Study Evaluating Etanercept on Skin and Joint Disease in Psoriatic Arthritis - Study Results

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Active Control, Parallel Assignment
Condition:	Psoriatic Arthritis
Intervention:	Drug: etanercept

Participant Flow

Recruitment Details

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Subjects were recruited worldwide from December 2005 to September 2007.

Pre-Assignment Details

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Subjects were screened up to 4 weeks.

Reporting Groups

	Description
Etanercept	Period 1 received etanercept 50mg bi-weekly for 12 weeks. Period 2 received etanercept 50mg weekly for 12 weeks.
Etanercept and Placebo	Period 1 received etanercept 50mg and placebo weekly for 12 weeks. Period 2 received etanercept 50mg weekly for 12 weeks.

Participant Flow: Overall Study

	Etanercept	Etanercept and Placebo
STARTED	379	373
COMPLETED	350	345
NOT COMPLETED	29	28
Adverse Event	14	10
Lost to Follow-up	2	2
Protocol Violation	4	3
Withdrawal by Subject	5	7
Lack of Efficacy	4	6

Baseline Characteristics

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Reporting Groups

	Description
Etanercept	Period 1 received etanercept 50mg bi-weekly for 12 weeks. Period 2 received etanercept 50mg weekly for 12 weeks.
Etanercept and Placebo	Period 1 received etanercept 50mg and placebo weekly for 12 weeks. Period 2 received etanercept 50mg weekly for 12 weeks.

Baseline Measures

	Etanercept	Etanercept and Placebo	Total
Number of Participants [units: participants]	379	373	752
Age [units: years] Mean ± Standard Deviation	46.11 ± 11.39	46.93 ± 11.41	46.52 ± 11.40
Gender [units: participants]
Female	136	143	279
Male	243	230	473

Outcome Measures

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1. Primary:

Efficacy of Two Different Treatment Regimens of Etanercept in Treating Skin Manifestations of Psoriasis Subjects With Psoriatic Arthritis.

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2. Secondary:

Efficacy of Two Different Treatment Regimens of Etanercept in Treating Joint Disease.

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Serious Adverse Events

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Other Adverse Events

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Frequency Threshold

Threshold above which other adverse events are reported	5%

Reporting Groups

	Description
Etanercept	Period 1 received etanercept 50mg bi-weekly for 12 weeks. Period 2 received etanercept 50mg weekly for 12 weeks.
Etanercept and Placebo	Period 1 received etanercept 50mg and placebo weekly for 12 weeks. Period 2 received etanercept 50mg weekly for 12 weeks.

Other Adverse Events

	Etanercept	Etanercept and Placebo
Total, other (not including serious) adverse events
# participants affected	213	190
Cardiac disorders
Cardiovascular general disorders * # participants affected / at risk	24/379 (6.33%)	23/373 (6.17%)
Gastrointestinal disorders
Digestive general disorders * # participants affected / at risk	38/379 (10.03%)	37/373 (9.92%)
General disorders
Headache * # participants affected / at risk	19/379 (5.01%)	19/373 (5.09%)
Injection site * # participants affected / at risk	32/379 (8.44%)	23/373 (6.17%)
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
Metabolic and nutritional general disorders * # participants affected / at risk	23/379 (6.07%)	20/373 (5.36%)
Nervous system disorders
Nervous general disorders * # participants affected / at risk	24/379 (6.33%)	18/373 (4.83%)
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Pharyngitis * # participants affected / at risk	22/379 (5.80%)	24/373 (6.43%)
Upper respiratory infection * # participants affected / at risk	50/379 (13.19%)	36/373 (9.65%)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Skin and appendages general disorders * # participants affected / at risk	45/379 (11.87%)	41/373 (10.99%)

*	Indicates events were collected by non-systematic assessment.

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Certain Agreements:

Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

There IS an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

The agreement is:

	The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is less than or equal to 60 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
	The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is more than 60 days but less than or equal to 180 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
	Other disclosure agreement that restricts the right of the PI to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed. Restriction Description: The PIs agreed to allow the sponsor 60 days to review and require changes to presentations or publications but only to protect confidential information and intellectual property, and for the sponsor to file a patent application, as applicable. The PIs also agreed for data to be presented first as a joint, multi-center publication.

Limitations and Caveats

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Results Point of Contact:

Name/Title: U. S. Contact Center
Organization: Wyeth
e-mail: clintrialresults@wyeth.com

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Responsible Party:	Wyeth ( Wyeth (Registry Contact: Clinical Trial Registry Specialist) )
Study ID Numbers:	0881A5-401
Study First Received:	October 26, 2005
Results First Received:	March 31, 2009
Last Updated:	March 31, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00245960 History of Changes
Health Authority:	European Union: European Medicines Agency