Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)Phase 2NCT03682705
A Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of ABBV-105 Alone or in Combination With Upadacitinib (ABBV-599 Combination) in Participants With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Phase 2 study testing Elsubrutinib and Upadacitinib in people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), run by AbbVie at 115 sites in 9 countries.
Trial summary
This was a phase 2 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of elsubrutinib (ELS) and ABBV-599 (ELS plus upadacitinib [UPA]) vs placebo on a background of conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) for the treatment of signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at 12 weeks in… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- What is being tested?
- Elsubrutinib and Upadacitinib
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 242 participants
- Where
- 115 sitesin 9 countries
- Study dates
- 8 Oct 2018to 26 Mar 2020
- Phase
- Phase 2
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
- Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for ≥ 3 months based on the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) classification criteria for RA
- Participant meets the following minimum disease activity criteria:
- ≥ 6 swollen joints (based on 66 joint counts) and ≥ 6 tender joints (based on 68 joint counts) at Screening and Baseline Visits
- High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) ≥ 3 mg/L (central lab) at Screening Visit
- Participants must have been treated for ≥ 3 months with ≥ 1 biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (bDMARD) therapy but continue to exhibit active RA or had to discontinue due to intolerability or toxicity, irrespective of treatment duration
- Participants must have been receiving conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (csDMARD) therapy ≥ 3 months and on a stable dose for ≥ 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
- Participants must have discontinued all bDMARDs prior to the first dose of study drug
Who cannot join
- Participant has prior exposure to any Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitor for greater than 2 weeks (including but not limited to upadacitinib, tofacitinib, baricitinib, and filgotinib). A washout period of ≥ 30 days is required for any JAK inhibitor prior to the first dose of study drug.
Trial locations and contacts
115 sites in 9 countries.
115 sites in 9 countries
United States78 sites
Amarillo Ctr for Clin Research /ID# 200484
Amarillo, Texas, 79124
Tekton Research, Inc. /ID# 167475
Austin, Texas, 78745
Rheumatology and Pulmonary cli /ID# 170863
Beckley, West Virginia, 25801
New Horizons Clinical Research /ID# 170862
Blue Ash, Ohio, 45242-3763
Western Washington Arthritis C /ID# 205821
Bothell, Washington, 98021
Bay Area Arthritis and Osteo /ID# 208111
Brandon, Florida, 33511
Trinity Universal Res Assoc /ID# 209252
Carrollton, Texas, 75007
DJL Clinical Research, PLLC /ID# 167374
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28210-8508
Great Lakes Clinical Trials /ID# 167471
Chicago, Illinois, 60640
Clinical Res of West FL, Inc. /ID# 167462
Clearwater, Florida, 33765
Arth and Osteo Clin Brazo Valley /ID# 209401
College Station, Texas, 77845
Metroplex Clinical Research /ID# 167458
Dallas, Texas, 75231
Omega Research Maitland, LLC /ID# 167376
DeBary, Florida, 32713-2260
EmergeOrtho, P.A. /ID# 209154
Durham, North Carolina, 27704
Riverside Clinical Research /ID# 167982
Edgewater, Florida, 32132
Aurora Rheumatology and Immunotherapy Center /ID# 167385
Franklin, Wisconsin, 53132
St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare /ID# 167379
Fullerton, California, 92835
Arthritis Associates /ID# 209075
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39402
Rheumatic Disease Clin Res Ctr /ID# 167474
Houston, Texas, 77004
Rheumatology Clinic of Houston /ID# 203689
Houston, Texas, 77065
Accurate Clinical Research /ID# 207059
Houston, Texas, 77089
Rheum Assoc of North Alabama /ID# 167382
Huntsville, Alabama, 35801
Institute of Arthritis Researc /ID# 170694
Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83404
West Tennessee Research Inst /ID# 167366
Jackson, Tennessee, 38305
Purushotham, Akther & Roshan K /ID# 168121
La Mesa, California, 91942
June DO, PC /ID# 170670
