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Approximately, 40 to 50% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most frequent inflammatory arthritide, are non responders to the consensual 1st line of treatment : methotrexate. In these patients, it is well demonstrated that the addition of other immunomodulatory drug(s) often results in a significant improvement. However, the best option regarding the drug(s) to add remains unclear. Rheumatologists are currently used to adding a targeted therapy, such as anti-TNFα, and more recently abatacept or tocilizumab. Triple therapy using 3 conventional disease-modifying drugs (DMARDs), methotrexate or leflunomide+salazopyrine+hydroxychloroquine could be an alternative option to targeted therapies, all the more as they have a more favorable safety profile and a much lower cost. Uncertainty remains regarding the superiority of targeted therapies on triple therapy in methotrexate or leflunomide insufficient responders (IR). Investigators decided to address this issue by performing a randomized controlled pragmatic trial.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| methotrexate + targeted therapy group | Experimental | Methotrexate or leflunomide + targeted therapy chosen by investigator |
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| Triple therapy | Active Comparator | Triple therapy using 3 conventional disease modifying drugs (DMARDs) |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methotrexate + targeted therapy administration | Drug |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers of participant with low disease activity (DAS28-CRP<3.2) and a daily dose ≤ 7.5 mg/day of equivalent prednisone | At 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Serious adverse events rate | At 3, 6, 9 and at 12 months | |
| Blood concentrations of hydroxychloroquine, leflunomide, sulfasalazine and methotrexate in the triple therapy group and methotrexate, leflunomide, biologic / JAK/STAT inhibitor and anti-drug antibody in the other group. |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques-Eric GOTTENBERG, Professor | Contact | 3 88 12 79 53 | +33 | jacques-eric.gottenberg@chru-strasbourg.fr |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg | Recruiting | Strasbourg | 67098 | France |
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| methotrexate or leflunomide + sulfasalazine + hydroxychloroquine administration | Drug |
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| at 6, and 12 months |
| Clinical disease activity index (CDAI). | At inclusion, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months |
| DAS 28 CRP score. | at inclusion, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. |
| 2010 ACR (American College of Rheumatology)/EULAR classification Criteria for RA, ACR 20, 50, 70 and boolean remission. | at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. |
| Modified Sharp Van der Heijde score. | at inclusion and at 12 months |
| Change in comedications (dose) | at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months |
| Change in comedications (route of administration) | at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months |
| Change in comedications (drug) | at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months |
| QUALISEX score at inclusion, 6 months and at 12 months. | at inclusion, 6 months and at 12 months. |
| Medico-economic costs. | at inclusion, 3, 6, 9 and at 12 months. |
| Treatment compliance | A questionnaire will be filled by patient | at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001172 | Arthritis, Rheumatoid |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001168 | Arthritis |
| D007592 | Joint Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D012216 | Rheumatic Diseases |
| D003240 | Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008727 | Methotrexate |
| D000077339 | Leflunomide |
| D012460 | Sulfasalazine |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000630 | Aminopterin |
| D011622 | Pterins |
| D011621 | Pteridines |
| D006574 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring |
| D000072471 | Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
| D007555 | Isoxazoles |
| D001393 | Azoles |
| D006573 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |
| D013449 | Sulfonamides |
| D000577 | Amides |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
| D013450 | Sulfones |
| D013457 | Sulfur Compounds |
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