Teriparatide for Joint Erosions in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The TERA Trial

Summary

Summary: The investigators propose a randomized controlled open label study of teriparatide in men or women with rheumatoid arthritis and joint erosions. Specifically, the investigators will examine whether teriparatide in combination with a biologic can retard the development of joint erosions. The study will be conducted at Brigham and Women's Hospital Arthritis Center, several Brigham and Women's Hospital Arthritis Center satellite practices, the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and Massachusetts General Hospital. Hypothesis: The investigators hypothesize that the combination of teriparatide with biologic will be much more effective at retarding erosion progression then a biologic alone.

Timeline

Start

2011-08

Primary completion

2015-07-30

Completion

2016-07-28

Publications

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• Background Lane NE, Sanchez S, Modin GW, Genant HK, Pierini E, Arnaud CD. Parathyroid hormone treatment can reverse corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis. Results of a randomized controlled clinical trial. J Clin Invest. 1998 Oct 15;102(8):1627-33. doi: 10.1172/JCI3914.
• Background Eggelmeijer F, Papapoulos SE, van Paassen HC, Dijkmans BA, Valkema R, Westedt ML, Landman JO, Pauwels EK, Breedveld FC. Increased bone mass with pamidronate treatment in rheumatoid arthritis. Results of a three-year randomized, double-blind trial. Arthritis Rheum. 1996 Mar;39(3):396-402. doi: 10.1002/art.1780390307.
• Solomon DH, Kay J, Duryea J, Lu B, Bolster MB, Yood RA, Han R, Ball S, Coleman C, Lo E, Wohlfahrt A, Sury M, Yin M, Yu Z, Zak A, Gravallese EM. Effects of Teriparatide on Joint Erosions in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 Sep;69(9):1741-1750. doi: 10.1002/art.40156. Epub 2017 Jul 14.

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