A Study to Investigate How JNJ-39758979 May Affect the Plasma Levels of Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis Participants

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Rheumatoid Arthritis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of JNJ-39758979 on the pharmacokinetics (how the body handles a drug) of methotrexate in participants with rheumatoid arthritis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01442545

Run by

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

People needed

21

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-03-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis Functional Class I-III according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria for at least 3 months prior to Screening
• Have been treated with and tolerated oral methotrexate (taken by mouth) for a minimum of 3 months prior to screening, and must have been on a stable once-weekly methotrexate dose (taken as a single dose) between 7.5 and 25 mg/week for a minimum of 1 month prior to Day 1
• Participants may continue on stable nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and/or corticosteroid background therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or stable therapies for other conditions as prescribed by physician, providing that the doses of such therapy are stable for at least 1 month prior to screening and will remain unchanged for the entire study duration
• Medically stable on the basis of physical examination, medical history, vital signs, and electrocardiogram (ECG) performed at screening
• Laboratory values within certain limits at screening and Day-1. Abnormalities consistent with those observed in patients with RA are permissible.

You may not qualify if…

• History of or current clinically significant medical illness as specified on the protocol, or any other illness that the investigator considers should exclude the participant or that could interfere with the interpretation of the study results
• Have been treated with a monoclonal antibody for RA in the 3 months prior to enrollment or have had a serious infection within 2 weeks of the study treatment period
• Except for methotrexate, treated with approved or investigational non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) during the 4 weeks or 5 half-lives prior to the first dose of JNJ-39758979, whichever is longer. These agents include, but are not limited to D-penicillamine, hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine, oral or parenteral gold salts, sulfasalazine, leflunomide, azathioprine, cyclosporine, tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil.

Where it is running

• Study site — Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
• Study site — Duncansville, Pennsylvania, United States
• Study site — Dallas, Texas, United States
• Study site — Berlin, Germany
• Study site — Munich, Germany

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