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The aim of this study is to explore the incidence of MTX related gastro-intestinal in a large cohort of JIA patients. Secondly, we want to investigate the effect of psychological behavioural therapy or switch to parenteral MTX dosing to ameliorate…
- The main hypothesis of this study is that JIA patients at risk of a flare due to subclinical inflammatory activity may be identified by analysis of the phagocyte activity marker S100A12 and hsCRP. The goal is a stratification of the therapeutic…
Period 1: The first objective, of period 1, is to compare the safety and efficacy of ABT-494 15 mg QD monotherapy, and 30 mg QD monotherapy versus weekly methotrexate (MTX) monotherapy for the treatment of signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis…
The objectives of this study are:* To determine the percentage of patients with recent-onset RA and UA who achieve and maintain clinical remission on treatment with a combination of methotrexate 25 mg/week and extended prednisone pulse (tapered high…
We think that HIF1α could be an important driving force in ongoing angiogenesis and inflammation as seen in RA. If this is the case HIF1α could be an important therapeutic target in RA.In the present study we plan to include patients with early RA…
Objectives. The goals of the current protocol is therefore the natural follow-up of the objectives achieved with the previous grants and, in particular, of projects designed to discern new models for the successful conduct of clinical trials in…
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of high dose MTX on skin induration in patients with eosinophilic fasciitis. In addition, we study the effect of this treatment on joint mobility, peripheral blood eosinophilia, functional…
Are there differences is efficacy, side effects, tolerance en costs in patients with early RA in treatment with COBRA-light compared with COBRA according to BeSt?
Our main aim is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two tapering strategies:(i)DMARD tapering and (ii)anti-TNF tapering in RA patients with DMARD&anti-TNF(etanercept, adalimumab, certolizumab or golimumab) induced…
To investigate whether tapering MTX first, then the TNFi golimumab (GOL), is more efficacious than tapering GOL first, then MTX, in sustaining remission and reaching drug free remission.
The objective of this study is twofold. First, we want to investigate the effectiveness of a COBRA-plus therapy after incomplete response on COBRA-light therapy after 13 weeks to improve the percentage of RA-patients with a high disease activity and…
We hypothesize that treatment of RA can be individualized by taking into account the presence of autoantibodies and quick response to glucocorticoids and JAK inhibitors. Therefore, the aims of this randomized controlled trial are: 1. To compare…
To compare the effectiveness of MTX monotherapy with MTX and LEF combination therapy in cDMARD-naïve psoriatic arthritis patients.
The primary objective of this study is:* To evaluate the effects of filgotinib versus placebo for the treatment of signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as measured by the proportion of subjects achieving an American College of…
Primary Objectives: * to establish - which is the best treatment, MTX or baricitinib, to ensure rapid symptom relief of recent onset UA, based on clinical and patient reported outcomes from baseline to 3 months. Secondary Objective: * to establish…
To study whether polytherapy (methotrexate plus sulfasalazine plus hydroxychloroquine) results in more patients with inactive disease and therefore less patients who need treatment with a TNF inhibitor after 6 months of treatment compared to primary…
To compare the efficacy of the combination of etanercept 50 mg once weekly with that of the combination of etanercept 25 mg and that of MTX monotherapy at week 88 in subjects with moderate RA who have achieved low disease activity or remission after…