"Learning About Biologics"-Rheumatoid Arthritis
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Rheumatoid Arthritis
In brief
This study is a randomized controlled trial designed to examine the efficacy of an educational decision support tool for patients with rheumatoid arthritis who continue to have active disease despite use of traditional disease modifying drugs. The study will take place at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA. Eligible subjects will be identified by the treating physician and those providing consent will be randomized to usual care versus use of the decision support tool.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01721200
- Run by
- Geisinger Clinic
- People needed
- 125
- Starts
- 2012-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-02-19
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Subjects must be at least 18 years of age
- Able to speak and read English
- Meet the revised American College of Rheumatology criteria for the diagnosis of RA
- Have active disease warranting initiation of a new biologic (or small molecule if and when FDA-approved) therapy as determined by their rheumatologist
You may not qualify if…
- Fail to meet the inclusion criteria
- Have a current infection
- Have cancer of any type diagnosed within the past five years (except non-melanoma skin cancer)
- Have a history of lymphoma, leukemia, or melanoma
- Have a chronic inflammatory disease (in addition to rheumatoid arthritis) requiring treatment with immunosuppressive medications
- Have chronic liver disease due to hepatitis C or B
- Are HIV positive
- Have a positive screening test for tuberculosis (tuberculin skin test or interferon-gamma release assay) or radiographic lesions suggestive of inactive tuberculosis and have not completed an adequate course of chemoprophylactic therapy
- Are hearing or visually impaired
- Are scheduled for surgery
Where it is running
- Geisinger Medical Center — Danville, Pennsylvania, United States
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