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Registration number
NCT01764997
Ethics application status
Date submitted
8/01/2013
Date registered
10/01/2013
Date last updated
27/07/2017

Titles & IDs
Public title
An Evaluation of Sarilumab Plus Methotrexate Compared to Etanercept Plus Methotrexate in RA Patients Not Responding to Adalimumab Plus Methotrexate
Scientific title
A Randomized, Controlled Study of Sarilumab and Methotrexate (MTX) Versus Etanercept and MTX in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and an Inadequate Response to 4 Months of Treatment With Adalimumab and MTX
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2012-001984-66
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
EFC11574
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
RA-COMPARE
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Rheumatoid Arthritis 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Musculoskeletal 0 0 0 0
Osteoarthritis
Inflammatory and Immune System 0 0 0 0
Rheumatoid arthritis

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Sarilumab
Treatment: Drugs - Etanercept
Treatment: Drugs - Methotrexate
Treatment: Drugs - Adalimumab

Experimental: Adalimumab Open Label run-in - Adalimumab 40 mg every 2 weeks (Q2W) for 16 weeks added to stable dose of MTX.

Active comparator: Etanercept + MTX (Randomized) - Etanercept 50 mg in combination with Placebo for sarilumab Q2W and etanercept 50 mg on alternating weeks for 24 weeks added to stable dose of MTX.

Experimental: Sarilumab 150 mg + MTX (Randomized) - Sarilumab 150 mg in combination with placebo for etanercept Q2W and placebo for etanercept on alternating weeks for 24 weeks added to stable dose of MTX.

Experimental: Sarilumab 200 mg + MTX (Randomized) - Sarilumab 200 mg in combination with placebo for etanercept Q2W and placebo for etanercept on alternating weeks for 24 weeks added to stable dose of MTX.

Experimental: Sarilumab 150 mg + MTX Open Label Sub-study - Sarilumab 150 mg Q2W for 52 weeks added to stable dose of MTX.


Treatment: Drugs: Sarilumab
Pharmaceutical form: Solution for injection in pre-filled syringe; Route of administration: Subcutaneous

Treatment: Drugs: Etanercept
Pharmaceutical form: Solution for injection in pre-filled syringe; Route of administration: Subcutaneous

Treatment: Drugs: Methotrexate
Dispensed according to local practice.

Treatment: Drugs: Adalimumab
Pharmaceutical form: Solution for injection in pre-filled syringe; Route of administration: Subcutaneous
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Change From Baseline in Disease Activity Score for 28 Joints - C-Reactive Protein (DAS28-CRP) Score at Week 24
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Baseline, Week 24
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Number of Participants With at Least 20% Improvement in American College of Rheumatology (ACR20), at Least 50% Improvement in ACR (ACR50) and at Least 70% Improvement in ACR (ACR70) Efficacy Response Rates at Week 12 and Week 24
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Week 12 and Week 24
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Remission Score (DAS28-CRP) <2.6 at Week 12 and Week 24
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Week 12 and Week 24
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Change From Baseline in DAS28-CRP Score at Week 12
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Baseline, Week 12

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:

* Diagnosis of RA >/= 3 months duration.
* Continuous treatment of MTX 10 - 25 mg/week (or per local labeling requirements if the dose range differs) for at least 12 weeks before screening visit and on a stable dose for 8 weeks before screening visit.
* Active disease defined as: at least 6/66 swollen and 8/68 tender joints and high sensitivity C-reactive protein > 10 mg/L.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:

* Age < 18 years.
* Use of parenteral corticosteroids or intra-articular corticosteroids within 4 weeks of the screening visit.
* Use of oral corticosteroids in a dose higher than prednisone 10 mg or equivalent per day, or a change in dosage within 4 weeks of the screening visit.
* Prior treatment with a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitor, or other biological disease modifying anti-rheumatoid drug (DMARD) or Janus Kinase inhibitor.
* New treatment with or dose-adjustment of on-going nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors within 4 weeks of the screening visit.
* Treatment with traditional oral DMARD /immunosuppressive agents other than MTX within 4 weeks or 12 weeks before the screening visit, depending on DMARD.

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial.

Study design
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Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
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Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Stopped early
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/04/2013
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/01/2015
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
776
Recruitment in Australia
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Investigational Site Number 036007 - Woodville
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2050 - Camperdown
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3081 - Heidelberg West
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6100 - Victoria Park
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5011 - Woodville
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Sanofi
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
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Sanofi
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Results are available at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01764997