Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)RA patients who fulfilled the ACR classification criteria. 2)RA patients administered tocilizumab for the first time between April 2008 and March 2009.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who had functional class4 using Steinbrocker criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentages of three different remissions; clinical remission (the disease activity score using the 28 joint count [DAS28]-ESR<2.6), structural remission (modified total Sharp score [mTSS]=/<0.5), and functional remission (health assessment questionnaire [HAQ]=/<0.5) at week 104 after tocilizumab treatment. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine