Prednisone Timed-Release Tablet (TRT) Study: Modified-Release (MR) Formulation of Prednisone Compared to Standard Immediate-Release (IR) Prednisone in Participants With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Summary

The objective of this study is to investigate if low doses of prednisone MR formulation, given at night and, with active drug release at 2 am, are more effective in controlling joint stiffness, and other disease symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis than standard IR prednisone given in the morning.

Timeline

Start

2004-08-31

Primary completion

2007-01-31

Completion

2007-01-31

Publications

• Results Alten R, Doring G, Cutolo M, Gromnica-Ihle E, Witte S, Straub R, Buttgereit F. Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with nighttime-release prednisone. J Rheumatol. 2010 Oct;37(10):2025-31. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.100051. Epub 2010 Aug 3.
• Results Buttgereit F, Doering G, Schaeffler A, Witte S, Sierakowski S, Gromnica-Ihle E, Jeka S, Krueger K, Szechinski J, Alten R. Efficacy of modified-release versus standard prednisone to reduce duration of morning stiffness of the joints in rheumatoid arthritis (CAPRA-1): a double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2008 Jan 19;371(9608):205-14. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60132-4.

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