Abstract
In today's Lancet, Frank Buttgereit and colleagues report a double-blind randomised trial of modified-release prednisone for rheumatoid arthritis. 1 Buttgereit F Doering G Schaeffler A et al. Efficacy of modified-release versus standard prednisone to reduce duration of morning stiffness of the joints in rheumatoid arthritis (CAPRA-1): a double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2008; 371: 205-214 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (288) Google Scholar The tablets release the drug about 4 h after ingestion (a special coating bursts due to penetration of water). The tablets are ingested in the evening and thus prednisone release is adapted to the circadian rhythm of cortisol. In the study, the duration of early morning stiffness was lower than when the same dose of prednisone (standard pill) was taken early in the morning. Efficacy of modified-release versus standard prednisone to reduce duration of morning stiffness of the joints in rheumatoid arthritis (CAPRA-1): a double-blind, randomised controlled trialModified-release prednisone is well tolerated, convenient to administer, and produces a clinically relevant reduction of morning stiffness of the joints in addition to all known therapeutic effects of immediate-release prednisone. Full-Text PDF
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