A Double-Blind, Parallel, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of 3 Different Oral Dose Levels (1, 2, And 4 Mg) of CCI-779 in Subjects With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis on Concomitant Methotrexate Therapy
CCI-779
+ Placebo
Arthritis+5
+ Arthritis, Rheumatoid
+ Autoimmune Diseases
Treatment Study
Summary
Study start date: December 1, 2003
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.The primary objective of this study is to compare the therapeutic response and safety of 3 oral dose levels of CCI-779, with placebo in subjects with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have been receiving stable doses of methotrexate (MTX) for at least 8 weeks.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Treatment Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.From 18 to 75 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Meet American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for RA * Have active RA consisting of ≥ 6 swollen and ≥ 6 painful joints * ACR functional class I-III Exclusion Criteria * At screening the subject's prior medications are reviewed. (Prior history of disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) use is recorded, including the start and stop dates of the most recently taken DMARDs) * Significant concurrent medical diseases * Abnormal chest radiograph, including findings consistent with interstitial pneumonitis, granulomatous disease, or pleural effusion and/or infiltration
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.4 intervention groups are designated in this study
25% chance of being blinded to the placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalGroup II
ExperimentalGroup III
ExperimentalGroup IV
Placebo