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CTRI Number  CTRI/2017/07/009079 [Registered on: 19/07/2017] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/11/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Clinical Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Iguratimod Tablets Vs. Methotrexate Tablets for the treatment of Active Rheumatoid Arthritis. 
Scientific Title of Study   A Comparative, Two Arm, Randomized, Double Blind, Parallel Group, Multicentric, Non-Inferior Clinical Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Iguratimod Tablets 25 mg as an add on Therapy over Methotrexate Tablets 15 mg Vs. Methotrexate Tablets 25 mg for the treatment of Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
APL/CT/12/001  Protocol Number 
Version : 03, Date : 28 Jun 2016  Other 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Ramakrishnam Naidu  
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  King George Hospital 
Address  Department of Medicine, Rajendra Prasad Ward, King George Hospital, Maharanipeta, Visakhapatnam-530002. Andhra Pradesh.

Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH
530002
India 
Phone  9885093386  
Fax    
Email  rammky@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Shailesh Singh  
Designation  Sr. Vice President R&D and Reg. Affairs 
Affiliation  Ajanta Pharma Ltd 
Address  Ajanta Pharma Ltd Advent 43AB/44CD Charkop Industrial Estate Kandivli West, Mumbai MAHARASHTRA.

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400067
India 
Phone  2266062111  
Fax    
Email  shailesh.singh@ajantapharma.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Shailesh Singh 
Designation  Ajanta Pharma Ltd Advent 43AB/44CD Charkop Industrial Estate Kandivli West, Mumbai MAHARASHTRA. 
Affiliation  Ajanta Pharma Ltd 
Address  Ajanta Pharma Ltd Advent 43AB/44CD Charkop Industrial Estate Kandivli West, Mumbai MAHARASHTRA.

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400067
India 
Phone  2266062111  
Fax    
Email  shailesh.singh@ajantapharma.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Ajanta Pharma Ltd Advent 43AB/44CD Charkop Industrial Estate Kandivli West, Mumbai MAHARASHTRA. Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400067. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Ajanta Pharma Ltd 
Address  Advent 43AB/44CD Charkop Industrial Estate Kandivli West, Mumbai MAHARASHTRA. Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400067. 
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 = 16  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Jesalpura Bhavesh Harshdray   AMCMET Medical College & L. G. General Hospital  Department of Orthopaedics, Maninagar, Ahmedabad–380006. Gujarat.
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9033023000

Bjesalpura@yahoo.com 
Dr Manohar R Joshi  Dr. D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre  Sec 5, Nerul, Navi Mumbai-400706
Thane
MAHARASHTRA 
9022777731

drjoshimanohar@gmail.com 
Dr Sandeep Kharkar   Ganga Care Hospital  Department of Rheumatology, 3 Farmland,Panchsheel Square, Wardha Road,Nagpur 440 012, Maharashtra.
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9370808866

drksandeep@gmail.com 
Dr Taral Parikh  GCS Medical College Hospital & Research Centre  Department of Rheumatology Opp-DRM office, Near chamunda bridge, Naroda Road, Ahmdabad-380025, Gujarat,
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9428419903

parikhtaralp@gmail.com 
Dr Rohit Deshpande  Grant Govt. Medical College & Sir J J Group of Hospitals  Department of Medical & Clinical Pharmacology, Grant Govt. Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals (Government of Maharashtra)
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9096050150

coolrohit258@gmail.com 
Dr Santosh Kumar  Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences  Orthopaedics Department, Sheikhpura, Patna-800014, Bihar, India.
Patna
BIHAR 
9473191824

drsantoshigimsortho@gmail.com 
Dr Ramakrishnam Naidu   King George Hospital  Department of Medicine, Rajendra Prasad Ward, Maharanipeta, Visakhapatnam-530002. Andhra Pradesh.
Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9885093386

rammky@yahoo.com 
Dr Archana M Uppin  KLE’s Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC  Department of Rheumatology Nehru Nagar, Belagavi- 590010
Belgaum
KARNATAKA 
9844175418

drarchanak85@gmail.com 
Dr Nilesh Jayawant Patil  Lifepoint Multispecialty hospital  145/1, Mumbai Bangalore Highway, Near Hotel Sayaji, Wakad, Pune-411057. Maharashtra.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9673100066

