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CTRI Number  CTRI/2011/05/001734 [Registered on: 13/05/2011] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 22/11/2019
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Efficacy and Safety of Hydroxychloroquine and Methotrexate Combination in Treatment of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Scientific Title of Study   Efficacy and Safety of Hydroxychloroquine and Methotrexate Combination in Treatment of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Double Blind, Randomized Comparison with Methotrexate alone 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
Ipca/HQMT/PIII-10  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
Modification(s)  
Name   
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address 




 
Phone    
Fax    
Email    
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Anil Pareek  
Designation  President Medical Affairs and Clinical Research 
Affiliation   
Address  Ipca Laboratories Ltd; Mumbai
142,AB,Kandivli Industrial Estate, Kandivli W
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400067
India 
Phone  022-66474641  
Fax  022-66474416  
Email  anil.pareek@ipca.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Mr Nitin Chandurkar  
Designation  Deputy General Manager Clinical Research Department 
Affiliation   
Address  Ipca Laboratories Ltd; Mumbai
48, International House, Kandivli Industrial Estate, Kandivli W
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400067
India 
Phone  022-61113165  
Fax  022-61113150  
Email  nitin.chandurkar@ipca.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Nil 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Ipca Laboratories Ltd Mumbai 
Address  KANDIVILI INDUSTRIAL ESTATE 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Nil   
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 9  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
DrSara Subodh Dhanwade  Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College & Hospital  Wanlesswadi Sangli Miraj Road Sangli – 416414
Sangli
MAHARASHTRA 
9890936995

sarasubodh@hotmail.com 
Dr Chandrashekara S  Chare Rheumatology & Immunology Research & Centre  #149,15thMain,NHCLwatertankroad,4thBlock,3rdstage,Basaveswarnagar, Bangalore 560079
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9845071151

chandrashekara_s@yahoo.com 
Dr Sathish Kumar  Christian Medical College  Vellore
Vellore
TAMIL NADU 
9488469989

sathishkumar_cmc@yahoo.com 
Dr Vijaya Shenoy  K. S. Hedge Medical Academy  Deralakatte Mangalore- 575 018
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9241070047

vijayapaed@yahoo.com 
Dr Nalini Bhaskaranand  Kasturba Hospital  Kasturba Hospital Post Box No 7, Manipal 576104
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
08202922759
08202922209
dr_nalinib@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Nutan Kamath  Kasturba Medical College  Light House Hill Road Mangalore 575 001
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9448147687

nutankamath@yahoo.com 
Dr Sciddhartha Koonwar  M. V. Hospital & Research Centre  314/30 Mirza Mandi Chowk Lucknow- 226 003
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
9415102691

dr_sciddhartha@indiatimes.com 
Dr Rukmangatharajan  Madras Medica College & GGH, Chennai  Rheumatology Dept. Room No. 169A Tower Block 1, 6th floore, ,Madras MEdical College & GGH, Chennai -600003
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
044-25500400

drsrukmangatharrajane@yahoo.co.in 
Dr. Sharad Agarkhedkar  Padmashri Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Pimpri  Department of Pediatrics ,Dr. DY Patil Medical College & Research Center, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri-411018
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
020-27420605
020-27420439
ashalaka@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 9  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Central Ethics Committee, Nitte University  Approved 
Institutional Ethical Committee, Madras Medical College, Chennai  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committe Kasturba Hospital Manipal  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committe, Lucknow (U.P)   Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Padmashri Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Pimpri, Pune  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee,Bharati, Vidhyapeeth deemed University Medical College and Hospital , Sangli  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee,Christian Medical College, Vellore  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee,CRICR,BANGALORE- 560079  Approved 
University Ethics Committee, Manipal   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Hydroxychloroquine   100mg/Day oral for 24 weeks 
Comparator Agent  Methotrexate 2.5, 5.7,5 or 10 mg  Methotrexate oral weekly for 24 weeks 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  4.00 Year(s)
Age To  16.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  -Male and female subjects in the age range of 4 to 16 years (both inclusive).

-Subjects who have a diagnosis of JRA according to the ACR (American College of Rheumatology) criteria for JRA.

-Active pauciarticular (i.e. inflammation in fewer than 5 joints) or polyarticular JRA (i.e. equal to or greater than 5 swollen joint or equal to or greater than 3 joint with limitation of movement accompanied by either pain on motion or tenderness or both which could be of the same joint and rheumatoid factor positive or negative) without systemic onset that persists for at least 6 weeks and inadequately controlled by NSAIDs plus any DMARDs.

-Ready to give consent/assesnt
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  -Subjects having active systemic course of JRA(i.e. persistent intermittent fever with or without erythematosus rash, hepatosplenomegally , lymphadenopathy , serositis or other organ involvement) -Current inflammatory diseases or history of diseases other than juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (like lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, rheumatic fever, anterior uveitis, fibromyalgia, SLE infectious arthritis, psoriasis or ankylosing spondylitis, sacroiliitis with inflammatory bowel disease). -Subjects who had undergone joint surgery within the preceding two months of the screening visit  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Pre-numbered or coded identical Containers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Patients with a 30 percent improvement from baseline in at least 3 of the 6 following variables with no more than one of the remaining variables worsening by more than 30percent The core set are;
1.Physician’s global assessment of disease activity
2.Parent’s/patient’s (if appropriate in age) global assessment of overall well-being
3.Functional ability by CHAQ Disability Index
4.Number of joints with active arthritis
5.Number of joints with limited range of motion; and
6.ESR.




 
Week 0, 4,8,12,16,20 and 24 [Delete]
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
ACR Pedi 50, ACR Pedi 70, JAFAR-C, JAFAR-P  ACR Pedi 50, ACR Pedi 70: Week 0, 4,8,12,16,20 and 24
JAFAR-C, JAFAR-P: Week 0 and Week 24 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="154"
Sample Size from India="154" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "77"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="77" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   20/05/2011 
Date of Study Completion (India) 03/04/2014 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   This is a double blind, randomized, parallel group, comparative, multicentric study of 24 weeks. This will be an outpatient study. The study will be initiated only after obtaining necessary approval from DCGI and hospitals ethics committees. At screening after successful fulfillment of informed consent and assent procedures, patients satisfying screening criteria have to undergo 7 days placebo washout period. At baseline visit, the patients satisfying all the entry criteria will be randomized 1:1 in two treatment arms for 24 weeks.During ht estudy patients will be evaluated for ACR Pedi 30 as a primary efficacy endpoint. 
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