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NCT02889796 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

Filgotinib in Combination With Methotrexate in Adults With Moderately to Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Have an Inadequate Response to Methotrexate

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by Gilead Sciences.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
1,759
Enrollment target

NCT02889796: Completed Phase 3 study, sponsored by Gilead Sciences.

NCT02889796 is a Phase 3 study that has completed, run by Gilead Sciences. The registered enrollment target is 1,759 participants, above the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (128% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02889796, a Phase 3 study, has completed, sponsored by Gilead Sciences.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
1,759 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of filgotinib versus placebo for the treatment of signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as measured by the percentage of participants achieving an American College of Rheumatology 20% improvement response (ACR20) at Week 12.

Primary Outcome

ACR20 response is achieved when the participant has: ≥20% improvement (reduction) from baseline in tender joint count based on 68 joints (TJC68), swollen joint count based on 66 joints (SJC66) and in at least 3 of the following 5 items: physician's global assessment of disease activity (PGA) and subject's global assessment of disease activity (SGA) assessed using visual analog scale (VAS) on a scale of 0-100 (0 and 100 indicating no disease activity and maximum disease activity)participant's pai

Interventions

  • DRUG Adalimumab
  • DRUG Filgotinib
  • DRUG MTX
  • DRUG Placebo to match filgotinib
  • DRUG Placebo to match adalimumab

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 1,759 participants
Start Date 2016-08-30
Est. Completion 2019-06-20
Phase Phase 3
Gilead Sciences

504 total trials

What the finished NCT02889796 record still lists

NCT02889796 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 1,759 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (128% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 5 interventions - of which Adalimumab is the first listed.

NCT02889796 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02889796 about?

NCT02889796 is a clinical study titled "Filgotinib in Combination With Methotrexate in Adults With Moderately to Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Have an Inadequate Response to Methotrexate". The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of filgotinib versus placebo for the treatment of signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as measured by the percentage of participants achieving an American College of Rheumatology 20% improvement response (ACR20) at Week 12.

What is the current status of trial NCT02889796?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 1,759 participants. The study started on 2016-08-30. Estimated completion is 2019-06-20.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02889796?

The interventions under investigation include: Adalimumab (DRUG), Filgotinib (DRUG), MTX (DRUG), Placebo to match filgotinib (DRUG), Placebo to match adalimumab (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02889796?

This trial is sponsored by Gilead Sciences, which has 504 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02889796's enrollment target sits among peer trials

1,759 127th of 2000 higher than 1,873 of 2,000 other Phase 3 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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