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Effectiveness and Safety of Acemetacin in Active Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Real-world Study
Sponsor: Chinese PLA General Hospital
Summary
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acemetacin in adults (18-65 years) with active axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) who meet the 2025 ASAS-SPARTAN revised classification criteria and have an ASDAS score greater than 2.1. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Does acemetacin reduce overall pain assessed by visual analog scale (VAS) after 4 weeks of treatment? * What proportion of patients achieve clinical remission (ASDAS ≤1.3) or low disease activity (1.3\<ASDAS≤2.1) at week 4? * What medical problems (side effects) occur during acemetacin treatment, with particular attention to gastrointestinal and cardiovascular events? Participants will: * Undergo screening assessments including blood tests, imaging of the sacroiliac joints (MRI, CT, X-ray), and physical examination within 7 days before starting treatment * Take acemetacin 90 mg by mouth once daily for 4 weeks * Complete a phone follow-up at week 2 and an in-clinic visit at week 4 * Have pain scores, disease activity measures (ASDAS, BASDAI, BASFI, ASAS HI, BASMI), and laboratory tests (CRP, ESR) recorded at each visit * Be monitored for adverse events throughout the treatment period
Official title: Effectiveness and Safety of Acemetacin in Patients With Active Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Real-World Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2026-04
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2026-05-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Acemetacin
Acemetacin is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) belonging to the indole derivative class and serves as a prodrug of indomethacin. After oral administration, it is hydrolyzed in vivo to indomethacin, exerting anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic effects.
Locations (1)
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China