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Early RA MRI Early Intensive Treatment Study

NCT01762176 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 163

Last updated 2023-09-06

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Summary

To compare the effectiveness of two treatment strategies in early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA), namely the delayed usual care and early intensive care, in Hong Kong.

* The delayed usual care reflects the usual treatment practice in Hong Kong
* The early intensive care includes tight monitoring and immediate adjustment of therapy

Conditions

  • Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Protocolized intensive treatment

Intensive treatment is defined as early diagnosis, frequent assessment (monthly) of disease activity that guides treatment change with the aim to achieve clinical remission based on a tight control protocol

PROCEDURE

Usual care

Usual care is defined as treatment decision at the discretion of the rheumatologists and patients reflecting daily clinical practice

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lai Shan Tam, MD · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2018-07-31
Completion
2018-07-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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