Eligibility criteria
Condition
Enthesitis Spondylarthropathies
Sex
Females and Males
Age
18-70 years
Inclusion criteria
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- Spondylarthropathy
- Heel enthesitis refractory to standard treatment
- Between 18 and 70 years of age
- The patient global assessment of the disease activity (measured by a 100 mm VAS) must
be >40 in the last 48 hours
Exclusion criteria
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- Use of > 1 local steroid injection within 2 weeks of screening
- Prior exposure to any TNF-inhibitor, including etanercept
- Dose of NSAIDs changed within two weeks of study drug evaluation