Erosive Osteoarthritis of the Hands: Treatment by Methotrexate Versus Placebo
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2012-03-01
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Interest of methotrexate in inflammatory rheumatisms was demonstrated since several years.
At present time,there is no effective treatment against digital arthritis. The investigators
purpose to measure the efficacy of methotrexate on digital arthritis.
In this aim, two groups were compared. The first group receive 10mg/week of methotrexate
administered in one shot (every Monday for example)during 12 months. The second group receive
10mg/week of placebo according to the same procedure