Lansing, Michigan, 48910
Beals Instititute /ID# 170658
Lansing, Michigan, 48917
Arthritis and Osteo Assoc /ID# 167443
Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88011
Dhmc /Id# 167476
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756
Cape Fear Arthritis Care /ID# 167413
Leland, North Carolina, 28451
Rheumatology Consultants of De /ID# 208238
Lewes, Delaware, 19958
Physician Research Collaboration, LLC /ID# 200480
Lincoln, Nebraska, 68516
Valerius Medical Group /ID# 168123
Los Alamitos, California, 90720
West Texas Clinical Research /ID# 205732
Lubbock, Texas, 79410-1198
Mansfield Health Center /ID# 167372
Mansfield, Massachusetts, 02048
Marietta Memorial Hospital /ID# 210968
Marietta, Ohio, 45750-1635
AZ Arthritis & Rheum Research /ID# 167446
Mesa, Arizona, 85210
SW Rheumatology Res. LLC /ID# 167383
Mesquite, Texas, 75150
Lakes Research, LLC /ID# 170660
Miami, Florida, 33014
Kendall South Medical Center, Inc. /ID# 206857
Miami, Florida, 33185-5948
The Arthritis & Diabetes Clinic, Inc. /ID# 170682
Monroe, Louisiana, 71203
Medallion Clinical Research Institute, LLC /ID# 201710
Naples, Florida, 34102
Nashville Arthritis and Rheumatology /ID# 206699
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203
Tidewater Physicians Medical Center /ID# 210884
Newport News, Virginia, 23606-4434
Health Research of Oklahoma /ID# 167370
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73103-2400
Rheum Assoc of Central FL /ID# 170858
Orlando, Florida, 32806
HMD Research LLC /ID# 208381
Orlando, Florida, 32819
International Medical Research - Ormond /ID# 170864
Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174
Millennium Research /ID# 167453
Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174
Arthritis Center, Inc. /ID# 170695
Palm Harbor, Florida, 34684
SunValley Arthritis Center, Lt /ID# 213073
Peoria, Arizona, 85381
AZ Arthritis and Rheum Researc /ID# 167448
Phoenix, Arizona, 85032
Trinity Universal Research Association /ID# 209253
Plano, Texas, 75024-5283
Integral Rheumatology & Immunology Specialists /ID# 206724
Plantation, Florida, 33324
Sierra Rheumatology /ID# 167976
Roseville, California, 95661
Sun Research Institute /ID# 170667
San Antonio, Texas, 78215
Accurate Clinical Management /ID# 200481
San Antonio, Texas, 78229
Rheumatology Center of San Diego /ID# 170690
San Diego, California, 92128-2549
Clinical Investigation Specialists - Skokie /ID# 167468
Skokie, Illinois, 60076
Arthritis Northwest, PLLC /ID# 200479
Spokane, Washington, 99204
Clayton Medical Associates dba Saint Louis Rheumatology /ID# 170650
St Louis, Missouri, 63119-3845
BayCare Medical Group /ID# 170860
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33705
St. Anthony Comprehensive Rese /ID# 170668
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33705
Clinical Research of West Florida, Inc /ID# 169099
Tampa, Florida, 33606-1246
ForCare Clinical Research /ID# 206280
Tampa, Florida, 33613-1244
DM Clinical Research /ID# 167444
Tomball, Texas, 77375
Ocean Rheumatology /ID# 170673
Toms River, New Jersey, 08755
North Mississippi Med Clinics /ID# 167377
Tupelo, Mississippi, 38801
Iraj Sabahi Research, Inc /ID# 201923
Turlock, California, 95382-2007
Inland Rheum Clin Trials Inc. /ID# 167459
Upland, California, 91786
STAT Research, Inc. /ID# 200485
Vandalia, Ohio, 45377-9464
Deerbrook Medical Associates /ID# 207098
Vernon Hills, Illinois, 60061
Arthritis & Osteoporosis Clinic /ID# 167407
Waco, Texas, 76710
Medvin Clinical Research /ID# 205731
Whittier, California, 90606
PRN of Kansas /ID# 167985
Wichita, Kansas, 67205
Advanced Clinical Care /ID# 167367
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605
Clinical Research Ctr Reading /ID# 170708
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, 19610
Florida Medical Clinic /ID# 206279
Zephyrhills, Florida, 33542
Spain9 sites
Hospital Universitario A Coruña - CHUAC /ID# 202140
A Coruña, A Coruna, 15006
Hospital Clinic /ID# 206575
Barcelona, 08036
Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau /ID# 206535
Barcelona, 08041
Hospital Universitario Basurto /ID# 206462
Bilbao, 48013
Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves /ID# 209705
Granada, 18014
Hospital Clinico Universitario San Carlos /ID# 202135
Madrid, 28040
Hospital Regional de Malaga /ID# 202137
Málaga, Malaga, 29010
Hospital Unversitario Marques de Valdecilla /ID# 202133
