drugset / Trial / NCT01790022

Efficacy and Safety of MEthylprednisolone Administered Intravenously for the Treatment of Patients With Active AnkyLosing spondyLitis (METALL)

NCT01790022

NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

In this study, efficacy of methylprednisolone in reduction of signs and symptoms (back pain, stiffness, joint pain and swelling) of active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) will be investigated. It is expected, that a single dose of methylprednisolone 500 mg given intravenously at baseline will lead to a rapid reduction of symptoms of active AS, which can be seen already 2 weeks after drug administration.

Timeline

Start
2012-07
Primary completion
2013-03
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Methylprednisolone Other / unclassified 500 mg Intravenous