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A systematic review of the effectiveness of adalimumab

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36 TABLE 7<br />

Effectiveness<br />

Quality <strong>of</strong> included studies: etanercept (cont’d)<br />

Study Sample size Truly random Adequate Blinding Important Important Use <strong>of</strong> ITT<br />

allocation/ allocation differences in differences in analysis<br />

remain on concealment Participants Investigators Assessors baseline completion rates<br />

randomised characteristics between groups<br />

treatment between (% randomised<br />

groups (item) patients completed)<br />

Week 52–100110 MTX: 152 Yes NA Yes Yes Yes Unclear Yes Yes<br />

Etanercept: 163 MTX: 52%<br />

Etanercept + Etanercept: 61%<br />

MTX: 188 Etanercept + MTX: 71%<br />

Keystone, 2004 129 Placebo: 53 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes<br />

Etanercept: 367 Placebo: 94%<br />

Etanercept: 95%<br />

Placebo: 29 Unclear Unclear Yes Unclear Unclear Unclear Unclear Yes<br />

Etanercept: 29<br />

Lan 2004, 130<br />

Baumgartner, Placebo: 269 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes<br />

2004 104<br />

Etanercept: 266 Placebo: 72%<br />

Etanercept: 86%<br />

NA, not applicable.

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