Aiming for Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) - the ARCTIC Trial

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

238

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2010

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2015

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2015

Conditions
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Interventions
DEVICE

Ultrasonography

Standardized ultrasonographic assessment of 32 joints, assessed for both grey scale synovitis and power doppler signal, at each visit. Dose escalations based on DAS response in combination with change in US score. All joints with US Power Doppler signal are targets for intra articular injections.

Trial Locations (11)

1306

Martina Hansens Hospital AS, Sandvika

1603

Sykehuset Østfold HF, Dept. of Rheumatology, Moss

3004

Vestre Viken HF, Dept. of Rheumatology, Drammen

4604

Sørlandet Sykehus HF, Dept. of Rheumatology, Kristiansand

4611

Revmatologene bendvold/Dovland, Kristiansand

5021

Helse Bergen HF, Haukeland University Hospital, Dept. of Rheumatology, Bergen

5504

Haugesund Sanitetsforening Revmatismesykehus, Haugesund

6026

Helse Sunnmøre HF, Dept. of Rheumatology, Ålesund

7006

St Olavs Hospital HF, Dept. of Rheumatology, Trondheim

9038

Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge HF, Dept. of Rheumatology, Tromsø

0319

Diakonhjemmet Sykehus AS, Dept. of Rheumatology, Oslo

Sponsors

Collaborators (3)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

The Research Council of Norway

OTHER

collaborator

Smerud Medical Research International AS

OTHER

collaborator

Oslo University Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Innovest

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Abbott

INDUSTRY

collaborator

UCB Nordic A/S

INDUSTRY

collaborator

Pfizer

INDUSTRY

collaborator

MSD Norway AS

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Roche Pharma AG

INDUSTRY

collaborator

The Norwegian Rheumatism Association

OTHER

lead

Espen A. Haavardsholm

OTHER