New IV treatment tested for debilitating spinal arthritis

NCT ID NCT02186873

Summary

This study tested whether an intravenous medication called golimumab could reduce symptoms of active ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic inflammatory disease that causes back pain and stiffness. 208 participants were randomly assigned to receive either the drug or a placebo infusion over 16 weeks. The main goal was to see if the drug helped at least 20% more than placebo in improving pain, function, and inflammation.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

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    Glendale, Arizona, United States

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    Mesa, Arizona, United States

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    La Palma, California, United States

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    Granger, Indiana, United States

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    St Louis, Missouri, United States

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    Orchard Park, New York, United States

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    Salisbury, North Carolina, United States

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    Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States

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    Duncansville, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Austin, Texas, United States

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    Houston, Texas, United States

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    Maroochydore, Australia

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    St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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    Burlington, Canada

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    Trois-Rivières, Canada

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    Bad Doberan, Germany

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    Berlin, Germany

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    Erfurt, Germany

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    Hamburg, Germany

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    Planegg, Germany

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    Ratingen, Germany

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    Zerbst, Germany

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    Chihuahua City, Mexico

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    Bydgoszcz, Poland

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    Bytom, Poland

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    Nadarzyn, Poland

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    Nowa Sól, Poland

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    Poznan, Poland

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    Warsaw, Poland

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    Moscow, Russia

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    Saint Petersburg, Russia

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    Saratov, Russia

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    Smolensk, Russia

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    Tver', Russia

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    Ansan, South Korea

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    Daegu, South Korea

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    Gwangju, South Korea

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    Seongdong-Gu, South Korea

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    Seoul, South Korea

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    Chernihiv, Ukraine

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    Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine

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    Kyiv, Ukraine

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    Odesa, Ukraine

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    Vinnytsia, Ukraine

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    Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

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