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Sleep and Immunity in Rheumatoid Arthritis : Remicade Substudy

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00948610

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Official title

Sleep & Immune Mechanisms in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Remicade Substudy

Brief summary

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More than half of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients complain of sleep disturbance and this cardinal complaint is associated with fatigue, pain, and depressed mood in patient with chronic inflammatory disorder. Despite the frequency of this complaint, there is limited efforts to evaluate sleep or the abnormal increases in the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines play a key role in the progression of RA, we hypothesize that the cytokine network is one physiological system that is associated with sleep disturbances in RA patients. Pro-inflammatory cytokines signal the central nervous system and are associated with increased symptoms of pain, fatigue, and depressed mood in rheumatic patients. The specific aims of the study are to examine the contribution of cytokines on sleep by administering a TNF antagonist vs. placebo to probe the action of pro-inflammatory cytokines on sleep in RA Patients. Examination of sleep and its consequences for pro-inflammatory cytokine activity within the framework of an observational and experimental research design will have implications for understanding the psycho-biological mechanisms that link sleep and the clinical manifestations of RA. Results from this study will guide the developments of interventions that target disordered sleep with potential effects on disability in RA.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00948610
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Enrollment
20 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Oct 31, 2008
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2011
Completion
Mar 31, 2011
Last update posted
Dec 1, 2017

2008 – 2011

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of California, Los Angeles, General Clinical Research Center Los Angeles California 900095

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