RA-PRO PRAGMATIC TRIAL (RA-PROPR)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04692493 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : December 31, 2020
Last Update Posted : March 13, 2024
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Rheumatoid Arthritis | Drug: targeted synthetic DMARD class Drug: non-TNFi-biologic class | Phase 3 |
Treatment of RA with a non-TNFi biologic (rituximab, abatacept, tocilizumab, or sarilumab) was associated with improved function, quality of life, and productivity. TsDMARDs (tofacitinib, baricitinib, upadacitinib) were similarly effective. No meaningful differences were noted in non-TNFi-biologic vs. tsDMARD, but head-to-head studies of biologics are lacking. HAQ is a sensitive outcome for RA trials. A PCORI systematic review for early RA treatment concluded that "Evidence was insufficient to evaluate any differences between biologics for their impact on either functional capacity or HRQOL", a key knowledge gap our study will fill.
The 2021 ACR RA treatment guideline, based on widely acknowledged low to moderate quality evidence, recommends switching to a non-TNFi biologic or a tsDMARD in patients with active RA despite the use of a TNFi-biologic. In practice, most patients receive another TNFi-biologic first, i.e., a second TNFi. This is not based on solid evidence, but on arbitrary algorithms often proposed by health insurance plans, and physician experience (first TNFi launched 22 yrs ago vs. the first tsDMARD 8 yrs ago vs. first non-TNF-biologic launched 17 years ago). This study will fill a critical knowledge gap by generating CER data for important PROs between these treatment options. This will facilitate informed decision-making, since PROs may be more sensitive to different mechanisms of action, and are highly relevant to patients.
The proposed study will also provide needed evidence for real-world treatment decisions made by public and private payers. This head-to-head pragmatic trial will be the first to provide CER data for improvement in key PROs with recommended strategies in active RA despite the use of a TNFi-biologic and addresses PCORI and IOM priority areas by comparing the two most commonly used RA treatment strategies for people with active RA despite the use of a TNFi-biologic. This research is patient-centered, as study outcomes were identified by patients and payers. Currently, treatment choices are based on physician experience and insurance payer limitations. Investigators will generate evidence to help patients make decisions for themselves based on outcomes they care most about based on the relative efficacy of outcomes.
Investigators will: (1) compare improvements in PROs with RA treatment strategies to each other using a state-of-the-art real-world pragmatic effectiveness study design, which will for the first time include most RA patients with comorbidities;(2) compare their toxicity in a real-world population for TNFi-biologic vs. tsDMARD. To our knowledge, no previous RCT comparing these drugs has examined a PRO as a primary outcome in RA, which our study will pioneer by using HAQ. HAQ is sensitive to change with effective treatments.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 924 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Real-World Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Treatment Strategies in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: The RA-PRO Pragmatic Trial (RA-PROPR) |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 22, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 30, 2026 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2028 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: targeted synthetic DMARD class
Switching to a targeted synthetic DMARD (choice from targeted synthetic DMARDs; currently available are tofacitinib, baricitinib, upadacitinib) in people with active RA despite current treatment
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Drug: targeted synthetic DMARD class
Switching to a targeted synthetic DMARD (choice from targeted synthetic DMARDs; currently available are tofacitinib, baricitinib, upadacitinib) in people with active RA despite current treatment |
Active Comparator: non-TNFi-biologic class
Switching to a non-TNFi-biologic (choice from non-TNFi-biologics; currently available are rituximab, abatacept, tocilizumab, or sarilumab) in people with active RA despite current treatment,
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Drug: non-TNFi-biologic class
Switching to a non-TNFi-biologic (choice from non-TNFi-biologics; currently available are rituximab, abatacept, tocilizumab, or sarilumab) in people with active RA despite current treatment, |
- Functional Limitation [ Time Frame: Change from baseline to 12 months ]Function limitation assessed by Health assessment questionnaire (HAQ); HAQ assesses difficulty in 20 items in 8 categories (dressing, arising, eating, walking, hygiene, reaching, gripping, and outside activity), the total score ranges from 0 (no disability) to 3 (complete disability). Higher score is worse, and indicates poor function.
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with active, disabling RA (CDAI ≥10 and HAQ ≥0.5) despite the use/experience for ≥ 3 months of a TNFi-biologic OR discontinued the medication(s) due to intolerability or toxicity irrespective of treatment duration prior to the first dose of study drug ;
- If receiving glucocorticoids (≤10 mg/day of prednisone of equivalent) or NSAIDs, on stable doses for ≥2 weeks prior to randomization; and
- Insurance plan or patient assistance program allows access to at least 1 drug in each of the two treatment strategies, TNFi-biologic vs. tsDMARD.
Participants will be allowed to continue their conventional synthetic DMARD (csDMARD) therapy if they had been using it for ≥ 3 months and on a stable dose for ≥ 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug. The following csDMARDs are allowed: methotrexate (MTX), sulfasalazine, hydroxychloroquine, and leflunomide (TNFi-biologic and tsDMARD) through insurance plan or a patient assistance program/plan.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior treatment with more than three biologics, defined as TNFi-biologic or non-TNFi biologic
- Prior treatment with targeted synthetic DMARD
- Concomitant use of leflunomide, sulfasalazine, cyclosporine, or azathioprine within 2-months before randomization;
- History of sensitivity to all 4 non-TNF-biologic or a targeted synthetic DMARD;
- Glucocorticoid injection (intravenous, intramuscular, or intraarticular) within 1 month of study entry;
- Live vaccine within 90 days of study entry;
- Acute or chronic infections with parenteral antibiotics or hospitalization (including tuberculosis, bacterial sepsis; invasive fungal infections (such as histoplasmosis)) within 1 month or oral antibiotics within 2 weeks of study entry;
- History of HIV or any opportunistic infection;
- New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure;
- Latent TB for which anti-tubercular treatment has not been started;
- Untreated Hepatitis B or C infection;
- History of deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism; or
- Pregnant or nursing women; or
- History of herpes zoster or shingles.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04692493
Contact: Jasvinder Singh | 205-975-2405 | Jsingh@uabmc.edu | |
Contact: Jeff Foster, MPH | 205-996-6086 | pjfoster@uabmc.edu |
Principal Investigator: | Jasvinder Singh, MD | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Responsible Party: | Jasvinder A Singh, Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04692493 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
IRB-300006596 |
First Posted: | December 31, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 13, 2024 |
Last Verified: | March 2024 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Arthritis Arthritis, Rheumatoid Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases |
Rheumatic Diseases Connective Tissue Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases |