Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: *Subjects must give a written informed consent before any assessment is performed. *Subjects must have completed the 104-week treatment period in the core study. *Subjects who are deemed by the investigator to benefit from continued secukinumab therapy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: *Use of other investigational drugs except for secukinumab during the core study. *Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive hCG laboratory test. *Women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using effective methods of contraception during dosing of study treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Response by American College of Rheumatology response criteria [ Time Frame: Baseline and every 3 months for up to 3 years ] Improvement in RA signs and symptoms by response criteria established by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR20, ACR50, and ACR70) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional ability and activity restriction measure, HAQ-DI [ Time Frame: Baseline, and every 3 months for up to 3 years ] HAQ-DI includes questions about upper extremities, lower extremities, and activities that involve both. There are 20 questions about difficulty of dressing, rising, eating, walking, hygiene, reach, grip, and usual activities. Proportion of patients achieving Major Clinical Response [ Time Frame: Baseline, and every 3 months for up to 3 years ] Major Clinical Response is defined as maintaining an ACR70 response over a continuous six-month period RA disease activity as measured by Disease Activity Score (DAS28) [ Time Frame: Baseline, and every 3 months for up to 3 years ] Changes in DAS28 measured on the basis of 28 tender and swollen joints relative to baseline | — |