New study shows tofacitinib helps control psoriatic arthritis in daily life
NCT ID NCT04517669
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how well the drug tofacitinib works for people with psoriatic arthritis in everyday medical practice. Over 12 months, researchers tracked 116 adults to see if the drug reduced disease activity and improved quality of life. The goal was to understand real-world effectiveness, not to test a cure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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116 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2021
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- 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
This study will enroll approximately 500 patients from rheumatologists and/or PsA specialist centers in 10 countries (Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Israel, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland) over an enrollment period of 12 months. The above list of countries are anticipated to participate in this study, however additional countries may be included at a later time. Each patient will have up to 12 months of follow-up for a total study duration of 24 months. Consecutive patients attending a routine clinical visit will be invited to participate if they meet the eligibility criteria for the study and are to start on treatment with tofacitinib for active PsA.
- 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: Patients must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the study: 1. Patients aged ≥ 18 years 2. Moderate to severe PsA disease activity diagnosed 3. Patients for whom the physician's decision has been made to initiate treatment with tofacitinib, in usual clinical practice conditions and in compliance with the local label 4. Patients are treatment naïve to tofacitinib on the date of providing informed consent 5. 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 6. Patients on DMARDs must have not had a treatment change in the past 3 months Exclusion Criteria: Patients meeting any of the following criteria will not be included in the study: 1. Contraindications according to the Xeljanz® (tofacitinib) Prescribing Information 2. Receipt of any investigational drug within 3 months before study inclusion 3. Patient is pregnant or breastfeeding 4. Recent herpes zoster infection (within past 6 months) or history of severe disseminated herpes zoster infection 5. Active treatment for a malignancy 6. Concomitant treatment with a biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARD)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AZ Sint-Jan
Bruges, 8000, Belgium
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Algemeen Stedelijk Ziekenhuis
Aalst, 9300, Belgium
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Barzilai Medical Center
Ashkelon, Israel
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Bnai Zion Medical Center
Haifa, 31048, Israel
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C.H. Universitario de Vigo- Hospital Meixoeiro
Vigo, Galicia, 36200, Spain
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CHR Orleans
Orléans, 45067, France
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CHU Besançon - Hôpital Jean Minjoz
Besançon, 25000, France
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CHU Clermont Ferrand - Hopital Gabriel Montpied
Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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CHU Tours - Hôpital Trousseau
Tours, 37044, France
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Centre Hospitalier Jean Rougier
Cahors, 46000, France
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Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, 52621, Israel
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Galilee Medical Center
Nahariya, Israel
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Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center - Ein Kerem
Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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Hadassah University Hospital - Ein Kerem
Jerusalem, 246000, Israel
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Hopital Pasteur
Nice, 6001, France
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Hopital Purpan
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Hospital Quironsalud Infanta Luisa
Seville, 41010, Spain
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Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga
Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias
Oviedo, 33011, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar
Cadiz, 11009, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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Hospital Universitario San Cecilio
Granada, 18012, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Seville, 41009, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves
Granada, 18014, Spain
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Hospital de Especialidades de Jerez de la Frontera
Cadiz, 11407, Spain
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Infirmerie Protestante de Lyon
Caluire-et-Cuire, 69300, France
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Karolinska University Hospital, Solna
Stockholm, Sweden
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Lund University
Lund, Sweden
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Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
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Medisch Spectrum Twente, Haaksbergerstraat
Enschede, 7512 KZ, Netherlands
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Norrlands University Hospital Umeå, Reumatologiska kliniken Västerbotten
Umeå, Sweden
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Nova Reuma Społka Partnerska
Genk, 3600, Belgium
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Rambam Health Care Center
Haifa, Israel
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Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, Israel
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Skånes Universitetssjukhus, Malmö
Malmö, Sweden
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Soroka University Medical Center
Beersheba, 84001, Israel
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Sygehus Vendsyssel Hospital
Hjørring, Denmark
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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel
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The Baruch Padeh Medical Center - Poriya
Tiberias, 15208, Israel
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The Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center
Haifa, 3436212, Israel
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Turku University Hospital
Turku, Finland
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