Conditions: Rhematoid Arthritis
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 1152
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
To assess the efficacy of tofacitinib monotherapy or tofacitinib with methotrexate as compared to adalimumab with methotrexate. To compare the efficacy of tofacitinib monotherapy compared to tofacitinib combined with methotrexate. To compare effects on all health outcomes measures in the study. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of tofacitinib and adalimumab. To evaluate the safety of the zoster vaccine given prior to the initiation of tofacitinb or adalimumab.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: None arm 2: None arm 3: None

Interventions: intervention 1: Tofacitinib with methotrexate intervention 2: Tofacitinib without methotrexate intervention 3: Adalimumab with methotrexate
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Tofacitinib 5 mg twice daily, oral for 12 months Methotrexate (previous stable dose 15-25 mg) every week, oral for 12 months Placebo for adalimumab every other week, subcutaneous for 12 months intervention 2: Tofacitinib 5 mg twice daily, oral for 12 months Placebo for methotrexate (previous stable dose) every week, oral for 12 months Placebo for adalimumab every other week, subcutaneous for 12 months intervention 3: Placebo for tofacitinib twice daily, oral for 12 months Methotrexate (previous stable dose 15-25 mg) every week, oral for 12 months Adalimumab 40 mg every other week, subcutaneous for 12 months

Protocol document: