Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Rheumatoid arthritis who fulfill the 2011 ACR/EULAR classification criteria. 2.Early RA with disease duration of 6 months or less. 3.Who have at least one of the poor prognostic factors; bone erosions, high titer of anti-CCP antibodies, or HAQ score more than 1.0 4.High disease activity of CDAI score more than 22
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.progressive interstitial lung disease 2.HBV and/or HCV carier 3.History of any biologic DMARDs use 4.Seriou infection, active tuberculosis, demyelinating disease, or congestive heart failure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Remission induction rate 2.Health assessment questionare 3. Rate of no radiological progression 4. Bio-free remission maintenance rate and duration 5.Maintenance rate of low disease activity after cessation of golimumab 6.Remission induction rate after re-introduction of golimumab in patients with relapse. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
St.Marianna University School of Medicine Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine