A prospective study for the effects of treatment with adalimumab in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis

ISRCTN ISRCTN23328456
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN23328456
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
16/01/2007
Registration date
16/01/2007
Last edited
08/04/2016
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr A W R van Kuijk
Scientific

Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, F4-218
P.O. Box 22660
Amsterdam
1100 DD
Netherlands

Phone +31 (0)20 566 2171
Email a.w.vankuijk@amc.uva.nl

Study information

Study designRandomised placebo-controlled parallel-group double-blinded trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleA prospective study for the effects of treatment with adalimumab in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis
Study acronymADAPs
Study objectivesFind the best predictive biomarker for response to treatment.
Ethics approval(s)Medical Ethical Committee of the Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam, 10/08/2005, ref: MEC 05/162
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedPsoriatic arthritis, psoriasis
InterventionAdalimumab 40 mg or placebo once every other week subcutaneous (first four weeks), open label adalimumab 40 mg after week four.
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Specified
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Adalimumab
Primary outcome measureChanges in cellular infiltrate and cytokine expression, measured by immunohistochemical analysis, in biopsies of skin and synovium at week four compared to baseline.
Secondary outcome measuresClinical and functional scores at week four and week 12 compared to baseline: Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), Tender Joint Count (TJC), Swollen Joint Count (SJC), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for disease activity by patient and physician, levels of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in blood, Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ).
Overall study start date01/02/2006
Completion date01/05/2007

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants24
Key inclusion criteria1. Patients with psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis
2. Age 18 to 80 years
3. At least two painful and two swollen joints
4. Inadequate respons to Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
5. Effective contraception
6. Signed informed consent
Key exclusion criteria1. Use of another Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARD) than methotrexate within four weeks of baseline
2. Intra-articular injection with corticosteroids within four weeks of baseline
3. Other Tumour Necrotising Factor (TNF)-blocking treatment or treatment with another biological agent within two months of baseline
4. Another skin or connective tissue disease that interferes with the assessment of psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis
5. Active or latent tuberculosis
6. Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus
7. Severe comorbidity
8. Malignancy other than basal cell carcinoma of skin within ten years of baseline
9. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Date of first enrolment01/02/2006
Date of final enrolment01/05/2007

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Netherlands

Study participating centre

Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Amsterdam
1100 DD
Netherlands

Sponsor information

Academic Medical Center (AMC) (Netherlands)
Hospital/treatment centre

Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
P.O. Box 22660
Amsterdam
1100 DD
Netherlands

Website http://www.amc.uva.nl/#http://www.amc.uva.nl/
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Funders

Funder type

Hospital/treatment centre

Academisch Medisch Centrum (AMC) (Netherlands)
Private sector organisation / Universities (academic only)
Alternative name(s)
Academic Medical Center, AMC
Location
Netherlands

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 03/09/2010 Yes No
Results article results 01/01/2016 Yes No

Editorial Notes

08/04/2016: Publication reference added.