Erosive Osteoarthritis of the Hands: Treatment by Methotrexate Versus Placebo

NCT01068405 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2011-12-09

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Summary

Interest of methotrexate in inflammatory rheumatisms was demonstrated since several years.

At present time,there is no effective treatment against digital arthritis. The investigators purpose to measure the efficacy of methotrexate on digital arthritis.

In this aim, two groups were compared. The first group receive 10mg/week of methotrexate administered in one shot (every Monday for example)during 12 months. The second group receive 10mg/week of placebo according to the same procedure

Conditions

  • Polyarthritis

Interventions

DRUG

Methotrexate

Methotrexate: 10mg/week administered in one time, the same day each week (every monday for example)during 12 months

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo:10mg/week administered in one time, the same day each week (every monday for example)during 12 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christian H ROUX, PhD · Nice University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-03-31
Completion
2012-03-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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