About this trial
This is a phase IV, multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to compare the efficacy and safety of tofacitinib versus placebo (on a background of an NSAID) over 16 weeks of treatment and 4 weeks of safety follow-up in subjects with early active axSpA and inadequate response to at least one NSAID, with objective signs of inflammation.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Clinical diagnosis of axSpA and fulfilment of the ASAS classification criteria
Symptom (back pain) duration for ≤ 2 years, according to the definition of early axial SpA by ASAS.
Active disease activity as defined by: BASDAI ≥4 and back pain score (BASDAI question 2) of ≥4 AND objective signs of inflammation evident by osteitis in MRI of SIJ AND/OR elevated serum CRP levels.
Disqualifiers
active current infection, severe infections in the last 3 months
history of recurrent Herpes zoster or disseminated Herpes simplex
immunodeficiency
chronic Hepatitis B, C or HIV infection
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Tofacitinib 5 MG
DrugPatients receive Tofacitinib and Naproxene
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Main trial endpoint
Proportion of subjects achieving disease remission defined as Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS)CRP\<1.3 at week 16 from baseline
Secondary outcomes
Change from baseline in the MRI SIJ SPARCC osteitis score at week 16
Change from baseline in the MRI SIJ SPARCC osteitis score at week 16
Sponsors and contacts
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Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Lead sponsor
Pfizer
Collaborator