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NCT Number: NCT02706847

A Study to Compare Upadacitinib (ABT-494) to Placebo in Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis on Stable Dose of Conventional Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (csDMARDs) With an Inadequate Response or Intolerance to Biologic DMARDs

The study objective of Period 1 (Day 1 to Week 24) is to compare the safety and efficacy of upadacitinib 30 mg once daily (QD) and 15 mg QD versus placebo for the treatment of signs and symptoms of participants with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are on a stable dose of csDMARDs and had an inadequate response to or intolerance to at least 1 bDMARD.

The study objective of Period 2 (Week 24 to Week 260) is to evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of upadacitinib 15 mg QD and 30 mg QD in participants with RA who completed Period 1.

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Key information

Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis Arthritis Arthritis, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Diseases Connective Tissue Diseases Immune System Diseases Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Rheumatic Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

18 year–99 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital /ID# 142419, Woodville, South Australia, Australia

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About this study

This study includes a 35-day screening period; a 24-week randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo controlled treatment period (Period 1); a 236-week blinded long-term extension period (Period 2); and a 30-day follow-up period (call or visit).

Period 1 consists of a 12-week double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment phase plus a 12-week double-blind phase where all participants were to receive upadacitinib; at Week 12 participants assigned to placebo will be switched to upadacitinib according to their randomization assignment.

Participants who meet eligibility criteria will be randomized in a 2:2:1:1 ratio to one of four treatment groups:

  • Group 1: Upadacitinib 30 mg QD (Day 1 to Week 12) → upadacitinib 30 mg QD (Week 12 and thereafter)
  • Group 2: Upadacitinib 15 mg QD (Day 1 to Week 12) → upadacitinib 15 mg QD (Week 12 and thereafter)
  • Group 3: Placebo (Day 1 to Week 12) → upadacitinib 30 mg QD (Week 12 and thereafter)
  • Group 4: Placebo (Day 1 to Week 12) → upadacitinib 15 mg QD (Week 12 and thereafter)

Participants will continue stable dose of csDMARD therapy for the first 24 weeks of the study.

Participants who complete the Week 24 visit (end of Period 1) will enter the blinded long-term extension portion of the study, Period 2 and continue to receive the same dose of upadacitinib per original randomization assignment in a blinded manner. Starting at Week 24, at least 20% improvement in both swollen joint count (SJC) and tender joint count (TJC) compared to Baseline is required to remain on study drug. Starting at Week 24, initiation of or change in corticosteroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, or adding or increasing doses in up to 2 csDMARDs (concomitant use of up to 2 csDMARDs except the combination of methotrexate and leflunomide) is allowed as per local label.

With the implementation of Protocol Amendment 4, all participants in the extension period will receive open-label upadacitinib 15 mg QD, including those currently on upadacitinib 30 mg QD.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for≥ 3 months.
  • Treated for ≥ 3 months with ≥ 1 bDMARD therapy, but continue to exhibit active RA or had to discontinue due to intolerability or toxicity, irrespective of treatment duration prior to the first dose of study drug.
  • Participant has been receiving csDMARD therapy ≥ 3 months and on a stable dose for ≥ 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug. The following csDMARDs are allowed: methotrexate (MTX), sulfasalazine, hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine, and leflunomide. A combination of up to two background csDMARDs is allowed except the combination of MTX and leflunomide.
  • Meets both of the following criteria:
  • ≥ 6 swollen joints (based on 66 joint counts) and ≥ 6 tender joints (based on 68 joint counts) at Screening and Baseline Visits.
  • hsCRP ≥ 3mg/L at Screening Visit.

Exclusion criteria

  • Prior exposure to any Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor (including but not limited to tofacitinib, baricitinib, and filgotinib).
  • History of any arthritis with onset prior to age 17 years or current diagnosis of inflammatory joint disease other than RA (including but not limited to gout, systemic lupus erythematosus, psoriatic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis including ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, reactive arthritis, overlap connective tissue diseases, scleroderma, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, fibromyalgia [currently with active symptoms]). Current diagnosis of secondary Sjogren's Syndrome is permitted.

Treatment and study plan

Placebo

Drug

Tablet; Oral

Upadacitinib

Drug

Tablet; Oral

Other names: ABT-494, RINVOQ®

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With an American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 12

    The primary endpoint for United States (US)/Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory purposes was ACR 20% response (ACR20) at Week 12. Participants who met the following 3 conditions for improvement from baseline were classified as meeting the ACR20 response criteria:

    • ≥ 20% improvement in 68-tender joint count;
    • ≥ 20% improvement in 66-swollen joint count; and
    • ≥ 20% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters:
    • Physician global assessment of disease activity
    • Patient global assessment of disease activity
    • Patient assessment of pain
    • Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI)
    • High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP).

