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A Randomized, Double-Blind Study Comparing the Safety & Efficacy of Once-Weekly Etanercept 50 mg, Etanercept 25 mg, & Placebo in Combination With Methotrexate in Subjects With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
In Brief
A Phase 4 clinical trial evaluating Etanercept, Methotrexate, and 1 other intervention for Arthritis, Rheumatoid. Completed, enrolled 834 participants across 81 sites in 20 countries.
Detailed Summary
To compare the efficacy of the combination of etanercept 50 mg once weekly plus methotrexate with that of methotrexate monotherapy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis over 88 weeks.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Subcutaneous (SC), 50 mg, once weekly for 88 weeks
Oral, 15 to 25 mg (varying based on dosage the subject is receiving at the time of screening and may be increased at the discretion of the investigator through Week 28 to a maximum of 25 mg/week), once weekly for 88 weeks. If a subject experiences an adverse event (AE) during the study, Methotrexate may be decreased by 2.5 or 5.0 mg weekly (the minimum dose to stay in the study is 10 mg/week).
Subcutaneous (SC), 25 mg, once weekly from week 36 to week 88.
Oral, 15 to 25 mg (varying based on dosage the subject is receiving at the time of screening and may be increased at the discretion of the investigator through Week 28 to a maximum of 25 mg/week), once weekly for 88 weeks. If a subject experiences an adverse event (AE) during the study, Methotrexate may be decreased by 2.5 or 5.0 mg weekly (the minimum dose to stay in the study is 10 mg/week).
Subcutaneous (SC), once weekly from week 36 to week 88.
Oral, 15 to 25 mg (varying based on dosage the subject is receiving at the time of screening and may be increased at the discretion of the investigator through Week 28 to a maximum of 25 mg/week), once weekly for 88 weeks. If a subject experiences an adverse event (AE) during the study, Methotrexate may be decreased by 2.5 or 5.0 mg weekly (the minimum dose to stay in the study is 10 mg/week).