Active clinical trials for "Arthritis"

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Encore Mobile-Bearing Knee.

This single-arm, open-label, multicenter study evaluated the safety and tolerability and the efficacy in reducing disease activity of tocilizumab [RoActemra/Actemra] as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate in patients with active moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients were eligible to participate in this study if they are currently experiencing an inadequate response to a stable dose of a non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD). Patients received 8 mg/kg tocilizumab [RoActemra/Actemra] as an intravenous infusion every 4 weeks for a total of 6 infusions. The anticipated time on study treatment was 24 weeks. The target sample size was 50-200 patients.

Purpose of the study is to determine if Cimzia is safe and effective in subjects who have received previous treatment with a TNF-alpha inhibitor other than Cimzia.

A Canadian study to evaluate early use of adalimumab after methotrexate failure in early rheumatoid arthritis. The study hypothesis will verify if adalimumab effectively reduces joint damage in more participants when introduced earlier than in current practice.

This is a Phase I clinical trial to determine whether orally administered APL A12 at one or more doses is superior to placebo in effecting a 25% reduction in interferon (IFN) stimulation index in 1(II)-stimulated culture of peripheral blood mononuclear (PBMC) obtained from patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), which will be the primary outcome variable. In an effort to learn more about the mechanism of action of APL A12, the investigators will assess Th1/Th2/Th3 cytokine production in supernatants from 48h and 144h cultures of PBMC stimulated by 1(II) and by APL A12 above. The investigators will assess function of CD4+ CD25+ T regs to determine whether APL A12 improves their suppressive function. Flow cytometry combined with intracellular cytokine staining will be used in an effort to determine which T cell subset(s) is/are experiencing shifts in cytokine expression.

This study will compare the efficacy and safety of re-treatment with 2 doses of MabThera (rituximab) in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have previously experienced an inadequate response or intolerance to anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapies etanercept, infliximab or adalimumab therapy. All patients will receive infusions of 1000 mg intravenous (IV) MabThera on Days 1 and 15; at Week 24 patients who have demonstrated a moderate or good response will be randomized to receive re-treatment with either 1 or 2 additional infusions of 1000 mg IV MabThera. The anticipated time on study treatment is 2+ years, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

The purpose of this study is to determine if CH-4051 is a safe and effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.

The study aims to evaluate the safety and clinical effect of daily oral treatment with laquinimod capsules (0.5 milligrams [mg] and 1 mg) in participants with active lupus arthritis. Laquinimod is a novel immunomodulating drug which is currently in advanced stages of development by Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd. for Multiple Sclerosis.

This open-label single-arm study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of tocilizumab [RoActemra/Actemra] in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis who experience an inadequate clinical response to a stable dose of non-biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD) or anti-tumor necrosis factors (TNFs). RoActemra/Actemra will be administered as a monotherapy or in combination with DMARDs. RoActemra/Actemra will be administered as intravenous infusion at a dose of 8 mg/kg every 4 weeks for a total of 6 infusions. The anticipated time on study treatment is 24 weeks. The target sample size is 50-150 patients.

Part A: 30 patients suffering from active rheumatoid arthritis despite continued treatment with methotrexate will receive once daily two capsules containing either GLPG0259 (25 mg/capsule) or matching placebo, for 12 weeks. In the course of the study the patients will be examined for severity of disease, as well as for any adverse effects that may occur. If needed, dosing may be split to one capsule twice daily, or reduced to one capsule of 25 mg. Part B: If results of Part A suggest test medication to have a therapeutic advantage over placebo and to be well-tolerated, more patients will be recruited for Part B, where various dosages will be assessed. These dosages will be established based on results from Part A.