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Phase 3 Completed N=111 Randomized Quadruple-blind Supportive Care

Study to Assess the Injection Site Pain Associated With a New Etanercept Formulation in Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis or Psoriatic Arthritis

Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Arthritis, Psoriatic
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02986139 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
111
Serious AEs
0.5%
Results posted
Oct 2018
Primary outcomePrimary: Injection Site Pain — 23.6; 19.8 mm — p=0.048
◆ Published Evidence
Emerging
15citations · ~2 / year
Decreased Injection Site Pain Associated with Phosphate-Free Etanercept Formulation in Rheumatoid Arthritis or Psoriatic Arthritis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Rheumatology and therapy · 2019 · Open access · Likely link

Summary

The primary objective was to assess the injection site pain associated with the new formulation of etanercept compared with commercial etanercept in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA) as measured by a visual analog scale (VAS).

Linked Publications

  • Decreased Injection Site Pain Associated with Phosphate-Free Etanercept Formulation in Rheumatoid Arthritis or Psoriatic Arthritis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Rheumatology and therapy · 2019 · 15 citations · Open access · Likely link

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Injection Site Pain
23.6; 19.8 0.048 sig
SECONDARY
Injection Site Pain by Disease Indication
23.7; 23.3; 20.5; 17.2
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Adverse Events
10; 8; 0; 1; 1; 3

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Subject has provided informed consent prior to initiation of any study specific activities/procedures.
  • Male or female subject is 18 years of age or older at time of signing the informed consent form.
  • Subject has a diagnosis of RA or PsA and indicated for treatment with etanercept per the current label, based on investigator judgment.
  • Subject is naïve to etanercept.
  • Subject is able to self-inject etanercept.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Subject is diagnosed with Felty's syndrome.
  • Subject has active erythrodermic, pustular, guttate psoriasis, or medication induced psoriasis, or other skin conditions.
  • Subject has a history of clinically significant skin allergies
  • Subject has a history of alcoholic hepatitis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or immunodeficiency syndromes.
  • Subject has any active infection for which anti-infectives were indicated within 4 weeks prior to screening.
  • Subject has had a serious infection, defined as requiring hospitalization or intravenous anti-infectives within 8 weeks prior to first dose of investigational product.
  • Subject had prosthetic joint infection within 5 years of screening or native joint infection within 1 year of screening.
  • Subject has known alcohol addiction or dependency.
  • Subject has positive hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis B core antibody (confirmed by hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test) or hepatitis C virus antibody serology at screening, or a positive medical history for hepatitis B or C. (Subjects with a history of hepatitis B vaccination without history of hepatitis B are allowed to enroll).
  • Subject has any active malignancy, including evidence of cutaneous basal or squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma.
  • Subject has known history of active tuberculosis.
  • Subject has used biologic disease modifying agent (DMARD) less than or equal to 3 months prior to screening.
  • If subject is receiving continuous treatment with acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug or tramadol, hydrocodone, oxycodone, codeine, and/or propoxyphene and the dose is within 4 hours before study visit and dose is not stable for ≥ 2 weeks before first dose of investigational product
  • For subjects not on continuous analgesics, subject has taken the following within 4 hours before screening: acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, hydrocodone, codeine, tramadol, propoxyphene, and/or oxycodone (unless in the form of OxyContin). For subjects not on continuous analgesics, subject has taken OxyContin within 24 hours before screening.
  • Subject has received live vaccines less than or equal to 4 weeks prior to first dose of investigational product.
  • Subject has laboratory abnormalities during screening.
  • Estimated creatinine clearance less than 50 mL/min.
  • Subject has any other laboratory abnormality, which, in the opinion of the investigator poses a safety risk, will prevent the subject from completing the study, or will interfere with the interpretation of the study results.
  • Subject is currently receiving treatment in another investigational device or drug study, or less than 30 days since ending treatment on another investigational device or drug study(s).
  • Other investigational procedures while participating in this study.
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant or breastfeed during treatment and/or within 4 weeks after the last dose of etanercept.
  • Women of child-bearing potential with a positive pregnancy test.
  • Women of child-bearing potential who are unwilling to practice true sexual abstinence or unwilling to use 1 of the following effective birth control methods during treatment and for an additional 4 weeks after the last dose of etanercept.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02986139) and the linked publication. Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.

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