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CTRI Number  CTRI/2016/02/006625 [Registered on: 11/02/2016] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 18/11/2019
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Biological 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical Trial to evaluate efficacy and safety of BMO-2 and Adalimumab in patient with active rheumatoid arthritis 
Scientific Title of Study   A randomized, double-blind, multicenter, phase 3 study to compare the efficacy and safety of BMO-2 (adalimumab) and Humira® (adalimumab) in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis 
Trial Acronym  BMO-2  
Secondary IDs if Any
Modification(s)  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
BMO-2-RA-03-I-01 Ver 3.0 19/10/2016  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Subramanian L 
Designation  Chief Scientific Manager  
Affiliation  Biocon Research Limited, 
Address  Biocon House,Semicon Park, Electronic City Phase II, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560100 KARNATAKA,India

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560100
India 
Phone  8067755305  
Fax  080-28085323  
Email  subramanian.l101@biocon.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Subramanian L 
Designation  Chief Scientific Manager 
Affiliation  Biocon Research Limited, 
Address  Biocon House,Semicon Park, Electronic City Phase II, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560100 KARNATAKA,India

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560100
India 
Phone  8067755305  
Fax  080-28085323  
Email  subramanian.l101@biocon.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Ms Jayanti Panda 
Designation  Scientific Manager 
Affiliation  Biocon Research Limited  
Address  Biocon Special Economic Zone, Plot no 2&3, Phase IV-B Bommasandra, Jigani Link Road

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560099
India 
Phone  08067755304  
Fax  08067755323  
Email  Jayanti.Panda@biocon.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Biocon Ltd. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Biocon Research Limited  
Address  Biocon Special Economic Zone, Plot no 2 and 3, Phase IV B Bommasandra, Jigani Link Road, Bangalore, KARNATAKA, 560099. 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 28  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
DrJugal Kishore Kadal  Care Hospital  Care Hospital, Road No:1, Banjara Hills Hyderabad-500034. India
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9550601010

jkishorek71@gmail.com 
Dr P Ashok Kumar  King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam  King George Hospital, Medicine-New Block, Beside Nizam‟s Medicals,Visakhapatnam 530002,Andhra Pradesh, India
Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9849123602
91-891-2704848
ashok_ortho59@rediffmail.com 
DrSudheer Tulasi  Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences & RIMS Govt. General Hospital, Srikakulam  Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences & RIMS Govt. General Hospital,Research Wing , Beside FM Ward, 2nd Floor , Srikakulam-532001 , A.P, India.
Srikakulam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9949900369

rimsresearch@gmail.com 
Dr Ajit Nalawade  Ruby Hall Clinic,Pune  Ruby Hall Clinic, 40 Sassoon Road,Pune-411001, Maharashtra, India.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9822027023
020-261164529
dr.ajitnalawade@gmail.com 
Dr Rajesh Prajapati  Ajanta Research Centre,Lucknow  Ajanta Research Centre, Ajanta Institute & IVF Centre, No. 765, ABC Complex, Kanpur Road, Near Krishna Cinema, Alambagh, Lucknow-226005.
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
9559782773

dr.rajeshkgmc@gmail.com 
Dr Nishil Shah  Apple Hospital,Surat  Apple Hospital, Udhna Dharwaja, Ring Road, Surat - 345002 Gujarat - India
Surat
GUJARAT 
9825634634
91-261-6696078
drnishil.shah@gmail.com 
Dr Pramodini shankaran   Bhakti Vedanta Hospital and Research Institute,   Bhakti Vedanta Hospital and Research Institute, Srishti Complex, BhaktiVedanta swami Marg, Mira road east, Thane, Maharastra-401107, India
Thane
MAHARASHTRA 
9820317030
02228459885
shankarankrishnan@yahoo.com 
Dr NV Jayachandran  Calicut medical college, Calicut  Calicut Government Medical College, Medical College PO Calicut- 673008 Kerala- India
Kozhikode
KERALA 
7411906179
4952355331
njayachandran9@gmail.com 
Dr Chandrashekara Srikantiah  Chanre Rheumatology and Immunology Center and Research  Chanre Rheumatology and Immunology Center and Research #149,15th main , NHCS , water tank Road,4th Block, 3rd Stage, Basaveshwaranagar, Bangalore-560079
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
080-42516699

chandrashekara_s@yahoo.com 
Dr Krishnamurthy V  Chennai meenakshi multispeciality hospital, Chennai  Chennai Meenakshi MultiSpeciality Hospital, Chennai Tamil Nadu- India
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
04442938938
044-24993282
researchchennaimeenakshi@gmail.com 
DrNaisar Dilip Nahar  Chopda Medicare & Research Center Pvt, Ltd, Magnum Heart Institute,  Chopda Medicare & Research Center Pvt, Ltd, Magnum Heart Institute, 3/5 Patil lane no.1, Laxmi Nagar, Near KBH Vidyalaya,Canada Corner, Nashik-422005.Maharashtra, Inida
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
9970222227

