Exploiting Leading Edge 7 Tesla MRI Brain Imaging to Decipher Filgotinib's Mode of Analgesic Action in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

This is an experimental medicine, single-centre, observational test-retest study to evaluate Filgotinib's mechanism of analgesic action in RA patients. The investigators hypothesize that Filgotinib's mechanism of analgesic action is determined by at least two factors. The first is related to those CNS sensitization pathways seen in fibromyalgia, specifically DMN-insula brain functional connectivity and insular glutamate. The second is related to peripheral inflammation, specifically joint synovitis, blood cytokines/chemokines and DAN-LIPL functional brain connectivity. The CNS sensitization pain pathways related to fibromyalgia are more quickly modified compared to those related to peripheral inflammation and help explain Filgotinib's rapid onset of effect.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 74
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

⁃ Patients with moderate to severe active RA who have been prescribed filgotinib in line with the Summary of Product Characterisation and are:

• Adults ≥18 years \< 75 years.

• Right-handed (to reduce neuroimaging heterogeneity).

Locations
Other Locations
United Kingdom
Neil Basu
RECRUITING
Glasgow
Contact Information
Primary
Maxine Arnott
maxine.arnott@glasgow.ac.uk
0141 330 8388
Backup
Neil Basu, MD, PhD
neil.basu@glasgow.ac.uk
0141 330 1718
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-08-22
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-10-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 20
Sponsors
Collaborators: Galapagos NV
Leads: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov