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rheumatoid arthritis: observation of biologics treatment

rheumatoid arthritis: observation of biologics treatment - RABBIT

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00031523
Enrollment
30000
Registered
2023-12-07
Start date
2001-07-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

M05 M06

Interventions

Group 1: RABBIT is a independent, academically led, longitudinal cohort study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in routine rheumatology care, which aims to investigate long-term safety and ef

Sponsors

Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Confirmed diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis - At least 18 years of age at inclusion - Onset of rheumatoid arthritis after 16 years of age - Starting new therapy with an approved bDMARD (biologic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug) or tsDMARD (targeted synthetic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug) respectively with a new csDMARD (conventional synthetic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug) after at least one csDMARD failure or addition of a csDMARD to an existing basic therapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with arthritis in the context of another autoimmune disease in the foreground, such as collagenosis or vasculitis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Investigation of the long-term safety and effectiveness of new anti-rheumatic therapies in clinical practice, also in comparison to conventional synthetic DMARD therapy. For this purpose, the disease and therapy courses of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in routine rheumatological care will be documented over at least 5 years, ideally over 10 years.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
patient reported outcomes health care consumption and work disability drug survival comorbidity

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnja Strangfeld

Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum

RABBIT@drfz.de+49 30-28460 746

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026