Santander, Cantabria, 39008
Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe /ID# 202139
Valencia, 46026
Canada6 sites
Rheumatology Research Assoc /ID# 207299
Edmonton, Alberta, T5M 0H4
Credit Valley Rheumatology /ID# 202124
Mississauga, Ontario, L5M 2V8
Dr. Latha Naik /ID# 212972
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 3H3
Mount Sinai Hosp.-Toronto /ID# 202652
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5
Manitoba Clinic /ID# 202126
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3A 1M3
CIADS Research Co Ltd /ID# 202125
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3N 0K6
Hungary5 sites
Revita Reumatologiai Rendelo /ID# 202438
Budapest, 1027
CRU Hungary Egeszsegugyi és Szolgaltato Kft. /ID# 202439
Miskolc, Borsod-Abauj Zemplen county, 3529
Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg Megyei Korhazak & Egyetemi Oktatokorhaz /ID# 202441
Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, 4400
CMED Rehabilitacios es Diagnosztikai Kozpont /ID# 205804
Székesfehérvár, 8000
Vital Medical Center Orvosi-es Fogaszati Kozpont /ID# 202437
Veszprém, 8200
Poland5 sites
ClinicMed Daniluk, Nowak Sp.j. /ID# 212576
Bialystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, 15-879
Malopolskie Centrum Kliniczne /ID# 206473
Cracow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 30-149
McBk Sc /Id# 212575
Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Masovian Voivodeship, 05-825
NBR Polska /ID# 206476
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 00-465
Reumatika - Centrum Reumatologii NZOZ /ID# 206472
Warsaw, 02-691
Belgium4 sites
CUB Hospital Erasme /ID# 201965
Brussels, Brussels Capital, 1070
UZ Ghent /ID# 201757
Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9000
UZ Leuven /ID# 201927
Leuven, 3000
Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc /ID# 201756
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels Capital, 1200
Czechia4 sites
Revmatolog s.r.o. /ID# 202610
Jihlava, Jihlava, 586 01
Revmatologie MUDr. Klara Sirova /ID# 205185
Ostrava, 702 00
CCR Czech a.s /ID# 202144
Pardubice, 530 02
Revmatologicky ustav Praha /ID# 202142
Prague, Praha 2, 128 00
United Kingdom3 sites
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 201976
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
University of Oxford /ID# 201974
Oxford, OX3 7LF
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hosp NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 206002
Warrington, WA5 1LZ
About this study
Official title: Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Phase 2 Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of ABBV-105 Given Alone or in Combination With Upadacitinib (ABBV-599 Combination) With a Background of Conventional Synthetic DMARDs in Subjects With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis With Inadequate Response or Intolerance to Biologic DMARDs
This was a phase 2 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of elsubrutinib (ELS) and ABBV-599 (ELS plus upadacitinib [UPA]) vs placebo on a background of conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) for the treatment of signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at 12 weeks in biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARD)-inadequate response (bDMARD-IR) or bDMARD-intolerant participants with moderately to severely active RA and to define optimal dose for further development.
Read the detailed description
This was a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, Phase 2, dose exploratory, multicenter study. Participants who met eligibility criteria were randomized in a 3:2:2:2:2:1 ratio to 1 of 6 treatment groups: ABBV-599 [UPA 15 mg/ELS 60 mg]); ELS 60 mg/UPA placebo; ELS 20 mg/UPA placebo; ELS 5 mg/UPA placebo; UPA 15 mg/ELS placebo; and ELS placebo/UPA placebo. The study included a 35-day maximum screening period and a 12-week treatment period with 30-day follow-up.
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- Being tested
- Elsubrutinib, Upadacitinib, Placebo for elsubrutinib, Placebo for upadacitinib
- Keywords
- Elsubrutinib, ABBV-105, Upadacitinib, ABBV-599, Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Medical subject headings
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
ElsubrutinibDrug
Also called ABBV-105
Elsubrutinib capsule will be administered orally.