njp@yahoo.com 
Dr Alok Kalyani  Maharaja Agrasen Hospital  Department of Rheumatology Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi-110026.
New Delhi
DELHI 
9540946955

alokkalyani@gmail.com 
Dr Kaushik Basu   Medical College  Department of Rheumatology 88, College Street, Kolkata - 700073. West Bengal
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9038831211

phoenix.0013@gmail.com 
Dr Shefali K Sharma  Post graduate Institute of Medical Eduaction & Research  Deaprtment of Internal Medicine, Sector-12, Chandigrah-160 012
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
9417372439

sharmashefali@hotmail.com 
Dr Rajendra Kumar Verma  Postgraduate Department of Medicine G.S.V.M. Medical College  Postgraduate Department of Medicine G.S.V.M. Medical College, kanpur, 208002
Kanpur Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH 
07499339329

drrkverma.research@gmail.com 
DrT Sudheer   Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences & RIMS Government General Hospital  Orthopaedics Department, Srikakulam-532 001, Andhra Pradesh.
Srikakulam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9949900369

drtsudheer@gmail.com 
Dr Atul Kakar  Sir Ganga Ram Hospital  Department of Rheumatology SGRH Marg, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi-110060
New Delhi
DELHI 
9811110802

akakar@hotmail.com 
Dr Piyush N Joshi  Sterling Hospital  2nd Floor, Sterling Hospital Road, Memnagar, Ahmedabad -380052. Gujarat.
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
8879102056

pnjoshi2005@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 16  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
AMCMET Ethics Committee  Submittted/Under Review 
Care Hospital Nagpur Ethics Committee,   Submittted/Under Review 
Ethics Committee GSVM Medical College  Approved 
Ethics Committee, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences   Approved 
Ethics Committee, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences & RIMS Government Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC), KLE University, JN Medical College  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee for Human Research, Medical College, Kolkata   Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee, King George Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, GCS Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Grant Govt. Medical College, Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai   Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Maharaja Agarsen Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Padmashree Dr D Y Patil Medical College  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Sterling Hospital  Submittted/Under Review 
LPR Ethics Committee  Submittted/Under Review 
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Ethics Committee  Submittted/Under Review 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
Modification(s)  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Active Rheumatoid Arthritis, (1) ICD-10 Condition: E888||Other specified metabolic disorders,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Iguratimod Tablets 25 mg   Once daily for first 4 weeks and escalate to twice daily for remaining 28 weeks 
Comparator Agent  Methotrexate Tablets 25 mg  Once in a week for 28 weeks 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Subjects who had been diagnosed with active RA, according to the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) Classification Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis (ACR) criteria, and Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) greater than or equal to 3.2.
2. Tender joint count/swollen joint count ≥6.
3. Patients who have failed at least one cycle of DMRD therapy, defined as subject who has failed to achieve remission after Methotrexate 15mg/week regime for 3 months. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Subjects who have participated in other clinical studies within 3 months.
2. Any condition which are likely to hinder the compliance with the protocol.
3. Subjects suffering under treatment of any chronic infection.
4. Subject with history of intra-articular infection within last four weeks.
5. Subjects with dosage of steroids more than 7.5mg/day.
6. Patients not on a stable dose of steroids for last 1 month.
7. Patients with significant systemic manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis.
8. Rheumatic auto-immune disease other than rheumatoid arthritis/overlap syndromes.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Percentage of subjects meeting the American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20), 50% (ACR50) and 70% (ACR70) response criteria.  At the end of week 28 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Mean Change from baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ).  At the end of week 28 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="260"
Sample Size from India="260" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "244"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="244" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   25/07/2017 
Date of Study Completion (India) 07/09/2018 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   Not yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary  

This study is A Comparative, Two Arm, Randomized, Double Blind, Parallel Group, Multicentric, Non-Inferior Clinical Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Iguratimod Tablets 25 mg as an add on Therapy over Methotrexate Tablets 15 mg  Vs. Methotrexate Tablets 25 mg for the treatment of Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis. Primary objective of this trial is to study the Percentage of subjects meeting the American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20), 50% (ACR50) and 70%  (ACR70) response criteria.

 
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