At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Satisfies 1987 ACR Revised Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- ✓RA duration ≥3 months and ≤2 years
- ✕Prior methotrexate treatment
- ✕Prior etanercept or other TNF antagonist
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A 24-Month,Randomized,Double-Blind,Two-Period Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the Combination of Etanercept and Methotrexate and Methotrexate Alone in Subjects With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
In Brief
A Phase 4 clinical trial evaluating Etanercept, Methotrexate, and 1 other intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Completed, enrolled 542 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
To compare the effects of the combination of ETN and MTX to MTX alone on radiographic change and clinical disease activity in subjects with early RA over 12 months.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Group 1a: Etanercept 50 mg SC injections weekly + oral Methotrexate weekly for Period 1 \& 2 Group 1b: Etanercept 50 mg SC injections weekly + oral Methotrexate weekly for Period 1 then Etanercept 50 mg SC injections weekly + Placebo weekly for Period 2 Group 2a: Oral Methotrexate weekly + Placebo for Period 1, then Etanercept 50 mg SC injections weekly + oral Methotrexate weekly for Period 2
Group 1a: Etanercept 50 mg SC injections weekly + oral Methotrexate weekly for Period 1 \& 2 Group 1b: Etanercept 50 mg SC injections weekly + oral Methotrexate weekly for Period 1 then Etanercept 50 mg SC injections weekly + Placebo weekly for Period 2 Group 2a: Oral Methotrexate weekly + Placebo for Period 1, then Etanercept 50 mg SC injections weekly + oral Methotrexate weekly for Period 2 Group 2b: Oral Methotrexate weekly for both Periods 1 and 2
Group 1b: Etanercept 50 mg SC injections weekly + oral Methotrexate weekly for Period 1 then Etanercept 50 mg SC injections weekly + Placebo weekly for Period 2 Group 2a: Oral Methotrexate weekly + Placebo for Period 1, then Etanercept 50 mg SC injections weekly + oral Methotrexate weekly for Period 2