dr.naisar@yahoo.com 
Dr Emil J Thachil  Elite Mission Hospital, Thrissur  Elite Mission Hospital PB No 1414, Kookenchery, Thrissur- 680007 Kerala- India
Thrissur
KERALA 
0487-2436100
0487-2436167
eliteh.cr@gmail.com 
Dr Sukhendu Sarkhel  Healthpoint, Kolkata  Healthpoint 21, Prannath Pandit Street, Opposite Lansdowne Paddapukur, Kolkata - 700025 West Bengal- India
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9831011878
3324559037
sukhendu.sarkhel@gmail.com 
Dr Smruti Ramteke  Jasleen Hospital, Nagpur  Jasleen Hospital, 1st floor, Opp. Big Bazar, Panchsheel Square, Dhantoli, Wardha Road Nagpur-440012,MAHARASHTRA, Inida
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9823514680
0712-2421209
sramteke@rediffmail.com 
Dr Urmila Dhakad  King George Medical University  King George Medical University,Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhawan,Lucknow 226018
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
9696349671

drurmiladhakad@gmail.com 
Dr BR Bagaria  Malpani Multispeciality Hospital  Malpani Multispeciality Hospital, SP-6, Road no-1, V.K I Area, Sikar Road, Jaipur-302013, Rajasthan, India
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9460891205
0141-2333886
dr.bagaria@gmail.com 
Dr Girish Gokuldas Bhatia  Medipoint Hospital ,Pune  Medipoint Hospital Pvt. Ltd, 241/1, New D.P Road, Aundh, Pune-411007, Maharashtra, India
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
7387003636
020-39841200
drbhatia.pentagon@gmail.com 
Dr Sachin Karkamkar  Noble Hospital, Pune  Noble Hospital,Dept. of Rheumatology 53, Magarpatta City Road,Hadapsar, Pune,Maharashtra-411013,India
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9225505582

drsachinorth@yahoo.co.in 
DrAwadhesh Kumar Yadav   Om Research Center,Om surgical centre & Maternity Home  Om Research Center,Om surgical centre & Maternity Home SA-17/3,Sri Krishna Nagar,Paharia,Ghazipur road, Varanasi-221007,UP,India
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
9415226817

omresearchcenter@gmail.com 
Dr Vijay Goni  Post graduate institute of medical research & education  PGIMER, Sector -12 , Chandigarh -India
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
9914209747
91-172-2744401
vijaygoni@gmail.com 
Dr Gaurav Rathi  Rathi Hospital,Ahmedabad  Rathi Hospital, Near Anupam Shopping Centre, Opp Mahabaleshwar Society, Jodhpur Cross Roads, Satellite, Ahmedabad-380015, India
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9824015618
079-26924812
drgjrathi@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Sharad Purohith  Sanjivani Super Speciality Hospitals Private Limited  Sanjivani Super Speciality Hospitals Private Limited, 1, Uday Park Society, Vastrapur,Near Sunrise Park, Vastrapur-380051,Ahmadabad, GUJARAT, India
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9879007908

drsharad15@gmail.com 
Dr Girish HR  Sapthagiri Hospital,   Sapthagiri Hospital, No. 15, Chikkasandra, Hesaraghatta Main Road, Bengaluru,560073 Karnataka, India
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9900073260
080-22188737
girirudra@yahoo.co.in 
DrAshish Pongde   Shree hospital & critical care center  Shree hospital & critical care center 799, Nagar, opp.Tajshree building, Sakkardara square, Nagpur – 440009, Maharashtra, India
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9326118869

drpongade@gmail.com 
DrPSrinivas Raju Gupta  St. Theresa’s Hospital  St. Theresa’s Hospital, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad-500018, Telangana State, India
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9392491940

drpsrguptaa@gmail.com 
Dr Hema  Stanley medical college  Stanley medical college,Old jail road, Royapuram,Chennai-600003.
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9094821986

stanleyresearch@gmail.com 
DrJadhav Meera Praveen   Sujata Birla Hospital & Research Center,  Sujata Birla Hospital & Research Center, Opp Bytco College,Nasik Road,Nashik-422101,Maharashtra,India
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
9822055612

drpraveenjadhav@rediffmail.com 
Dr Vikram Muralidar Haridas  Sushruta Multispecialty Hospital and Research Centre  Sushruta Multispecialty Hospital and Research Centre Private Limited, P. B. Road, Vidyanagar, Hubli- 580021, Karnataka, India.
Dharwad
KARNATAKA 
9343649883

