Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
Type
Interventional
Phase
Not Applicable
Design
Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Prevention

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 18 years and 125 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

The study is a prospective randomised open, blinded endpoint trial with balanced randomisation (1:1) conducted in seven outpatient clinics in Denmark. Follow-up visits for patients in the intervention group are scheduled to occur at baseline and then after 2, 4 and 12 weeks and thereafter every thir...

The study is a prospective randomised open, blinded endpoint trial with balanced randomisation (1:1) conducted in seven outpatient clinics in Denmark. Follow-up visits for patients in the intervention group are scheduled to occur at baseline and then after 2, 4 and 12 weeks and thereafter every third month for 5 years after randomisation. The control group will be monitored for RA disease activity and comorbidity after 2, 4 weeks, 12 weeks and thereafter following national guidelines for RA. Prevention of CVD risk factors in the control group will be treated in general practice according to national guidelines for diabetes (2011), hypertension (2009) and CVD (2013).

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT02246257
Collaborators
Not Provided
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Torkell J Ellingsen, MD, PhD Odense University Hospital