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Study Evaluating Etanercept and Sulphasalazine in Ankylosing Spondylitis

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00247962
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : November 2, 2005
Results First Posted : November 8, 2012
Last Update Posted : November 8, 2012
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of etanercept and sulphasalazine in the treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Ankylosing Spondylitis Drug: etanercept Drug: sulphasalazine (SSZ) Phase 4

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 566 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Etanercept and Sulphasalazine in Subjects With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Study Start Date : December 2005
Actual Primary Completion Date : February 2008
Actual Study Completion Date : February 2008


Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: A Drug: etanercept
50 mg

Active Comparator: B Drug: sulphasalazine (SSZ)
Sulphasalazine: The target dose for SSZ is 1.5 g (3 tablets) twice daily orally. Subject start the oral TA at 0.5 g daily for the first week and increase by 0.5 g every week until a daily dose of 3 g. Is achieved by the start of study week 5 of the study.




Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Number of Patients Achieving Assessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis (ASAS 20) [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ]
    ASAS measures symptomatic improvement in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) participants ASAS = 4 domains: participant global assessment of disease activity, pain, function, inflammation. ASAS 20 = 20% improvement from baseline and an improvement ≥ 10 units on a 0-100 scale (0=no disease activity; 100=high disease activity) for ≥ 3 domains, and no worsening in remaining domain.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQoL) Total Score Change From Baseline [ Time Frame: Baseline and 16 Weeks ]
    ASQoL is a questionnaire to assess disease specific quality of life. It consists of 18 statements that are relevant to the physical and mental conditions for a patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). Each statement is answered by the patients as a "Yes" (scored as 1) or "No" (scored as 0). All item scores are summed to give a total score. Scores can range from 0 (good QoL) to 18 (poor QoL).



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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis
  • Active ankylosing spondylitis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Complete ankylosis of spine
  • Previous treatment with etanercept

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00247962


Locations
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Investigators
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Study Director: Medical Monitor Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For Poland, WPWZMED@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For Italy, descresg@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For Hungary, WPBUMED@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For Czech Republic, WPPGCLI@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For Australia, medinfo@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For Germany, medinfoDEU@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For Austria, WPVIMED@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For Spain, infomed@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For Netherlands, trials-NL@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For Denmark, medinfonord@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For Finland, MedInfoNord@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For Sweden, MedInfoNord@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For UK/Great Britian, ukmedinfo@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For Ireland, ukmedinfo@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For France, infomedfrance@wyeth.com
Principal Investigator: Trial Manager For China, medinfo@wyeth.com
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
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Responsible Party: Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00247962    
Other Study ID Numbers: 0881A3-402
First Posted: November 2, 2005    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: November 8, 2012
Last Update Posted: November 8, 2012
Last Verified: October 2012
Keywords provided by Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer:
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Spondylitis
Spondylarthritis
Spondylitis, Ankylosing
Bone Diseases, Infectious
Infections
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Spinal Diseases
Arthritis
Joint Diseases
Axial Spondyloarthritis
Spondylarthropathies
Ankylosis
Sulfasalazine
Etanercept
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Analgesics
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Anti-Infective Agents