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A clinical study to compare the effect of two drugs, Tofacitinib and Adalimumab in axial spondyloarthritis patients

A Comparative study to evaluate the efficacy of Tofacitinib and Adalimumab in treating axial spondyloarthritis: An open label randomized controlled trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/04/065955
Enrollment
120
Registered
2024-04-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M450- Ankylosing spondylitis of multiplesites in spine

Interventions

Intervention1: Oral Tablet Tofacitinib: 5mg twice daily for 4 months Control Intervention1: Injection Adalimumab: 40mg subcutaneously every 2 weekly for 4 weeks

Sponsors

Institute of post graduate graduate medical education and research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients fulfilling the ASAS classification criteria for axial SpA including both non radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-AxSpA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) Patients with BASDAI =4 or ASDAS-CRP=2.1. Biologic DMARD (b DMARD) and targeted synthetic DMARD (ts DMARD) naïve patients who have undergone a trial of at least 2 courses of NSAIDs with optimum doses for at least 1 month without response or with partial response. Patients with prior b DMARD and ts DMARD permitted if discontinued for =4 weeks or =5 half-lives (whichever was longer) before randomization.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
ASAS20 responseTimepoint: ASAS20 response

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
ASAS 5/6 responseTimepoint: 4,8,12 and 16 weeks;ASAS20 responseTimepoint: 4, 8, 12 and 16 weeks;ASAS40 responseTimepoint: 4,8, 12 and 16 weeks;BASDAI50 responseTimepoint: 4,8,12 and 16 weeks;Change in ASADASCRPTimepoint: 4,8,12 and 16 weeks;Change in ASQoLTimepoint: 16 weeks;Change in BASDAITimepoint: 4,8,12 and 16 weeks;Change in BASFITimepoint: 16 weeks;Change in BASMITimepoint: 16 weeks;Change in hsCRPTimepoint: 4,8,12 and 16 weeks;Change in MASESTimepoint: 4,8,12 and 16 weeks;Change in patient global assessmentTimepoint: 4,8,12 and 16 weeks;Change in swollen joint countTimepoint: 4,8,12 and 16 weeks;Incident and severity of adverse effectsTimepoint: 4,8,12 and 16 weeks;NSAID useTimepoint: 4,8,12 and 16 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMonika G

IPGMER and SSKM hospital

sinhamahapatra@yahoo.com8017391868

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026