  2. Percentage of Participants Achieving Low Disease Activity (LDA) Based on DAS28(CRP) at Week 12

    Time frame: Week 12

    The primary endpoint for European Union (EU)/European Medicines Agency (EMA) regulatory purposes was low disease activity, based on a Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28)-CRP score of ≤ 3.2 at Week 12.

    The DAS28 is a composite index used to assess rheumatoid arthritis disease activity, calculated based on the tender joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), swollen joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (0-100 mm), and hsCRP (in mg/L). Scores on the DAS28 range from 0 to approximately 10, where higher scores indicate more disease activity.

    A DAS28 score less than or equal to 3.2 indicates low disease activity.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in in Disease Activity Score 28 (CRP) at Week 12

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 12

    The DAS28 is a composite index used to assess rheumatoid arthritis disease activity, calculated based on the tender joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), swollen joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (0-100 mm), and hsCRP (in mg/L). Scores on the DAS28 range from 0 to approximately 10, where higher scores indicate more disease activity. A negative change from baseline in DAS28 (CRP) indicates improvement in disease activity.

  2. Change From Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) at Week 12

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 12

    The Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index is a patient-reported questionnaire that measures the degree of difficulty a person has in accomplishing tasks in 8 functional areas (dressing, arising, eating, walking, hygiene, reaching, gripping, and errands and chores) over the past week. Participants assessed their ability to do each task on a scale from 0 (without any difficulty) to 3 (unable to do). Scores were averaged to provide an overall score ranging from 0 to 3, where 0 represents no disability and 3 represents very severe, high-dependency disability.

    A negative change from Baseline in the overall score indicates improvement.

  3. Change From Baseline in Short-Form 36 (SF-36) Physical Component Score (PCS) at Week 12

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 12

    The Short Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) Version 2 is a self-administered questionnaire that measures the impact of disease on overall quality of life during the past 4 weeks. The SF-36 consists of 36 questions in eight domains (physical function, pain, general and mental health, vitality, social function, physical and emotional health).

    The physical component score is a weighted combination of the 8 subscales with positive weighting for physical functioning, role-physical, bodily pain, and general health. The PCS was calculated using norm-based scoring so that 50 is the average score and the standard deviation equals 10. Higher scores are associated with better functioning/quality of life; a positive change from baseline score indicates an improvement.

  4. Percentage of Participants With an American College of Rheumatology 50% (ACR50) Response at Week 12

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 12

    Participants who met the following 3 conditions for improvement from baseline were classified as meeting the ACR50 response criteria:

    • ≥ 50% improvement in 68-tender joint count;
    • ≥ 50% improvement in 66-swollen joint count; and
    • ≥ 50% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters:
    • Physician global assessment of disease activity
    • Patient global assessment of disease activity
    • Patient assessment of pain
    • Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI)
    • High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP).

  5. Percentage of Participants With an American College of Rheumatology 70% (ACR70) Response at Week 12

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 12

    Participants who met the following 3 conditions for improvement from baseline were classified as meeting the ACR70 response criteria:

    • ≥ 70% improvement in 68-tender joint count;
    • ≥ 70% improvement in 66-swollen joint count; and
    • ≥ 70% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters:
    • Physician global assessment of disease activity
    • Patient global assessment of disease activity
    • Patient assessment of pain
    • Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI)
    • High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP).

  6. Percentage of Participants With an American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 1

    Time frame: Baseline and week 1

    Participants who met the following 3 conditions for improvement from baseline were classified as meeting the ACR20 response criteria:

    • ≥ 20% improvement in 68-tender joint count;
    • ≥ 20% improvement in 66-swollen joint count; and
    • ≥ 20% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters:
    • Physician global assessment of disease activity
    • Patient global assessment of disease activity
    • Patient assessment of pain
    • Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI)
    • High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AbbVie

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind Study Comparing Upadacitinib (ABT-494) to Placebo on Stable Conventional Synthetic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (csDMARDs) in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis With Inadequate Response or Intolerance to Biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs)

Acronym: SELECT-BEYOND

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2022
First posted
Mar 11, 2016
Registry last updated
Feb 8, 2023

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