arthritis joint disorder
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis according to the ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria - Moderate to high disease activity defined as a Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) >=3.2 - Clinical indication for treatment with a JAK inhibitor - No changes to pharmacological therapy in last 4 weeks - Age 18-70 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Symptoms of angina or heart failure - Left main stenosis >50% on CCTA - History of hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, cardiac transplantation, pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation, valvular disease, heart failure, second or third degree heart block, (supra)ventricular tachycardia or frequent premature atrial or ventricular complexes. - Contraindications to intravenous adenosine administration (e.g. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease stage IV) or asthma, systemic hypotension with mean arterial blood pressure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameter is the change in left ventricular function in rheumatoid arthritis patients after 1 year of treatment with a JAK inhibitor. Left ventricular function will be assessed at baseline and follow-up using cardiac magnetic resonance measurements of global circumferential, longitudinal and radial strain. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoints are grouped into 2 categories. The first category consists of comparisons between baseline and follow-up data in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with a JAK inhibitor for 1 year. The second category consists of comparisons between rheumatoid arthritis patients and age-matched healthy volunteers. For both categories, secondary endpoints included differences in: - coronary atherosclerosis as asssed with CCTA - myocardial inflammation, myocardial perfusion and myocardial fibrosis as assesed with CMR In addition, secondary endpoints will also include clinical treatment response in the patients with rheumatoid arthritis, assessed using the American College of Rheumatology response rate, DAS-28 score and biomarkers such as C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. | — |
Countries
Netherlands