A Non-Interventional Study of RoActemra/Actemra (Tocilizumab) Treatment in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Roche

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT01952509

ML28747

Details and patient eligibility

About

This multicenter, observational study will evaluate the use and efficacy of RoActemra/Actemra (tocilizumab) in routine clinical practice in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. Eligible patients initiated on RoActemra/Actemra treatment in accordance with the local label will be followed for 6 months.

Enrollment: 169 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients, >/= 18 years of age
• Moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis according to the revised (1987) ACR criteria
• Patients in whom the treating physician has made the decision to commence RoActemra/Actemra treatment (in accordance with the local label); this can include patients who have received RoActemra/Actemra treatment within 8 weeks prior to the enrolment visit

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who have received RoActemra/Actemra more than 8 weeks prior to the enrolment visit
• Patients who have previously received RoActemra/Actemra in a clinical trial or for compassionate use
• Patients who have received treatment with any investigational agent within 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives of the investigational agent, whichever is longer) before starting treatment with RoActemra/Actemra
• Patients with a history of autoimmune disease or any joint inflammatory disease other than rheumatoid arthritis

Trial design

169 participants in 1 patient group

Cohort