Intra-articular Injection of Etanercept in Patient Suffering From Rheumatoid Arthritis : a Double-blind Randomized Study for Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Etanercept Versus Intra-articular Steroid Injection in Acute Synovitis

NCT: NCT00522184 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: Phase 3 · Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · Started: 2005-02 · Est. Completion: 2006-11

Official Summary

Intra-articular injection of etanercept in patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis: a double-blind randomized study for evaluation of efficacy and safety of etanercept versus intra-articular steroid injection in acute synovitis (knee,wrist,ankle,elbow)

Study Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Model: PARALLEL
Masking: DOUBLE
Enrollment: 34 participants

Interventions

PROCEDURE: intra-articular injection of etanercept
PROCEDURE: intra-articular injection of steroid

Primary Outcomes

Pain (every month during six month)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* must be able to understand the information about the study
* diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis for 6 month at least
* suffering for 2 weeks at least
* with evaluation of pain over 4/10
* with stable DMARDs treatment for three month at least

Exclusion Criteria:

* infection or surgery on the target joint
* treated with infliximab,adalimumab or anakinra

Trial Locations

Rheumatology department, Hopital Archet I, Nice, France

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