Section to complete information about primary and secondary outcomes including. It includes the metric or method of measurement used and, the time point for every outcome.
Primary outcome(s):
Improvement of painful and inflammatory clinical manifestations The assessment will be performed according to the CDAI (Clinical Disease Activity Index), considering remission when < 2.8; low activity between 2.8 and 10.0; moderate activity > 10.0 to 22.0; and high activity when > 22.0.
Assessment time points: Baseline (Time 0), Week 2 (7 days [± 1 day] after the 6th dose); Day 45 (± 3 days) andWeek 12 (± 3 days)
Key secondary outcomes:
1. Assessment of pain intensity by the patient. For the evaluation scale, a score (0–10) will be considered, with the following categories: no pain (0), mild pain (2), moderate pain (4), severe pain (6), very severe pain (8), and maximum pain (10). Assessment time points: Baseline (Time 0), Week 2 (7 days [± 1 day] after the 6th dose), Day 45 (± 3 days), Week 12 (± 3 days).
2. Functional capacity. This will be assessed using the HAQ-DI scale, considering no disability when 0.000; mild to moderate between 0.000 and 1.000; moderate to severe from 1.001 to 2.000; and severe to very severe when > 2.000. Assessment time points: Baseline (Time 0), Week 2 (7 days [± 1 day] after the 6th dose), Day 45 (± 3 days), Week 12 (± 3 days).
3. Safety. The occurrence of clinical adverse events will be evaluated. The type, duration, intensity, causality relationship, management, and outcome will be described. Patients will be evaluated during the first hour following administration of the Jusvinza peptide, in person at the clinical site, and will be instructed on the need to contact the FENIK-3 study research team in case of any medical eventuality. Safety monitoring will be carried out throughout the entire duration of the trial (12 weeks).
4. Immunological evaluation. This will include lymphocyte subpopulations (CD4+, CD25+, and CD127–) and quantification of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF alpha, IFN gamma, IL-6, IL-17). Assessment time points: Baseline (Time 0, before administration of the first dose of Jusvinza), Day 45, and Week 12.