Trial Outcomes & Findings for Alefacept in Patients With Severe Scalp Alopecia Areata (NCT NCT00167102)

NCT ID: NCT00167102

Last Updated: 2019-05-22

Results Overview

Assess the therapeutic efficacy of a 12-week regimen of weekly IM administration of alefacept followed by a 12 week observation period in subjects with chronic severe scalp alopecia

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

45 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

24 weeks

Results posted on

2019-05-22

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Alefacept
Weekly IM administration of alefacept,15 mg, for 12 weeks, followed by a 12-week, posttreatment observation period.
Placebo
Weekly IM administration of placebo, for 12 weeks, followed by a 12-week, posttreatment observation period.
Overall Study
STARTED
23
22
Overall Study
COMPLETED
23
22
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Alefacept in Patients With Severe Scalp Alopecia Areata

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Alefacept
n=23 Participants
Weekly IM administration of placebo or 15 mg of alefacept for 12 weeks.
Placebo
n=22 Participants
Weekly IM administration of placebo or 15 mg of alefacept for 12 weeks.
Total
n=45 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
23 Participants
n=99 Participants
22 Participants
n=107 Participants
45 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Continuous
38.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.3 • n=99 Participants
34.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.8 • n=107 Participants
36.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.1 • n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
18 Participants
n=99 Participants
14 Participants
n=107 Participants
32 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
5 Participants
n=99 Participants
8 Participants
n=107 Participants
13 Participants
n=206 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
23 participants
n=99 Participants
22 participants
n=107 Participants
45 participants
n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 24 weeks

Assess the therapeutic efficacy of a 12-week regimen of weekly IM administration of alefacept followed by a 12 week observation period in subjects with chronic severe scalp alopecia

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Alefacept
n=23 Participants
Weekly intramuscular administration of alefacept 15mg for 12 weeks
Placebo
n=22 Participants
Weekly intramuscular administration of placebo 15 mg for 12 weeks
The Proportion of Subjects Achieving at Least a 50% Reduction in Their Scalp Alopecia Areata Severity Scores (SALT Score) From Baseline Values
8.7 percentage of participants
13.6 percentage of participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 24 weeks

Number of any adverse event reported throughout the study, regardless of relation to study drug

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Alefacept
n=23 Participants
Weekly intramuscular administration of alefacept 15mg for 12 weeks
Placebo
n=22 Participants
Weekly intramuscular administration of placebo 15 mg for 12 weeks
Number of Adverse Events
20 adverse events
20 adverse events

Adverse Events

Alefacept

Serious events: 1 serious events
Other events: 20 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo

Serious events: 2 serious events
Other events: 9 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Alefacept
n=23 participants at risk
Weekly IM administration of placebo or 15 mg of alefacept for 12 weeks.
Placebo
n=22 participants at risk
Weekly IM administration of placebo or 15 mg of alefacept for 12 weeks.
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
right elbow arthropathy
4.3%
1/23
0.00%
0/22
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Asthma exacerbation
0.00%
0/23
4.5%
1/22
Gastrointestinal disorders
vomiting and dehydration
0.00%
0/23
4.5%
1/22

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Alefacept
n=23 participants at risk
Weekly IM administration of placebo or 15 mg of alefacept for 12 weeks.
Placebo
n=22 participants at risk
Weekly IM administration of placebo or 15 mg of alefacept for 12 weeks.
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Congestion
34.8%
8/23
9.1%
2/22
Infections and infestations
Infection
17.4%
4/23
13.6%
3/22
Infections and infestations
Cold
17.4%
4/23
9.1%
2/22
General disorders
Headaches
17.4%
4/23
13.6%
3/22
Gastrointestinal disorders
Nausea
8.7%
2/23
4.5%
1/22

Additional Information

Dr. Maria Hordinsky

University of Minnesota

Phone: 612-624-5721

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place