A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Certolizumab Pegol in Combination With Methotrexate in the Treatment of Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARD)-naïve Adults With Early Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (C-early)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01521923 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 31, 2012
Results First Posted : January 10, 2017
Last Update Posted : July 31, 2018
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Sponsor:
UCB Pharma
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
UCB Pharma
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Study Type | Interventional |
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Study Design | Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment; Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator); Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Condition |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Interventions |
Biological: Certolizumab Pegol + Methotrexate (MTX) Biological: Placebo + Methotrexate (MTX) |
Enrollment | 359 |
Participant Flow
Recruitment Details | This study started to enroll subjects in January 2012. |
Pre-assignment Details | Participant Flow refers to the Safety Set 2 (SS2) which consists of all subjects randomized into Period 1 who had received at least 1 dose of study medication (CZP/PBO) in Period 2. Of the 359 enrolled patients, 357 are included in the SS2. |
Arm/Group Title | PBO+MTX / PBO+MTX | CZP+MTX / PBO+MTX | CZP+MTX / CZP Q4W+MTX | CZP+MTX / CZP Q2W+MTX |
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Placebo (PBO) + Methotrexate (MTX) in Period 1 1 syringe PBO every 2 Weeks + MTX in Period 2 |
Certolizumab pegol (CZP) 200 mg Q2W + Methotrexate (MTX) in Period 1 1 syringe PBO every 2 Weeks + MTX in Period 2 |
Certolizumab pegol (CZP) 200 mg Q2W + Methotrexate (MTX) in Period 1 1 syringe 200 mg Certolizumab pegol (CZP) every 4 Weeks/ 1 syringe Placebo (PBO) every 4 Weeks (CZP and PBO administration to be staggered 2 weeks apart to maintain blind) + MTX in Period 2 |
Certolizumab pegol (CZP) 200 mg Q2W + Methotrexate (MTX) in Period 1 1 syringe 200 mg Certolizumab pegol (CZP) every 2 Weeks + MTX in Period 2 |
Period Title: Overall Study | ||||
Started | 66 | 81 | 127 | 83 |
Completed | 59 | 72 | 112 | 70 |
Not Completed | 7 | 9 | 15 | 13 |
Reason Not Completed | ||||
AE, serious fatal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAE, non-fatal | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
AE, non-serious, non-fatal | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
SAE, nonfatal + AE, non-serious nonfatal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lack of Efficacy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Protocol Violation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Lost to Follow-up | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Withdrawal by Subject | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Other | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
AE, captured in Period 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Baseline Characteristics
Arm/Group Title | PBO+MTX / PBO+MTX | CZP+MTX / PBO+MTX | CZP+MTX / CZP Q4W+MTX | CZP+MTX / CZP Q2W+MTX | Total Title | |
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Placebo (PBO) + Methotrexate (MTX) in Period 11 syringe PBO every 2 Weeks + MTX in Period 2 | Certolizumab pegol (CZP) 200 mg Q2W + Methotrexate (MTX) in Period 11 syringe PBO every 2 Weeks + MTX in Period 2 | Certolizumab pegol (CZP) 200 mg Q2W + Methotrexate (MTX) in Period 11 syringe 200 mg Certolizumab pegol (CZP) every 4 Weeks/ 1 syringe Placebo (PBO) every 4 Weeks (CZP and PBO administration to be staggered 2 weeks apart to maintain blind) + MTX in Period 2 | Certolizumab pegol (CZP) 200 mg Q2W + Methotrexate (MTX) in Period 11 syringe 200 mg Certolizumab pegol (CZP) every 2 Weeks + MTX in Period 2 | [Not Specified] | |
Overall Number of Baseline Participants | 66 | 81 | 127 | 83 | 357 | |
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Baseline refers to Baseline from Period 1. Only subjects who entered Period 2 are included. Characteristics refer to the Safety Set 2 (SS2).
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Age, Categorical
Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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Number Analyzed | 66 participants | 81 participants | 127 participants | 83 participants | 357 participants | |
<=18 years |
0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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2 1.6%
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0 0.0%
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2 0.6%
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Between 18 and 65 years |
54 81.8%
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70 86.4%
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114 89.8%
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72 86.7%
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310 86.8%
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>=65 years |
12 18.2%
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11 13.6%
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11 8.7%
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11 13.3%
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45 12.6%
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Age, Continuous
Mean (Standard Deviation) Unit of measure: Years |
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Number Analyzed | 66 participants | 81 participants | 127 participants | 83 participants | 357 participants | |
51.2 (13.7) | 47.9 (14.1) | 49.1 (12.5) | 49.1 (13.2) | 49.2 (13.3) | ||
Sex: Female, Male
Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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Number Analyzed | 66 participants | 81 participants | 127 participants | 83 participants | 357 participants | |
Female |
54 81.8%
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59 72.8%
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87 68.5%
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65 78.3%
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265 74.2%
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Male |
12 18.2%
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22 27.2%
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40 31.5%
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18 21.7%
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92 25.8%
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Outcome Measures
Adverse Events
Limitations and Caveats
[Not Specified]
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Results Point of Contact
Name/Title: | UCB (Study Director) |
Organization: | UCB Cares |
Phone: | +1 887 822 9493 |
Publications of Results:
Responsible Party: | UCB Pharma |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01521923 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
RA0055 Period 2 2011-001729-25 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Submitted: | January 19, 2012 |
First Posted: | January 31, 2012 |
Results First Submitted: | July 6, 2016 |
Results First Posted: | January 10, 2017 |
Last Update Posted: | July 31, 2018 |