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NCT Number: NCT00458185

Study Evaluating Etanercept in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis

This study will assess the efficacy of etanercept for the treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS).

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Key information

Conditions

Ankylosing Spondylitis Ankylosis Arthritis Axial Spondyloarthritis Bone Diseases Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Spinal Diseases Spondylarthritis Spondylarthropathies Spondylitis Spondylitis, Ankylosing

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of AS, as defined by Modified New York Criteria for Ankylosing Spondylitis, aged between 18 and 70 years of age.
  • BASDAI greater than or equal to 40 (all scores on a scale of 0 to 100).
  • Negative result of serum human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) pregnancy test taken at screening in all women except those surgically sterile or at least 1 year postmenopausal.

Exclusion criteria

  • Complete ankylosis (fusion) of spine.
  • Previous receipt of etanercept, antibody to TNFα, or other TNFα inhibitors.
  • Use of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) other than hydroxychloroquine, sulphasalazine, and methotrexate within 4 weeks of baseline. Patients treated with hydroxychloroquine, sulphasalazine, and methotrexate may continue these drugs during this study but doses must be held stable for 4 weeks before baseline examination and for the duration of the study.

Treatment and study plan

etanercept

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. To determine the efficacy of etanercept (25 mg, twice weekly) based on the percentage of patients who achieve the Assessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis (ASAS) Response Criteria at 20% level at week 12.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy at 50% and 70% levels week 12; frequency and time to partial remission; safety; patient and physician global assessment, nocturnal and total back pain, BASFI, BASDAI; spinal mobility; complete joint assessment; hip involvement; ESR, CRP.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Multicentre, Open-Labeled Study Of Etanercept In The Treatment Of Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis

Important dates

Study start
2006
Study completion
2007
First posted
Apr 9, 2007
Registry last updated
Mar 13, 2008

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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