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Status unknownNCT02456363Updated May 28, 2015

Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy In Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis

A Phase 2 interventional study of TNF alpha and NSAIDs and sulfasalazine in Ankylosing Spondylitis, sponsored by Chung Shan Medical University. Status unknown at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-05-28.

Sponsored by Chung Shan Medical University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified May 2015), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
300
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Assessed using (1) Adalimumab(Humira) and NSAIDs (2) Use only Adalimumab(Humira) treatment of ankylosing spondylitis patient safety and efficacy.

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In this study, single center, treatment, open, randomized, controlled clinical trial to assess Adalimumab(Humira) style with NSAIDs for the treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis, a total of 300 are expected to be included in the consent form signed by the subject, will be randomly assigned to treatment groups with a control group of 150 people.

Subjects to be returned in the first week outpatient follow 0,8,20,44,68,92 accept routine physical examination (weight, blood pressure, etc.), AS Scale (BASDAI, BASFI, BAS-G), fingertip ground tests, lumbar range of motion, chest expansion test, lateral bending test, the occipital bone measurements, physician global assessment (Physician global assessment), patient pain scores (VAS), AS quality of Life scale (ASQOL), SF-36 quality of life scale, Complete joint assessment, ASAS20 response criteria, assessment of laboratory analysis inflammation index (HS-CRP, IgA, ESR), safety index checks (CBC, SGPT, Serum creatinine, HBV-DNA if HbsAg (+), HCV -RNA if HCVAB.

Subjects need to return OPD week 0, accept Anti-HBs, Anti-HBc, HBsAg, Anti-HCV. Subjects required to return to the first outpatient follow 0,20,92 weeks, pulmonary function tests.

Therefore, the subjects in the 92 weeks of the trial, a total need for blood six times, each time for blood about 10 cc. And to assess side effects and adverse events (Adverse Event, AE), serious adverse events (Serious Adverse Event, SAE)

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Conditions studied

  • Ankylosing Spondylitis

Keywords

  • Adalimumab
  • NSAIDs
  • safety
  • efficacy
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In context

Spondylitis

623 studies on the registry are indexed under Spondylitis; 83 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 300 is above the median of 92 across 349 interventional studies indexed under Spondylitis.

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Lead sponsor

Chung Shan Medical University is the lead sponsor of 124 studies on the registry; 26 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥18 years old
  • HLA B27 positive
  • X ray examination
  • Clinical symptoms and physical examination, the following three conditions are subject to at least two:

    i.lower back pain and morning stiffness symptoms persist more than 3 months ii. lumbar activity is restricted iii. chest expansion is restricted

  • Active disease for four weeks or more (continue two examination BASDAI>6, ESR> 28 mm/1 hr and CRP>1 mg/dl)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • patients with active infections
  • highly infectious patients
  • Cancer or precancerous condition of the patient
  • multiple sclerosis
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
300 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    NSAIDs(+) and sulfasalazine(+)

    use TNF alpha: Adalimumab (Humira)、Etanercept (Enbrel) or Golimumab (Simponi) combine with use of NSAIDs and no sulfasalazine

    Biological: TNF alpha · Drug: NSAIDs and sulfasalazine

  • Experimental
    NSAIDs(+) and sulfasalazine(-)

    use TNF alpha: Adalimumab (Humira)、Etanercept (Enbrel) or Golimumab (Simponi) combine with use of NSAIDs and no sulfasalazine

    Biological: TNF alpha · Drug: NSAIDs and sulfasalazine

  • Experimental
    NSAIDs(-) and sulfasalazine(+)

    use TNF alpha: Adalimumab (Humira)、Etanercept (Enbrel) or Golimumab (Simponi) combine with use of sulfasalazine and no NSAIDs

    Biological: TNF alpha · Drug: NSAIDs and sulfasalazine

  • Experimental
    NSAIDs(-) and sulfasalazine(-)

    use TNF alpha: Adalimumab (Humira)、Etanercept (Enbrel) or Golimumab (Simponi) neither NSAIDs nor sulfasalazine

    Biological: TNF alpha

Interventions

  • BiologicalTNF alpha

    Depending on patient need to use different TNF alpha

    Also known as: Drug: Adalimumab (Humira), Drug: Etanercept (Enbrel), Drug: Golimumab (Simponi)

  • DrugNSAIDs and sulfasalazine

    randomized case, combine with use of NSAIDs(-/+) and sulfasalazine(-/+)

    Also known as: Drug: Arcoxia, Drug: Celebrex, Drug: Tonec, Drug: Mobic, Drug: sulfasalazine

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. mSASSS (Modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score)

    weeks 92 of the spinal injury

    Time frame: weeks 92

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Chung Shan Medical University Hospital
    Taichung, Taiwan
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 28, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02456363
Lead sponsor
Chung Shan Medical University
Responsible party
GCRC (Chief, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 28, 2015
Start date
Nov 2009
Primary completion
Oct 2019 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2019 (estimated)
Last update
May 28, 2015

Study contacts

Wei C- C, M.D.
study director · Chung Shan Medical University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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