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CompletedNCT00144521

Comparative Study (Double-Blind) of MRA for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

A Double-Blind, Phase III Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MRA in Patients With RA

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
127 (actual)
Sponsor
Chugai Pharmaceutical · Industry
Sex
All
Age
20 Years – 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of MRA in a double-blind, parallel-group, controlled study using MRA or methotrexate (MTX) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with MTX administered.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGMRA(Tocilizumab)8mg/kg/4week(i.v.)for 24 weeks
DRUGMRA placebo0mg/kg/4week(i.v.) for 24 weeks
DRUGMTX8mg/week(p.o.) for 24 weeks
DRUGMTX placebo0mg/week(p.o.) for 24 weeks

Timeline

Start date
2004-02-01
Primary completion
2004-08-01
Completion
2006-04-01
First posted
2005-09-05
Last updated
2009-02-02

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00144521. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.