Which RA drug keeps patients on board longer? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06712628
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tracks about 678 adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis in Germany to see how long they stay on either upadacitinib or TNF inhibitors. Doctors choose the treatment before the study starts, based on standard care. The goal is to learn which drug people stick with longer in everyday practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 678 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants with moderate to severe active Rheumatoid Arthritis receiving Upadcitinib or a Tumor necrosis factor inhibitor treatment.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Current or Past participants with a confirmed diagnosis of moderate to severe active RA upon judgement of the treating physician. * Physician decision on participant treatment with Upadacitinib (UPA) or tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) must have been reached prior to and independently of recruitment in the study * UPA or TNFi prescribed in accordance with the applicable approved label and local regulatory and reimbursement policies Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in a clinical trial with an investigational drug (within a minimum of 30 days or 5 half-lives of the investigational drug \[whichever is longer\] prior to baseline) * Prior treatment with Upadacitinib * Prior treatment with the same tumor necrosis factor inhibitor as the one prescribed for this study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
71 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cellitinnen-Krankenhaus St. Josef /ID# 275926
RECRUITINGWuppertal, 42105, Germany
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Deutsches Endokrinologisches Versorgungszentrum DEVZ - MVZ GdR /ID# 274291
RECRUITINGFrankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60329, Germany
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Die Fachaerzte im Rottal - Nephrologie, Rheumatologie /ID# 284221
RECRUITINGPfarrkirchen, 84347, Germany
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Dr. Ann-Dorthe Holst /ID# 285741
RECRUITINGLudwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 19288, Germany
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Dr. Harmuth /ID# 273401
RECRUITINGMarktredwitz, Bavaria, 95615, Germany
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Dr. Med. Thomas Marycz /ID# 274646
RECRUITINGAmberg, Bavaria, 92224, Germany
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Dr. Mueller /ID# 273081
RECRUITINGFreiberg, Saxony, 09599, Germany
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Dr. Murawski /ID# 272724
RECRUITINGNeunkirchen, Saarland, 66538, Germany
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Fachpraxis fur Rheumatologie und Osteologie /ID# 275359
RECRUITINGWeyhe, Lower Saxony, 28844, Germany
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Gemeinschaftspraxis Innere Medizin/Rheumatologie /ID# 278584
RECRUITINGFreiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, 79098, Germany
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Gesundheitscampus Monheim /ID# 283726
RECRUITINGMonheim am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40789, Germany
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Klinikum Bielefeld Rosenhohe /ID# 283715
RECRUITINGBielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, 33647, Germany
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Klinische Forschung Im Medizinischen Versorgungalltag Gbr /ID# 274587
RECRUITINGPlanegg, Bavaria, 82152, Germany
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Knappschaftsklinikum Saar /ID# 279852
RECRUITINGPüttlingen, Saarland, 66346, Germany
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MVZ Herzogin Elisabeth Hospital /ID# 272725
RECRUITINGBraunschweig, 38114, Germany
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MVZ Weserbergland /ID# 276009
COMPLETEDBad Pyrmont, 31812, Germany
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MVZ-Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum Daun GmbH /ID# 285725
RECRUITINGDaun, 54550, Germany
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Medikomp Mvz /ID# 285898
RECRUITINGElsterwerda, Brandenburg, 04910, Germany
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Medizinischen Versorgungszentrums Agilomed /ID# 274887
RECRUITINGChemnitz, Saxony, 09130, Germany
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Mvz Dr. Med. Mahdy and Kollegen - Braunschweig /ID# 284988
RECRUITINGBraunschweig, Lower Saxony, 38106, Germany
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Praxis Barmen /ID# 277514
RECRUITINGWuppertal, 42285, Germany
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Praxis Dilltal /ID# 272727
RECRUITINGEhringshausen, 35630, Germany
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Praxis Dr. med. Florian Beyer /ID# 274293
RECRUITINGKaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, 67657, Germany
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Praxis F. Schattenberg /ID# 280322
RECRUITINGWaren, 17192, Germany
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Praxis Fiene /ID# 279410
RECRUITINGGreifswald, 17493, Germany
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Praxis H. Fricke-Wagner /ID# 274467
RECRUITINGZwickau, Saxony, 08056, Germany
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Praxis K. Pagel /ID# 279121
RECRUITINGHoppegarten, Brandenburg, 15366, Germany
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Praxis. F. Bigdeli-Wilshusen /ID# 273455
RECRUITINGHanover, Lower Saxony, 30173, Germany
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Praxiszentrum Dr. Med. Klaus Kruger Dres. Günther Kellerer Und Paul Kellerer /ID# 276138
RECRUITINGMunich, Bavaria, 81541, Germany
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Private Practice - Dr. Alexander Lautwein /ID# 282328
RECRUITINGWittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, 54516, Germany
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Private Practice - Dr. Christine Baumann /ID# 275095
RECRUITINGPlauen, Saxony, 08523, Germany
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Private Practice - Dr. Daniel Bestler /ID# 272741
