An Adaptive Phase 2a/2b Study of LY3871801 in Adult Participants With Rheumatoid Arthritis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05848258 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : May 8, 2023
Last Update Posted : September 15, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Rheumatoid Arthritis | Drug: LY3871801 Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 380 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Adaptive Phase 2a/2b, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of LY3871801 in Adult Participants With Moderately-to-Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Actual Study Start Date : | May 23, 2023 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | February 25, 2026 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | July 15, 2026 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: LY3871801 Phase 2a
Participants will receive LY3871801 administered orally.
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Drug: LY3871801
Administered orally |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Phase 2a
Participants will receive placebo.
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Drug: Placebo
Administered orally |
Experimental: LY3871801 Dose 1 Phase 2b
Participants will receive LY3871801 administered orally.
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Drug: LY3871801
Administered orally |
Experimental: LY3871801 Dose 2 Phase 2b
Participants will receive LY3871801 administered orally.
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Drug: LY3871801
Administered orally |
Experimental: LY3871801 Dose 3 Phase 2b
Participants will receive LY3871801 administered orally.
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Drug: LY3871801
Administered orally |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Phase 2b
Participants will receive placebo.
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Drug: Placebo
Administered orally |
- Phase 2a: Change from Baseline in Disease Activity Score - high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (DAS28-hsCRP) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 ]
- Phase 2b: Percentage of Participants Achieving American College of Rheumatology (ACR)50 [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 12 ]
- Phase 2a: Percentage of Participants Achieving ACR20/50/70 [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 12 ]
- Phase 2b: Change from Baseline in DAS28-hsCRP [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 ]
- Phase 2b: Percentage of Participants Achieving ACR20/70 [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]
- Change from Baseline in Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 ]
- Change from Baseline in Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 ]
- Change from Baseline in ACR Core Set Values 68 Tender Joint Counts [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 ]
- Change from Baseline in ACR Core Set Values 66 Swollen Joint Counts [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 ]
- Change from Baseline in ACR Core Set Values Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PhGADA) Visual Analog Scale (VAS) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 ]
- Change from Baseline in ACR Core Set Values Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PaGADA) VAS [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 ]
- Change from Baseline for Participant's Assessment of Arthritis Pain (VAS) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 ]
- Change from Baseline for Participant's Assessment of Physical Function Using Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 ]
- Change from Baseline the Duration and Severity of Morning Joint Stiffness [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 ]
- Change from Baseline for Short Form-36 (SF-36) Physical Component Summary Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 ]
- Change from Baseline for SF-36 Mental Component Summary Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 ]
- Pharmacokinetics (PK) Trough Plasma Concentrations of LY3871801 [ Time Frame: Baseline through Week 20 ]

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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:
- Have a diagnosis of adult-onset RA for at least 3 months prior to screening as defined by the 2010 ACR/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) classification criteria.
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Have moderately-to-severely active RA at screening and baseline, defined by the presence of
- ≥6 swollen joints based on 66 joint count, and
- ≥6 tender joints based on 68 joint count.
- Have had a history of failure (an inadequate response, intolerance, or loss of response) to at least 1 conventional synthetic disease modifying anti rheumatic drug (csDMARD) and either 1 biologic (bDMARD), or targeted synthetic (tsDMARD) treatment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Have Class IV RA according to ACR revised criteria
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Have presence of 1 or more significant concurrent medical conditions per investigator judgment, including but not limited to
- poorly controlled diabetes or hypertension
- chronic kidney disease stage IIIa or IIIb, IV, or V
- symptomatic heart failure according to New York Heart Association class II, III, or IV
- myocardial infarction,unstable angina pectoris, stroke, or transient ischemic attack within the past 12 months before randomization
- severe chronic pulmonary disease, for example, requiring oxygen therapy
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major chronic inflammatory disease or connective tissue disease other than RA, including but not limited to
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- psoriatic arthritis
- axial spondyloarthritis,including ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis
- reactive arthritis
- gout
- scleroderma
- polymyositis
- dermatomyositis
- active fibromyalgia, or
- multiple sclerosis

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): NCT05848258
Contact: There may be multiple sites in this clinical trial. 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or | 1-317-615-4559 | ClinicalTrials.gov@lilly.com |

Study Director: | Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) | Eli Lilly and Company |
Responsible Party: | Eli Lilly and Company |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05848258 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
18516 J3P-MC-FTAF ( Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company ) 2022-502994-40-00 ( Other Identifier: EU Trial Number ) |
First Posted: | May 8, 2023 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 15, 2023 |
Last Verified: | September 2023 |
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 |