Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions
Keywords
Rheumatoid Arthritis, RA, Upadacitinib, Adalimumab, Methotrexate, MTX, TNF Inhibitor
Brief summary
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease causing pain, stiffness, swelling and loss of joint function. This study will assess how safe and effective upadacitinib is in treating RA when compared to adalimumab in adult participants with inadequate response or intolerance to one TNF-inhibitor who are on a stable dose of methotrexate (MTX). Adverse events and change in disease activity will be assessed. Upadacitinib is an approved drug for the treatment of RA. This study is double-blinded means that neither the participants nor the study doctors will know who will be given upadacitinib and who will be given adalimumab. Study doctors put the participants in 1 of the 2 groups, called treatment arms randomly, to receive either upadacitinib or adalimumab. There is 1 in 2 chance that participants will receive adalimumab. Each group consists of 2 periods. Approximately 480 participants diagnosed with RA will be enrolled in approximately 250 sites across the world. Participants will receive the oral upadacitinib once daily and matching adalimumab placebo every other week, or the subcutaneous adalimumab every other week and matching upadacitinib placebo once daily during Period 1. Eligible participants will continue to receive same study treatment in Period 2 as assigned in Period 1 and will be followed for 30 days and 70 days. There may be higher treatment burden for participants in this trial compared to their standard of care. Participants will attend regular visits during the study at a hospital or clinic. The effect of the treatment will be checked by medical assessments, checking for side effects and completing questionnaires.
Interventions
DRUGUpadacitinib
Oral Tablets
DRUGAdalimumab
Subcutaneous Injection
Oral Tablets
DRUGAdalimumab Matching Placebo
Subcutaneous Injection
Sponsors
AbbVie
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) for \>= 3 months based on the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (ACR/EULAR) classification criteria for RA. * Treated for \>= 3 consecutive months prior to screening with 1 tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) (only 1 of originator or biosimilar certolizumab pegol, etanercept, golimumab or infliximab) for RA, but continue to exhibit active RA, or had to discontinue due to intolerability or toxicity, irrespective of treatment duration. Up to 15% of participants who were intolerant to 1 TNFi will be allowed to enroll. Prior administration of different biosimilar versions for the same originator TNFi or switching between originator and biosimilar version of the same originator TNFi are acceptable. Cycling between biosimilars of different originator TNF inhibitors is not acceptable. * On oral or parenteral methotrexate (MTX) therapy \>= 3 consecutive months and on a stable prescription of 15 to 25 mg/week (or \>= 10 mg/week in participants intolerant of MTX at doses \>= 15 mg/week) for \>= 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug. In addition, all participants should take a dietary supplement of folic acid or folinic acid throughout the study participation. * For a Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Taiwanese participant, a stable dose of MTX \>= 7.5 mg/week is acceptable. * Additional local requirements for MTX may apply. * Meets both of the following disease activity criteria: * \>= 6 swollen joint (based on 66 joint counts) and \>= 6 tender joints (based on 68 joint counts) at screening and baseline; * High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) \>= 3 mg/L (central lab, upper limit of normal \[ULN\] 2.87 mg/L) at screening.
Exclusion criteria
* History of any arthritis with onset prior to age 17 years or current diagnosis of inflammatory joint disease other than Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). * Prior exposure to any janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor. * Prior exposure to adalimumab (original or biosimilar) or to any approved or investigational TNF inhibitor other than infliximab, etanercept, certolizumab pegol and golimumab. * Prior exposure to an approved or investigational non-TNFi biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (bDMARD) or targeted synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drug (tsDMARD).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants Achieving Disease Activity Score 28 C-reactive Protein [DAS28-CRP]) <= 3.2 | Week 12 | The DAS28-CRP is a composite index used to assess rheumatoid arthritis disease activity, calculated based on the tender joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), swollen joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (NRS), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP; in mg/L). Scores on the DAS28-CRP range from 0 to approximately 10, where higher scores indicate more disease activity. Low Disease Activity (LDA) based on DAS28 (CRP) is defined as achieving a DAS28 (CRP) of less than or equal to 3.2. |
| Number of Participants with Adverse Events | From first dose of study drug until 70 days following last dose of study drug (up to approximately 58 weeks) | An adverse event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not the event is considered causally related to the use of the product. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants Achieving American College of Rheumatology 50 % (ACR50) Response | Week 12 | Participants who met the following 3 conditions for improvement from baseline were classified as meeting the ACR50 response criteria: * 50% improvement in tender joint count (TJC68); * 50% improvement in swollen joint count (SJC66); and * 50% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters: * Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity measured on a Numerical Rating Scale of 0 to 10 (NRS) * Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (NRS) * Patient's Assessment of Pain (NRS) * Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI) * High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP). |
| Percentage of Participants Achieving Disease Activity Score 28 C-reactive Protein [DAS28-CRP]) < 2.6 | Week 12 | The DAS28-CRP is a composite index used to assess rheumatoid arthritis disease activity, calculated based on the tender joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), swollen joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (NRS), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP; in mg/L). Scores on the DAS28-CRP range from 0 to approximately 10, where higher scores indicate more disease activity. Clinical remission (CR) based on DAS28 (CRP) is defined as achieving a DAS28 (CRP) of less than 2.6. |
| Change from Baseline in Disease Activity Score 28 C-reactive Protein [DAS28-CRP]) | Week 12 | The DAS28-CRP is a composite index used to assess rheumatoid arthritis disease activity, calculated based on the tender joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), swollen joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (NRS), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP; in mg/L). Scores on the DAS28-CRP range from 0 to approximately 10, where higher scores indicate more disease activity. |
| Change from Baseline in Participants Assessment of Pain | Week 12 | Participants indicated their level of pain over the last 7 days using the Patient's Global Assessment Pain NRS. The range is 0 to 10 with no activity being indicated by 0 and severe activity by 10. |
| Change from Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Score | Week 12 | The HAQ-DI assesses physical function in RA. The HAQ-DI score is the average of the highest score in each of eight categories. The total score is between 0-3.0, in 0.125 increments. Increasing scores indicate worse functioning with 0 indicating no functional impairment and 3 indicating complete impairment. |
Countries
Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Contacts
STUDY_DIRECTORABBVIE INC.
AbbVie
Outcome results
None listed