Psoriatic Arthritis Treat to Target vs. Usual Care (PRC-05-2011)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01692912 |
Recruitment Status
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Withdrawn
(no enrollment)
First Posted
: September 25, 2012
Last Update Posted
: April 7, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) | Other: Intensive Care | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 0 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Supportive Care |
Official Title: | A Trial of Active Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA): Randomizing to Treat to a Target vs. Usual Care |
Study Start Date : | October 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Intensive Care (IC)
Rheumatologists treating to target of DAS28<2.6
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Other: Intensive Care
Rheumatologist aims to treat participant in order to achieve a disease activity score improvement of DAS28<2.6
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No Intervention: Routine Care (RC)
Participants treated in the routine manner by their rheumatologist (not treated to the target of DAS28<2.6)
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- Percentage of patients achieving low DAS [ Time Frame: Month 9 Visit ]The primary outcome measure will be the percentage of patients achieving low Disease Activity Score (DAS<2.6) in each patient group (Intensive Care vs. Routine Care) at the end of the study.
- Time to achieving DAS28<2.6 [ Time Frame: Month 3 Visit, Month 6 Visit, and Month 9 Visit ]Compares the effectiveness of Intensive Care and Routine Care groups, as measured by the time to achieving target of DAS28<2.6
- Absolute change in DAS28 [ Time Frame: Month 3 Visit, Month 6 Visit, Month 9 Visit ]To compare the effectiveness of Intensive Care and Routine Care in improving the patient DAS28.
- Percentage of Patients achieving ACR 20, 50, and 70 [ Time Frame: Month 3 Visit, Month 6 Visit, Month 9 Visit ]
ACR 20/50/70 defined as:
- 20%, 50%, or 70% reduction in tender joint count, and
- 20%, 50%, or 70% reduction in swollen joint count, and
- a 20%, 50%, or 70% reduction in 3 of the following 5 measures:
- Patient and physician global assessments (VAS)
- Patient pain score (VAS)
- HAQ-DI
- ESR or CRP
- Percentage of patients achieving PsARC [ Time Frame: Month 3 Visit, Month 6 Visit, Month 9 Visit ]
PsARC defined as improvement in at least 2 of the 4 following measures, one of which must be joint swelling or tenderness, and no worsening in any of the 4 measures:
- MDGA (0-5 point scale): reduction by 1 point.
- PGA (0-5 point scale): reduction by 1 point.
- TJC (76 or 68): reduction by >=30%.
- SJC (76 or 68): reduction by >=30%.
- Absolute change in HAQ-DI [ Time Frame: Month 3 Visit, Month 6 Visit, Month 9 Visit ]HAQ-DI is a self-administered questionnaire using the patient's functional ability during the last week. It consists of 20 items converging to 8 scales measuring dressing and grooming, arising, eating, walking, hygiene, reach, grip and common daily activities. The patients rate each activity as 0 = without any difficulty, 1 = some difficulty, 2 = much difficulty and 4 = unable. The final score ranges from 0 to 3 with higher scores indicating more disability.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Psoriatic Arthritis as diagnosed by a rheumatologist and meeting ACR classification criteria for PsA or CASPAR criteria
- The subject must provide written informed consent for participation in the study before any study specific procedures are performed
- Subject has 3 or more SJC on 28 joint count
- Age >=18
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject has a history of being non-compliant
- Serious concomitant illnesses that in the investigator's opinion negate ability to optimally treat the patient
- If treating with TNF inhibitor, positive PPD > 5mm who have not received INH for recommended course or untreated TB (ie CXR evidence of latent infection). Usual screening is in place for standard of care.
- Pregnancy, breast-feeding or considering pregnancy over the next 12 months

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01692912
Canada, Ontario | |
Pope Research Corp., 68 Green Acres Drive | |
London, Ontario, Canada, N6G 2S3 | |
The Arthritis Program Research Group | |
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada | |
Arthur Karasik | |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M9C 5N2 | |
Canada, Quebec | |
Institut de Rheumatologie de Montreal | |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2L 1S6 |
Principal Investigator: | Janet E. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC | Pope Research Corp., University of Western Ontario, St. Joseph's Health Care London |
Responsible Party: | Pope Research Corporation |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01692912 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PRC-05-2011 |
First Posted: | September 25, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 7, 2017 |
Last Verified: | April 2017 |
Keywords provided by Pope Research Corporation:
Psoriatic Arthritis Randomized Single blind Treat to target |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Arthritis Arthritis, Psoriatic Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Spondylarthropathies Spondylarthritis |
Spondylitis Spinal Diseases Bone Diseases Psoriasis Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous Skin Diseases |