drvikramharidas@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 28  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Apple hospital ethics committee,Surat  Approved 
Bhakti Vedanta Hospital Ethics Committee,Thane  Approved 
Chennai Meenakshi MultiSpeciality Hospital ethics committe,   Approved 
Ethics committee,St. Theresa  Approved 
Health point ethics committee, Kolkata  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee Elite Mission Hospital,Thrissur  Approved 
Institutional ethics committee Malpani Multispecialty Hospital,Jaipur  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Poona Medical Research Foundation, Pune  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Post Graduate Institute of medical education & research, Chandigarh  Submittted/Under Review 
institutional Ethics committee, Ajanta Hospital, Lucknow  Approved 
institutional Ethics committee, care hospital, Hydrabad  Approved 
institutional Ethics committee, Chanre Hospital, Bangalore   Approved 
institutional Ethics committee, GMC Kozhikode, Calicut  Approved 
institutional Ethics committee, KGMU, Lucknow  Approved 
institutional Ethics committee, Om Surgical Center   Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Science A.P.  Approved 
institutional Ethics committee, Stanley Medical college Chennai  Approved 
Instiutional Ethics Committee,KGH,Vishakhapatnam  Approved 
Jasleen Hospitals Ethics committee, Nagpu  Approved 
Magna Care Ethics Committee, Chopda Medicare & Research Centre Nasik  Approved 
Noble hospital Institutional Ethics committee  Approved 
Penta-Med Ethics Committee, Pune  Approved 
Rathi Ethics Committee, Ahmedabad  Approved 
Sanjivani hospital, Ethics committee, Ahmedabad  Approved 
Sapthagiri Institute Of Medical Sciences and Research Center institutional ethics committee,Bangalore  Approved 
Shree Hospital Ethics Committee,Nagpur  Approved 
Sushruta Hospital Ethics Committee, Hubli  Approved 
Yash Society Ethics Committee, Nasik   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  moderate to severely active rheumatoid arthritis patients ,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  BMO-2 (adalimumab)  40 mg SC (subcutaneous) administration every alternate week start from week 0 to week 22 
Comparator Agent  Humira® (adalimumab)  40 mg SC (subcutaneous) administration every alternate week start from week 0 to week 22 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Adult male and female patients diagnosed with RA for at least 4 months (as per 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria) and having a score ≥6/10.

2. Patients with active RA defined as ≥6 swollen (out of 66) and ≥6 tender (out of 68) joint counts and CRP >8 mg/L despite taking MTX orally for ≥12 weeks and at a stable weekly dose of ≥12.5 mg (minimum of 10 mg if intolerant/contraindicated to further dose escalation) in the last 4 weeks prior to screening and plan to remain on stable dose throughout the study.
3. RA functional class I, II, or III.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Rheumatoid arthritis with significant secondary involvement
2. Treatment with DMARDs other than MTX within 4 weeks prior to screening (8 weeks prior for leflunomide, and azathioprine).
3. Prior or current treatment with investigational or approved biologics for rheumatoid arthritis.
4. History of or current inflammatory joint disease other than RA or other systemic autoimmune disorder or diagnosis of JIA/JRA.
5. Any surgical procedure, including bone/joint surgery/synovectomy within 12 weeks prior to screening or planned during the study or history of infected joint prosthesis within 5 years.
6. Chronic or current infectious disease
7. Subjects with active or latent tuberculosis as evident from chest X ray and/or clinical signs and symptoms
8. Subjects with a positive test for TB (Mantoux/PPD test or Quantiferon TB Gold/IGRA test).
9. Evidence of significant uncontrolled concomitant diseases.
10. Known active infection of any kind or any episode of infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with anti-infective within 30 days of dosing.
11. Receipt of a live/attenuated vaccine within 28 days prior to randomization.
12. History of use of intra-articular or parenteral glucocorticoids within 4 weeks prior to screening.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Centralized 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator, Outcome Assessor and Date-entry Operator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Proportion of patients achieving ACR 20 response at week 14.   ACR 20 response at week 14.  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
• Proportion of patients achieving ACR 20 response at week 24.
• Proportion of patients achieving ACR 50 and ACR 70 response at weeks 14 and 24.
•Change from baseline of the DAS 28-CRP at weeks 14 and 24.
•Change from baseline in physical function as assessed by HAQ-DI at weeks 14 and 24.
•Nature, frequency and severity of adverse events (AEs).
•Detection of antidrug antibodies (binding and neutralizing) over 24 weeks.
 
•ACR 20 response at week 24.
•ACR 50 and ACR 70 response at weeks 14 and 24.
•DAS 28-CRP at weeks 14 and 24.
•HAQ-DI at weeks 14 and 24.
•Antidrug antibodies (binding and neutralizing) over 24 weeks.
 
 
Target Sample Size
Modification(s)  
Total Sample Size="220"
Sample Size from India="220" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "222"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="222" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
Modification(s)  
09/08/2016 
Date of Study Completion (India) 04/11/2017 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial
Modification(s)  
Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details  
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   This study is  randomized, double-blind, multicenter, two-arm, parallel-group, phase 3 study to assess the efficacy and safety of BMO-2 and Humira® in combination with MTX in 140 patients with active rheumatoid arthritis.   Patients will be randomized to receive either BMO-2 or Humira®, every other week until week 22, along with their background stable dose of MTX every week until week 24. End of trial safety follow up will be performed at week 30.  
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