UpadacitinibDrug
Also called ABT-494
Upadacitinib tablet will be administered orally.
Placebo for elsubrutinibDrug
Placebo capsule for elsubrutinib will be administered orally.
Placebo for upadacitinibDrug
Placebo tablet for upadacitinib will be administered orally.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| ELS placebo/UPA placebo | Placebo comparator | Placebo capsule for elsubrutinib once a day by mouth for 12 weeks; placebo film-coated tablet for upadacitinib once a day by mouth for 12 weeks Receives: Drug: Placebo for elsubrutinib; Drug: Placebo for upadacitinib |
| UPA 15 mg/ELS 60 mg | Experimental | 15 mg film-coated upadacitinib tablet once a day by mouth for 12 weeks; 60 mg elsubrutinib capsule once a day by mouth for 12 weeks Receives: Drug: Elsubrutinib; Drug: Upadacitinib |
| ELS 60 mg/UPA placebo | Experimental | 60 mg elsubrutinib capsule once a day by mouth for 12 weeks; placebo film-coated tablet for upadacitinib once a day by mouth for 12 weeks Receives: Drug: Elsubrutinib; Drug: Placebo for upadacitinib |
| ELS 20 mg/UPA placebo | Experimental | 20 mg elsubrutinib capsule once a day by mouth for 12 weeks; placebo film-coated tablet for upadacitinib once a day by mouth for 12 weeks Receives: Drug: Elsubrutinib; Drug: Placebo for upadacitinib |
| ELS 5 mg/UPA placebo | Experimental | 5 mg elsubrutinib capsule once a day by mouth for 12 weeks; placebo film-coated tablet for upadacitinib once a day by mouth for 12 weeks Receives: Drug: Elsubrutinib; Drug: Placebo for upadacitinib |
| UPA 15 mg/ELS placebo | Experimental | 15 mg film-coated upadacitinib tablet once a day by mouth for 12 weeks; placebo capsule for elsubrutinib once a day by mouth for 12 weeks Receives: Drug: Upadacitinib; Drug: Placebo for elsubrutinib |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change From Baseline in Disease Activity Score 28 C-reactive Protein [DAS28-CRP]) at Week 12
The DAS28-CRP is a composite index used to assess rheumatoid arthritis disease activity, calculated based on the tender joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), swollen joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (0-100 mm), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP; in mg/L). Scores on the DAS28-CRP range from 0 to approximately 10, where higher scores indicate more disease activity. A negative change from baseline indicates improvement in disease activity.
Measured: Baseline, Week 12
Secondary outcomes (21)
Change From Baseline in Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI)
The CDAI is a composite index for assessing disease activity based on the summation of the total tender joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), swollen joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), patient global assessment of disease activity measured on a VAS from 0 to 10 cm, and physician global assessment of disease activity measured on a VAS from 0 to 10 cm. The total CDAI score ranges from 0 to 78 with higher scores indicating higher disease activity. A negative change from baseline indicates improvement in disease activity.
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Change From Baseline in Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI)
The SDAI is a validated measure of rheumatoid arthritis disease activity. Twenty-eight tender joint counts, 28 swollen joint counts, global disease activity assessed by the participant on a visual analogue scale from 0 to 10 (cm), global disease activity assessed by an investigator on a visual analogue scale from 0 to 10 (cm), and serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP; mg/dL) were included in the SDAI score. Scores on the SDAI range from 0 to 86.with higher scores indicating higher disease activity. A negative change from baseline indicates improvement in disease activity.
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Remission (CR) Based on Disease Activity Score 28 C-reactive Protein [DAS28-CRP]) at Week 12
The DAS28-CRP is a composite index used to assess rheumatoid arthritis disease activity, calculated based on the tender joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), swollen joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (0-100 mm), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP; in mg/L). Scores on the DAS28-CRP range from 0 to approximately 10, where higher scores indicate more disease activity. Clinical remission (CR) based on DAS28 (CRP) is defined as achieving a DAS28 (CRP) of less than 2.6.
