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N/A Completed N=1,459

Observational Study to Determine How Physicians Make Treatment Decisions in Patients Treated With Tofacitinib for Moderate to Severe Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03387423 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
1,459
Serious AEs
17.9%
Results posted
Oct 2024
Primary outcomePrimary: Number of Participants With Treatment Escalations — 249; 130; 101; 48 Participants

Summary

This non-interventional study aims to identify key factors that are driving treatment decisions by rheumatologists in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients starting treatment with Tofacitinib in a real world setting.

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Participants With Treatment Escalations
249; 130; 101; 48; 29; 51
PRIMARY
Time to Treatment Escalation
288.21; 278.47; 221.95; 308.11; 240.39; 219.47
SECONDARY
Time to First Step Up Treatment Escalation
611.33; 599.17; 268.07; 555.69
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Achieving Low Disease Activity (LDA) as Assessed by Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
281; 164; 31; 63; 256; 127
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Achieving LDA as Assessed by Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
348; 197; 40; 71; 315; 162
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Achieving LDA Based on Disease Activity Score (DAS28-4) Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
253; 155; 32; 57; 224; 131
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Achieving LDA as Based on DAS28-4 C-Reactive Protein (CRP) at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
308; 175; 38; 65; 280; 136
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Achieving Remission as Assessed by American College of Rheumatology (ACR)-EULAR Boolean Remission Criteria at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
21; 15; 1; 8; 22; 13
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Achieving Remission as Assessed by SDAI at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
72; 47; 4; 21; 71; 40
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Achieving Remission as Assessed by CDAI at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
94; 65; 8; 28; 96; 61
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Achieving Remission as Assessed by DAS-28 ESR at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
162; 101; 17; 45; 143; 97
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Achieving Remission as Assessed by DAS28-4 CRP at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
238; 125; 27; 55; 208; 104
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in DAS28-4 ESR at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
-1.47; -1.36; -1.03; -1.69; -1.52; -1.49
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in DAS28-4 CRP at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
-1.55; -1.40; -1.04; -1.63; -1.72; -1.52
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Duration of Morning Stiffness at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
-27.71; -22.23; -44.73; -26.48; -29.00; -25.74
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in the Functional Ability Questionnaire Hannover (FFbH) at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
6.73; 5.31; 8.82; 6.52; 8.73; 6.12
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Achieving Functional Remission in FFbH at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
174; 114; 18; 47; 157; 102
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in European Quality of Life (EuroQoL) Group EuroQoL- 5 Dimensions- 3 Levels (EQ-5D-3L) Total Scores at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
0.119; 0.109; 0.079; 0.102; 0.134; 0.110
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)- Fatigue Scale at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
4.83; 3.59; 3.71; 3.35; 5.57; 4.25
SECONDARY
Mean Number of Days of Drug Survival at Months 12 and 24
339.83; 341.17; 233.30; 337.36; 534.49; 542.15
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Per Categories of Satisfaction With Tofacitinib Treatment at Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24
43; 19; 5; 11; 41; 26

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged ≥ 18 years

Confirmed Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis by rheumatologist

Patient is eligible for Tofacitinib treatment according to Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)

Evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent document indicating that the patient (or a legally acceptable representative) has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Contraindications according to Xeljanz® SmPC

Receipt of any investigational drug within 3 months before study inclusion

Patients who have received any previous treatment with Tofacitinib or other JAK inhibitors

Patients who are investigational site staff members or patients who are Pfizer employees directly involved in the conduct of the study.

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03387423). 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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