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Rheumatoid Arthritis in RemissionSONORENCT02618954

Role of Ultrasound for Evaluating Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission

A study testing Articular ultrasound in people with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission, run by University Hospital, Montpellier at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The objective of this study is to determine the longitudinal relation between clinical remission and ultrasound (US) remission in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). At a patient level, US-detected residual synovitis (evaluated both by US grey-scale signals and power Doppler signals) is frequent in patients with RA in clinical… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission
What is being tested?
Articular ultrasound
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
116 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Sep 2013to Jul 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • PR fulfilling ARC / EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism) 2010 criteria
  • Patient treated by DMARDs (disease-modifying antirheumatic drug)
  • Patient in confirmed remission for less than 6 months

Who cannot join

  • Patient participating simultaneously in another clinical study with blind treatment
  • Patient participating simultaneously in another clinical study involving decreasing of drug dose
  • Patient in post clinical study exclusion period
  • patients subject to legal protection measures
  • Patient unable to read French
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • patient treated with Rituximab

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Montpellier University Hospital

    Montpellier, Herault, 34295

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About this study

Official title: Value of Ultrasound for Evaluating Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission: Longitudinal Study

The objective of this study is to determine the longitudinal relation between clinical remission and ultrasound (US) remission in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

At a patient level, US-detected residual synovitis (evaluated both by US grey-scale signals and power Doppler signals) is frequent in patients with RA in clinical remission. Several longitudinal studies reveal an association of US-detected residual synovitis and risk of relapse and radiographic progression, in individual patients and joints, over 1-2 years.

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However, the longitudinal relation between clinical remission and US remission is not so well-known and it is possible that clinical remission arrive before ultrasound remission. Thus arise the question as to whether the presence of US-detected residual synovitis require to adapt the treatment to ultrasound findings or to simply increase the patient care.

The investigator propose to conduct a prospective, bi-center, non randomized study.

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The study population will include all RA patient at least 18 years old in clinical remission for less than 6 month.

The primary endpoint (ability of US-detected residual synovitis to predict relapse or radiographic progression in individual patients and joints) will be evaluated afer 12 months of follow-up The total follow-up will be 12 months with a follow-up every 3 months. In addition to the standard care, each follow-up will include an ultrasound examination of 40 joints and 8 tendons

Being tested
Articular ultrasound
Keywords
Rheumatoid arthritis, Articular ultrasound, Synovitis, Relapse risk
Medical subject headings
Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Synovitis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Articular ultrasoundOther

    (Device : Ultrasound) : Articular ultrasound of the Disease Activity Score (DAS) 28 articular joint

Study groups in NCT02618954
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Study patientOtherArticular ultrasound at each study follow-up
Receives: Other: Articular ultrasound

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. 1 year pejorative evolution

    Number of patient with a clinical relapse

    Measured: 1 year after inclusion

Secondary outcomes (8)
  1. Structural progression

    Number of patient with a structural progression of the illness

    Measured: 1 year after inclusion

  2. RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) remission duration

    Evaluation of the remission duration (patient in both clinical and ultrasound remission)

    Measured: At each follow-up (3,6,9 and 12 months after inclusion)

  3. RA ultrasound remission duration

    Evaluation of the ultrasound remission duration

    Measured: At each follow-up (3,6,9 and 12 months after inclusion)

  4. RA clinical remission duration

    Evaluation of the clinical remission duration

    Measured: At each follow-up (3,6,9 and 12 months after inclusion)

  5. Clinical relapse at one year

    Evaluation of the probability of a clinical relapse at 1 year based on the ultrasound data

    Measured: 1 year after inclusion

  6. Persistence of ultrasound synovitis (lenght of RA evolution, lenght of clinical remission, anti-CCP, biological inflammatory symptom persistence, treatments)

    identifying initial factors that can explain persistence of ultrasound synovitis despite clinical remission

    Measured: At baseline

  7. Radiographic progression at 1 year

    Evaluation at joint level the probability of a radiographic progression in presence of a non active synovitis

    Measured: 1 year after inclusion

  8. Intra-observator reproductibility

    Evaluating the intra-observer reliability for US synovitis through study completion

    Measured: 1 year after inclusion

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Dec 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2013
  3. Primary completionJul 2016
  4. Study completionJul 2016

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
116 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02618954
Sponsor's protocol ID
9186
Acronym
SONORE
Status last verified
Jun 2018
First submitted
19 Nov 2015
Last updated
11 Jun 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Articular ultrasound in people with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission, run by University Hospital, Montpellier at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jun 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

1 year pejorative evolution (time frame: 1 year after inclusion). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Jun 2018.

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