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Comparing the effectiveness of morning and evening dosing of tofacitinib in inflammatory arthritis

Chronotherapy in Inflammatory Arthritis: a randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of morning and evening dosing of tofacitinib extended-release

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN68663074
Enrollment
84
Registered
2021-12-22
Start date
2022-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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

Conditions

Inflammatory arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis) Musculoskeletal Diseases Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified, Other psoriatic arthropathies

Interventions

Patients will be randomized using minimization randomization stratified for diagnosis and co-medication. Patients are randomized into morning or evening dosing of tofacitinib XR (11 mg q.d.) for 3 mon

Sponsors

Erasmus MC
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 21/11/2023: 1. Age =18 years 2. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA), according to respectively the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2010 criteria for RA and ClASsification for Psoriatic ARthritis (CASPAR) criteria 3. Active disease, defined as a Disease Activity Score (DAS) >2.4 or Disease Activity in PSoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA) score >14 Previous inclusion criteria: 1. Age =18 years 2. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA), according to respectively the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2010 criteria for RA and ClASsification for Psoriatic ARthritis (CASPAR) criteria 3. Active disease, defined as a Disease Activity Score (DAS) >2.4 or Disease Activity in PSoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA) score >14 4. Biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD) usage <3

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Current or previous treatment with a targeted synthetic (ts)DMARD 2. Prednisone (or equivalent) at a dose of >7.5 mg 3. (Relative) contraindications for the study medication 4. Work in shifts 5. Not being able to understand, speak and write in Dutch

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Disease activity measured with the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) at 3 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Current secondary outcome measures as of 21/11/2023: 1. (Self-reported) disease activity (states) measured using Disease Activity Score (DAS) & Disease activity in PSoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA) at 3 and 6 months 2. Sleep measured using a sleep scale from the medical outcomes study (MOSS-ss) at 3 and 6 months 3. Morning stiffness (severity and duration) measured using a 10-point Likert scale at 3 and 6 months 4. Pain measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and the generalized pain questionnaire (GPQ) at 3 and 6 months 5. Fatigue measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue (FACIT-F) at 3 and 6 months 6. General health measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS) at 3 and 6 months 7. Functional ability measured using the health assessment questionnaire disability index (HAQ-DI) at 3 and 6 months 8. Quality of life measured using EuroQoL (EQ-5D-5L) at 3 and 6 months 9. Worker productivity measured using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) at 3 and 6 months 10. Treatment satisfaction measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS) at 3 and 6 months 11. Compliance measured using the Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS-5) at 3 and 6 months Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. (Self-reported) disease activity (states) measured using Disease Activity Score (DAS) & Disease activity in PSoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA) at 3 and 6 months 2. Sleep measured using a sleep scale from the medical outcomes study (MOSS-ss) at 3 and 6 months 3. Morning stiffness (severity and duration) measured using a 10-point Likert scale at 3 and 6 months 4. Pain measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS) at 3 and 6 months 5. Fatigue measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue (FACIT-F) at 3 and 6 months 6. General health measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS) at 3 and 6 months 7. Functional ability measured using the health assessment que

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public ContactSelinde Snoeck Henkemans
s.snoeckhenkemans@erasmusmc.nl+31 (0)610641598

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026