Blood test may guide rheumatoid arthritis treatment decisions
NCT ID NCT03631225
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether a blood test called Vectra can help doctors make better treatment choices for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The test gives a score from 1 to 100 to show how active the disease is. About 1500 adults with RA will be split into two groups: one where doctors use the Vectra test to guide care, and another where they use standard methods. The goal is to see if using the test leads to better control of RA symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,500 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2019
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- 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
Patients diagnosed with active rheumatoid arthritis at pre-determined clinical sites
- 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: * ≥ 18 years old at screening visit * Diagnosed with RA according to 1987 or 2010 criteria of the American College of Rheumatology * At the time of the pre-baseline visit, patient has a CDAI score of \>10 * Currently taking one or more non-biologic or biologic DMARD at screening and for at least the 3 months prior to screening * Visit at time of screening scheduled as part of routine care * Subject and/or physician willing to consider treatment change at screening * No expectation of imminent treatment change at screening or baseline visit Exclusion Criteria: * Currently taking an anti-IL-6R drug (tocilizumab, sarilumab) * Any contraindication, administrative barrier, or financial limitation (e.g. no insurance coverage) that makes it impossible for subject to receive at least one new biologic or JAKi therapy for RA * Active infection * History of malignancy within the past 5 years or any evidence of persistent malignancy, except fully excised basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin, or cervical carcinoma in situ that has been treated or excised in a curative procedure * Current enrollment in another clinical trial * Any condition or circumstance that makes it likely the patient will not be able to complete the trial
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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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AARDS Research, Inc.
Aventura, Florida, 33180, United States
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Accurate Clinical Research
Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70605, United States
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Accurate Clinical Research
Baytown, Texas, 77521, United States
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Accurate Clinical Research
Houston, Texas, 77089, United States
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Advanced Rheumatology & Arthritis Research Center, PC
Wexford, Pennsylvania, 15090, United States
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Altoona Center for Clinical Research
Duncansville, Pennsylvania, 16635, United States
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Artemisa Analytics
Miami, Florida, 33133, United States
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Arthritis Northwest, PLLC
Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States
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Arthritis and Diabetes Clinic, Inc.
Monroe, Louisiana, 71203, United States
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Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center of Northern Virginia
Manassas, Virginia, 20109, United States
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Aurora Rheumatology and Immunotherapy Center
Franklin, Wisconsin, 53132, United States
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Bio Solutions Clinical Research
La Mesa, California, 91942, United States
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Brigid Freyne, MD
Murrieta, California, 92563, United States
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CardioVoyage
Sherman, Texas, 75090, United States
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Carolina Health Specialists
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572, United States
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Center for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, P.C.
Chesapeake, Virginia, 23320, United States
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Center for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases., P.C.
Suffolk, Virginia, 23435, United States
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Clin-Med Research & Development, LLC
South Miami, Florida, 33141, United States
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Clinvest Research, LLC.
Springfield, Missouri, 65810, United States
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Delaware Arthritis
Lewes, Delaware, 19958, United States
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East Penn Rheumatology Associates, P.C.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015, United States
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J. Lee MD Medical Corp
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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North Mississippi Medical Center
Tupelo, Mississippi, 38801, United States
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PA Regional Center for Arthritis and Osteoporosis Research
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, 19610, United States
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Paramount Medical Research & Consulting, LLC
Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 44130, United States
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Pioneer Research Solutions, Inc
Cypress, Texas, 77429, United States
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Rheumatology Associates of Central Florida, P.A.
Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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Rheumatology Associates of Long Island
Smithtown, New York, 11787, United States
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Robert W. Levin, MD, PA
Clearwater, Florida, 33765, United States
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Southern Ohio Rheumatology Inc.
Wheelersburg, Ohio, 45694, United States
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