Clinical trial • Phase IV • Musculoskeletal | Immunology | Other

[18F]FLUORO-PEG-FOLATE for ACPA-positive arthralgia | Arthralgia

Phase IV trial of [18F]FLUORO-PEG-FOLATE for ACPA-positive arthralgia | Arthralgia. None/Not specified-controlled. 60 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Musculoskeletal | Immunology | Other
Trial Disease
ACPA-positive arthralgia | Arthralgia
Trial Stage
Phase IV
Drug Modality
Radiopharmaceutical

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
22-10-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
09-12-2024

Trial design

None/Not specified-controlled Phase IV trial across 3 sites in Netherlands.

Comparator
None/Not specified
Target Sample Size
60
Trial Duration For Participant
365

Eligibility

Recruits 60 No vulnerable populations selected. Participants must be 18 years or older and capable of giving informed consent; consent must be obtained prior to any study-related procedures. No assent procedures described..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnancy or breast-feeding.
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected. Participants must be 18 years or older and capable of giving informed consent; consent must be obtained prior to any study-related procedures. No assent procedures described.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients must be 18 years of age or older.\n- Patients must be diagnosed with arthralgia (not secondary to trauma) by a physician.\n- Patients must have a positive ACPA blood test, determined as a value of 10 U/mL or higher.\n- Patients must be able to adhere to the study appointments and other protocol requirements.\n- Patients must be capable of giving informed consent and the consent must have been obtained prior to the study related procedures."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Arthritis and/or tenosynovitis as revealed by physical examination of 44 joints through the Disease Activity Score (DAS) (27) by 2 independent physicians.\n- Previous corticosteroid injection in joints.\n- Trauma involving joints in the 6 months prior to inclusion\n- Pregnancy or breast-feeding.\n- Low risk score at developing RA as calculated by a previously investigated clinical prediction rule."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Sensitivity\n- Specificity\n- Positive predictive value\n- Negative predictive value","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of whole-body [18F]PEG-Folate PET (with ≥1 PET positive joint regarded as positive PET scan) for development of clinical arthritis (in at least 1 joint) during one year follow-up."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Relationship of PET positivity and time to development of clinical arthritis.\n- Cut-off value(s) for this/these specific outcome measure(s) in relation todevelopment of RA within one year.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Relationship of PET positivity and time to development of clinical arthritis will be assessed (time-to-development of clinical arthritis). Cut-off value(s) will be determined for the specified outcome measures in relation to development of rheumatoid arthritis within one year."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
60
Recruitment Window Months
84
Consent Approach
Informed consent is required from each participant; participants must be capable of giving informed consent and consent must be obtained prior to study-related procedures. Participants are adults (≥18). A Subject Information Sheet and Informed Consent Form document is included in the trial documents; Dutch translations are present (Dutch (Netherlands)). No assent process described.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
3
Total Number Of Participants
60

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
20-11-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
09-12-2024
Processing Time Days
19
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
60

Sites

Site Name
University Medical Center Groningen
Department Name
Rheumatology
Contact Person Name
Marcel Posthumus
Contact Person Email
M.D.Posthumus@mzh.nl
Site Name
Stichting Martini Ziekenhuis
Department Name
Rheumatology
Contact Person Name
Liesbeth Brouwer
Contact Person Email
e.brouwer@umcg.nl
Site Name
Amsterdam UMC Stichting
Department Name
Rheumatology
Contact Person Name
Jacoba Van der Laken
Contact Person Email
j.vanderlaken@amsterdamumc.nl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Amsterdam UMC Stichting
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Netherlands

Co-sponsors

  • ZonMw

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
[18F]Fluor-PEG-Folate
Active Substance
[18F]FLUORO-PEG-FOLATE
Modality
Radiopharmaceutical
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION
Route
Intravenous
Dose Levels
5 mCi
Maximum Dose
5 mCi

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