RECRUITINGErfurt, 99096, Germany
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Private Practice - Dr. Dirk Wernicke /ID# 276820
RECRUITINGHohen Neuendorf, Brandenburg, 16540, Germany
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Private Practice - Dr. Frank Hamann, Dr. Andreas Teich & Dr. Konrad Boche /ID# 275358
RECRUITINGLeipzig, Saxony, 04109, Germany
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Private Practice - Dr. Hauke E. Heintz /ID# 278081
RECRUITINGHamburg, 22391, Germany
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Private Practice - Dr. Ilka Schwarze /ID# 276981
RECRUITINGLeipzig, Saxony, 04129, Germany
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Private Practice - Dr. Jochen Walter /ID# 280069
RECRUITINGRendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, 24768, Germany
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Private Practice - Dr. Jorg Sensse /ID# 281907
RECRUITINGGifhorn, Lower Saxony, 38518, Germany
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Private Practice - Dr. Sebastian Schuh /ID# 272731
RECRUITINGCoburg, 96450, Germany
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Private Practice - Dr. Silke Zinke /ID# 276366
RECRUITINGBerlin, 13055, Germany
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Private Practice - Dr. Thilo Klopsch - Stargarder Strasse /ID# 276367
RECRUITINGNeubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17033, Germany
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Private Practice - Dr. Thomas Kupka /ID# 273631
RECRUITINGAltenburg, Thuringia, 04600, Germany
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Private Practice- Dr. Joerdis Gerigk /ID# 283747
RECRUITINGMagdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, 39106, Germany
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Prof-med-stud.de /ID# 285869
RECRUITINGMunich, 80935, Germany
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Rheumahaus Studien GbR /ID# 275917
RECRUITINGPotsdam, Brandenburg, 14467, Germany
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Rheumapraxis Am Webereck /ID# 274412
RECRUITINGAugsburg, Bavaria, 86157, Germany
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Rheumapraxis An Der Hase /ID# 276949
RECRUITINGOsnabrück, Lower Saxony, 49074, Germany
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Rheumapraxis Dr. Liebhaber /ID# 274888
RECRUITINGHalle, Saxony-Anhalt, 06128, Germany
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Rheumapraxis Dr. Prothmann /ID# 279851
RECRUITINGPüttlingen, Saarland, 66346, Germany
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Rheumapraxis Düren /ID# 272726
RECRUITINGDüren, 52355, Germany
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Rheumapraxis Haas Tubingen /ID# 275536
RECRUITINGTübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72072, Germany
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Rheumapraxis Hannover-List /ID# 273735
RECRUITINGHanover, Lower Saxony, 30161, Germany
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Rheumapraxis Heidelberg /ID# 276475
RECRUITINGHeidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69120, Germany
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Rheumapraxis Kaufering /ID# 283852
RECRUITINGKaufering, 86916, Germany
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Rheumapraxis Steglitz /ID# 280323
RECRUITINGBerlin, 12161, Germany
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Rheumapraxis Ulm Dr. med. Nadia Rinaldi /ID# 276293
RECRUITINGUlm, Baden-Wurttemberg, 89073, Germany
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Rheumapraxis Weimar /ID# 272740
RECRUITINGWeimar, Thuringia, 99427, Germany
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Rheumapraxis Zweibruecken - Matar /ID# 282656
RECRUITINGZweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate, 66482, Germany
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Rheumapraxis am Schlossberg /ID# 272728
RECRUITINGHomburg, Saarland, 66424, Germany
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Rheumatism Center Mittelhessen /ID# 274641
RECRUITINGBad Endenbach, Hesse, 35080, Germany
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Rheumatologie Kassel /ID# 275916
RECRUITINGKassel, Lower Saxony, 34125, Germany
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Rheumatologisch Immunologisch /ID# 275830
RECRUITINGTemplin, Brandenburg, 17268, Germany
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Rheumatologische Facharztpraxis - Magdeburg /ID# 272866
RECRUITINGMagdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, 39104, Germany
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Rheumatologische Facharztpraxis - Naumburg (Saale) /ID# 272743
RECRUITINGNaumburg, Saxony-Anhalt, 06618, Germany
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Rheumatologische Facharztpraxis - Schwerin /ID# 284785
RECRUITINGSchwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 19053, Germany
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Rheumatologische Facharztpraxis /ID# 286591
RECRUITINGHanover, Lower Saxony, 30159, Germany
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Rheumatology Euskirchen /ID# 285419
RECRUITINGEuskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 53879, Germany
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Rheumazentrum Ratingen /ID# 275707
RECRUITINGRatingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40882, Germany
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Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet /ID# 275518
RECRUITINGHerne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 44649, Germany
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Schwerpunktpraxis Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie /ID# 282628
RECRUITINGDresden, Saxony, 01097, Germany
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St.Elisabeth Hospital Meerbusch /ID# 275030
RECRUITINGMeerbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40668, Germany
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Stadtisches Klinikum Braunschweig /ID# 282626
RECRUITINGBraunschweig, Lower Saxony, 38126, Germany
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