Smart device helps arthritis patients stay on track
NCT ID NCT05891600
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a smart injection device (Smartclic) helps rheumatoid arthritis patients take their etanercept medication as prescribed. Researchers tracked 60 patients in Colombia for 40 weeks, measuring how often they used the device and how their symptoms changed. The goal was to see if the device improves treatment adherence and disease control.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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May 2025
- 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
The study data will be collected from medical records containing the Smartclic device injection log and pharmacy claims database available from a rheumatologist institution. The study will only include clinical records of patients who received treatment with etanercept and meet the selection criteria.
- 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: * Evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent document indicating that the patient (or a legally acceptable representative) has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study. * Patients aged ≥18 years with an established diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis according to EULAR-ACR criteria recorded in medical record. * Patients who are on etanercept treatment and are being switched to Smartclic, or new etanercept patients that have been prescribed Smartclic® device (either in combination with a conventional synthetic DMARD or in monotherapy). * Medical records and pharmacy claims database of the IPS available after the index date for a period of 40 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: \- Any serious ongoing infections, pregnancy, or other social or medical conditions that are anticipated in the investigator's judgment to lead to discontinuation of etanercept administration with the device during the 40 weeks of data collection.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Biomab Ips S.A.S.
Bogotá, 110231, Colombia
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