Active clinical trials for "Arthritis"

Part 1 of this trial will assess the safety and effectiveness of subcutaneous (SC) golimumab administered by autoinjector once monthly, when combined with different disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) regimens used in daily rheumatology practice. Subsequently, Part 2 will study if a strategy of intravenous (IV) golimumab to induce remission followed by SC golimumab to retain remission is superior to continuing a SC regimen.

The purpose of the study is to assess the efficacy of Oncoxin+Viusid administration in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The duration of this double-blind placebo controlled phase 3 clinical trial will be 12 weeks. The estimated number of persons with rheumatoid arthritis to be recruited and randomized for the study is 86. The primary outcome measure: DAS28 score will be assessed at the end of the study.

This randomized, blinded, parallel arm study evaluated the efficacy and safety of tocilizumab (RoActemra/Actemra) versus adalimumab as monotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are intolerant of methotrexate or where continued treatment with methotrexate was considered inappropriate. Patients were randomized to receive either tocilizumab 8 mg/kg intravenously (iv) every 4 weeks plus placebo subcutaneously (sc) every 2 weeks, or adalimumab 40 mg sc every 2 weeks plus placebo iv every 4 weeks. Treatment was anticipated to last 24 weeks. With regard to the blind, the study nurse was unblinded due to the nature of the treatment administration, but the investigator and the patient remained blinded.

This 2 arm study will compare 2 treatment strategies based on tocilizumab in combination with methotrexate or placebo in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. Patients receiving methotrexate treatment will be randomized to receive either a) tocilizumab 8 mg intravenous (iv) every 4 weeks + methotrexate orally (po) weekly or b) tocilizumab 8 mg iv every 4 weeks + placebo po weekly. After the first 24 weeks of blinded treatment, treatment adjustments (increase or decrease of treatment intensity) may be introduced at intervals, based on response. The anticipated time on study treatment is up to 3 years, and the target sample size is approximately 470 patients.

This single arm study will assess the safety and efficacy of tocilizumab in patients with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis who have an inadequate response to current non-biologic DMARDs. Patients will receive iv infusions of tocilizumab 8mg/kg every 4 weeks for a total of 6 infusions, either as monotherapy or in combination with their current non-biologic DMARDs.

This open-label, single arm study will investigate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of tocilizumab monotherapy, or combination therapy with non-biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), in patients with severe active RA. Patients will receive tocilizumab 8mg/kg iv as a 60 minute infusion every 4 weeks for a total of 6 infusions. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is >500 individuals.

The purpose of the study is to assess the long-term performance of the NexGen LPS-Flex Mobile Bearing Knee in the treatment of patients with severe knee pain or degenerative knee disease.

Approximately 30% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis have an inadequate response to anti-TNF (primarily or loss of response), leaving two alternatives: rotation to a second anti-TNF or change of biologic, with a different mechanism of action, such as abatacept, rituximab and tocilizumab. No controlled trial compared these two strategies face to face. The present objective is to investigate the issue whether one of these strategies could have a better efficacy in a pragmatic trial in the setting of current practice.

In this open-label single arm study the safety and efficacy of Mabthera will be evaluated in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response to methotrexate. Patients will receive MabThera (1000mg iv infusion) on days 1 and 15, and background methotrexate (10-25mg po or sc weekly). After the initial study period of 24 weeks, eligible patients may receive up to 3 re-treatments with MabThera. The anticipated time on study treatment is 1-2 years and target sample size is <50

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of LX3305 on methotrexate (MTX) pharmacokinetics and to evaluate the safety and tolerability of LX3305 given over 14 days in subjects with stable rheumatoid arthritis that are receiving stable doses of MTX.