The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics, and preliminary efficacy of a new oral chemical drug in : adults aged 18-70 years (male or female) with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), who have had inadequate response to or intolerance of at least one conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (csDMARDs) . Participants will take the assigned study drug (either tollB-001 Tablets or placebo) once daily orally for 4 weeks, follow up for 1 week.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
24
for 4 weeks
matching placebo qd po for 4 weeks
The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College
Bengbu, Anhui, China
RECRUITINGPeking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
RECRUITINGPuyang Oilfield General Hospital
Puyang, Henan, China
RECRUITINGAffiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University
Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
RECRUITINGPingxiang People's Hospital
Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China
RECRUITINGLinfen Central Hospital
Linfen, Shanxi, China
RECRUITINGSafety-AE/lab tests/PE/VS/ECG
Safety parameters including the incidence of adverse events (AEs), abnormalities in laboratory tests, physical examinations, vital signs, and routine 12-lead electrocardiograms
Time frame: up to week 8
Efficacy-ACR20
Proportion of patients achieving 20% improvement in the ACR RA disease activity core criteria (ACR20) at each post-baseline visit;
Time frame: Day8, Day15, Day29, Day56
EfficacyACR50/70
Proportion of patients achieving 50% (ACR50) and 70% (ACR70) improvement at each post-baseline visit;
Time frame: Day8, Day15, Day29, Day56
Efficacy-DAS28
Proportion of patients achieving DAS28-CRP \< 2.6, DAS28-CRP ≤ 3.2, DAS28-ESR \< 2.6, and DAS28-ESR ≤ 3.2 at each post-baseline visit
Time frame: Day8, Day15, Day29, Day56
Efficacy-CDAI
Changes in Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) from baseline at each post-baseline visit
Time frame: Day8, Day15, Day29, Day56
Efficacy-morning stiffness
Changes in morning stiffness duration from baseline at each post-baseline visit; Assessment Time: Each post-baseline visit
Time frame: Day8, Day15, Day29, Day56
Efficay-patient assessment of arthritis pain
Changes in Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain (PtAAP) from baseline at each post-baseline visit
Time frame: Day8, Day15, Day29, Day56
Efficacy-patient global assessment
Changes in Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PtGA) from baseline at each post-baseline visit;
Time frame: Day8, Day15, Day29, Day56
Efficacy-physician's global assessemnt
Changes in Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PhGA) from baseline at each post-baseline visit
Time frame: Day8, Day15, Day29, Day56
Efficacy-DAQ-DI
Changes in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) scores from baseline at each post-baseline visit
Time frame: Day8, Day15, Day29, Day56
Efficay-ESR
Changes in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) from change in ESR from baseline at each post-baseline visit
Time frame: Day8, Day15, Day29, Day56
Efficay-CRP
Changes in C-reactive protein (CRP) from baseline at each post-baseline visit
Time frame: Day8, Day15, Day29, Day56
Secondary
Serum concentration of TollB-001
Time frame: Up to week 4
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