or placebo for 12 weeks. There will be 6 treatment visits and a follow-up visit 4 weeks after the last treatment visit. The primary efficacy endpoint will be the proportion of patients meeting the ACR 20 response criteria after 12 weeks of treatment.