Measured: At Week 12
Percentage of Participants Achieving Low Disease Activity (LDA) Based on Disease Activity Score 28 C-reactive Protein [DAS28-CRP]) at Week 12
The DAS28-CRP is a composite index used to assess rheumatoid arthritis disease activity, calculated based on the tender joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), swollen joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (0-100 mm), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP; in mg/L). Scores on the DAS28-CRP range from 0 to approximately 10, where higher scores indicate more disease activity. Low Disease Activity (LDA) based on DAS28 (CRP) is defined as achieving a DAS28 (CRP) of less than or equal to 3.2.
Measured: At Week 12
Percentage of Participants Achieving Low Disease Activity (LDA) Based on Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) Criteria
The CDAI is a composite index for assessing disease activity based on the summation of the total tender joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), swollen joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), patient global assessment of disease activity measured on a VAS from 0 to 10 cm, and physician global assessment of disease activity measured on a VAS from 0 to 10 cm. The total CDAI score ranges from 0 to 78 with higher scores indicating higher disease activity. Low Disease Activity (LDA) based on CDAI is defined as achieving a CDAI of less than or equal to 10.
Measured: Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Percentage of Participants Achieving Complete Remission (CR) Based on Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) Criteria
The CDAI is a composite index for assessing disease activity based on the summation of the total tender joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), swollen joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), patient global assessment of disease activity measured on a VAS from 0 to 10 cm, and physician global assessment of disease activity measured on a VAS from 0 to 10 cm. The total CDAI score ranges from 0 to 78 with higher scores indicating higher disease activity. Complete Remission (CR) based on CDAI is defined as achieving a CDAI of less than or equal to 2.8.
Measured: Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Percentage of Participants With an American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response
Participants who met the following 3 conditions for improvement from baseline were classified as meeting the American College of Rheumatology 20% response (ACR20) criteria:
- ≥ 20% improvement in 68-tender joint count
- ≥ 20% improvement in 66-swollen joint count and
- ≥ 20% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters:
- Patient's Assessment of Pain (Visual Analog Scale [VAS])
- Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PtGA)
- Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PhGA)
- Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI)
- High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Percentage of Participants With an American College of Rheumatology 50% (ACR50) Response
Participants who met the following 3 conditions for improvement from baseline were classified as meeting the American College of Rheumatology 50% response (ACR50) criteria:
- ≥ 50% improvement in 68-tender joint count
- ≥ 50% improvement in 66-swollen joint count and
- ≥ 50% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters:
- Patient's Assessment of Pain (Visual Analog Scale [VAS])
- Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PtGA)
- Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PhGA)
- Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI)
- High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Percentage of Participants With an American College of Rheumatology 70% (ACR70) Response
Participants who met the following 3 conditions for improvement from baseline were classified as meeting the American College of Rheumatology 70% response (ACR70) criteria:
- ≥ 70% improvement in 68-tender joint count
- ≥ 70% improvement in 66-swollen joint count and
- ≥ 70% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters:
- Patient's Assessment of Pain (Visual Analog Scale [VAS])
- Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PtGA)
- Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PhGA)
- Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI)
- High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Change From Baseline in Tender Joint Count 68 (TJC68)
Sixty-eight joints were assessed for tenderness by physical examination. Pain or tenderness of each joint was classified as present (1) or absent (0), for a total possible score of 0 (0 joints with tenderness) to 68 (worst possible score/68 joints with tenderness). Negative values indicate improvement from baseline.
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Change From Baseline in Swollen Joint Count 66 (SJC66)
Sixty-six joints were assessed for swelling by physical examination. Swelling of each joint was classified as present (1) or absent (0), for a total possible score of 0 (0 joints with swelling) to 66 (worst possible score/66 joints with swelling). Negative values indicate improvement from baseline.
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Change From Baseline in Participant's Assessment of Pain (Visual Analog Scale [VAS])
Participants rated their pain on a visual analogue scale (VAS) of 0 to 100 (mm), with 0 representing no pain and 100 representing the worst possible pain. Negative values indicate improvement from baseline.
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Change From Baseline in Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PGA)
Participants rated their disease activity for the past 24 hours using a Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity Global visual analogue scale (VAS). The range is 0 to 100 mm, with 0 representing no disease activity and 100 representing severe disease activity. Negative values indicate improvement from baseline.
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Change From Baseline in Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PhGA)
The physician assessed a participant's disease activity at the time of the visit using a Physician's Global Assessment of Disease visual analogue scale (VAS). The range is 0 to 100 mm, with 0 representing no disease activity and 100 representing severe disease activity. Negative values indicate improvement from baseline.
