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Addition of H.P. Acthar Gel to Treatment Regimen of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT02434757 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2015-05-05

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Summary

This small study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of Acthar as an adjunct therapy in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have had an inadequate response to disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and at least 3 biologic agents. An in adequate response is defined as having ≥ 6 tender joints, ≥ 6 swollen joints, plus C-Reactive Protein (CRP) levels and/or erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) of ≥ 1.2 times the upper limit of normal in spite of aggressive treatment, including ≥ 7.5 mg/d prednisone. This will be a 20 week, prospective, multicenter, open-label study conducted at 3-4 university/medical centers and private practice settings in the US. A total of 20 eligible patients will be enrolled and other standard RA therapeutic agents, such as Methotrexate, DMARDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), pain medications and others will not be discontinued. The primary endpoint will be the percentage of patients with reduction of ≥1.2 points of the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS-28) score.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

H.P. Acthar Gel

Acthar 40 U given SC daily for 7 days. Depending on the response and the Investigator,Acthar 40 U will continue Acthar 40 U 2x per week or increase to Acthar 80 U daily for 7 days followed by 2x per week

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mallinckrodt

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Ronald J. Rapoport, MD

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-02-28
Primary Completion
2015-10-31
Completion
2015-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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