Control of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) by oral tolerance

ISRCTN ISRCTN98945627
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN98945627
Secondary identifying numbers S0523
Submission date
18/07/2002
Registration date
18/07/2002
Last edited
04/10/2007
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Musculoskeletal 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 Ernest Choy
Scientific

Academic Department of Rheumatology
GKT School of Medicines
King's College Hospital (Dulwich)
East Dulwich Grove
London
SE22 8PT
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7346 6446

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study objectivesNot provided at time of registration
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedRheumatoid arthritis
InterventionPatients were randomly assigned to receive either 0.05 mg, 0.5 mg or 5 mg daily of bovine type II collagen (CII) or placebo for six months
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Specified
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Bovine type II collagen
Primary outcome measureNot provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/01/1998
Completion date01/01/2000

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participantsNot provided at time of registration
Key inclusion criteria1. RA patients aged over 18 and fulfilling the 1987 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for the diagnosis of RA were entered into the study after giving their written informed consent
2. Patients must have had the disease at least two years and have failed at least one Slow Acting Anti-Rheumatic Drug (SAARD)
3. All the patients had to have active arthritis defined by the presence of three out of four clinical criteria: three or more swollen joints, six or more tender joints, early morning stiffness over 45 minutes and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) over 28 mm/h. Oral steroid treatment was permitted if the dose was more than 10 mg/day
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/01/1998
Date of final enrolment01/01/2000

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Academic Department of Rheumatology
London
SE22 8PT
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) (UK)
Charity

Copeman House
St Mary's Court
St Mary's Gate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S41 7TD
United Kingdom

Email info@arc.org.uk
Website http://www.arc.org.uk
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Funders

Funder type

Charity

Arthritis Research Campaign (UK)

No information available

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 01/09/2001 Yes No