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Change From Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI)
The Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index is a patient-reported questionnaire that measures the degree of difficulty a person has in accomplishing tasks in 8 functional areas (dressing, arising, eating, walking, hygiene, reaching, gripping, and errands and chores) over the past week. Participants assessed their ability to do each task on a scale from 0 (without any difficulty) to 3 (unable to do). Scores were averaged to provide an overall score ranging from 0 to 3, where 0 represents no disability and 3 represents very severe, high-dependency disability. A negative change from baseline in the overall score indicates improvement.
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Change From Baseline in High-Sensitivity C-reactive Protein (hsCRP)
C-reactive protein is a blood test marker for inflammation in the body, and levels rise in response to inflammation. A negative change from baseline in indicates improvement.
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Change From Baseline in Disease Activity Score 28 C-reactive Protein [DAS28-CRP])
The DAS28-CRP is a composite index used to assess rheumatoid arthritis disease activity, calculated based on the tender joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), swollen joint count (out of 28 evaluated joints), Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (0-100 mm), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP; in mg/L). Scores on the DAS28-CRP range from 0 to approximately 10, where higher scores indicate more disease activity. A negative change from baseline indicates improvement in disease activity.
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Change From Baseline in Disease Activity Score 28 Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (DAS28- ESR)
The DAS28-ESR is a validated index of rheumatoid arthritis disease activity. Twenty-eight tender joint counts, 28 swollen joint counts, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR; mm/hour), and the participant's assessment of global disease activity (on a visual analog scale [VAS] from 0 to 100 mm) are included in the DAS28 -ESR score. Scores on the DAS28-ESR range from 0 to 10; higher scores indicate more disease activity.
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Change From Baseline in Morning Stiffness Severity
Morning stiffness severity was assessed by a numeric rating-scale (NRS). Participants rated the severity of morning stiffness during the past week from 0 to 10 with 0 representing "not severe" and 10 "very severe". Negative values indicate improvement from baseline.
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Percentage of Participants Achieving Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) in Change From Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI)
The Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index is a patient-reported questionnaire that measures the degree of difficulty a person has in accomplishing tasks in 8 functional areas (dressing, arising, eating, walking, hygiene, reaching, gripping, and errands and chores) over the past week. Participants assessed their ability to do each task on a scale from 0 (without any difficulty) to 3 (unable to do). Scores were averaged to provide an overall score ranging from 0 to 3, where 0 represents no disability and 3 represents very severe, high-dependency disability. The minimal clinically important difference (MCID) in HAQ-DI is defined as change from Baseline ≤ -0.22 for rheumatoid arthritis.
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Percentage of Participants Achieving American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Boolean Remission
The EULAR Boolean-based definition of remission is as follows: at any time point, a participant must satisfy all of the following: tender joint count ≤1, swollen joint count ≤1, C-reactive protein ≤1 mg/dl and Patient Global Assessment (PGA) ≤1 (on a 0-10 scale).
Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted25 Sep 2018
- Study start8 Oct 2018
- Primary completion26 Mar 2020
- Study completion26 Mar 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by AbbVieThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 242 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- AbbVie
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- AbbVie Inc., Study director, AbbVie
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03682705
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- M16-063
- Other IDs
- 2018-000666-10, 2018
- Status last verified
- Apr 2021
- First submitted
- 21 Sep 2018
- Last updated
- 3 May 2021
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: AbbVie is committed to responsible data sharing regarding the clinical trials we sponsor. This includes access to anonymized, individual and trial-level data (analysis data sets), as well as other information (e.g., protocols and clinical study reports), as long as the trials are not part of an ongoing or planned regulatory submission. This includes requests for clinical trial data for unlicensed products and indications.
Publications
Fleischmann R, Friedman A, Drescher E, Singhal A, Cortes-Maisonet G, Doan T, Lu W, Wang Z, Nader A, Housley W, Cohen S, Taylor PC, Blanco R. Safety and efficacy of elsubrutinib or upadacitinib alone or in combination (ABBV-599) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and inadequate response or intolerance to biological therapies: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 2 trial. Lancet Rheumatol. 2022 Jun;4(6):e395-e406. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(22)00092-3. Epub 2022 Apr 27.
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