Abatacept in Juvenile Dermatomyositis

NCT02594735 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2022-08-29

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of subcutaneous abatacept in 10 patients seven years of age and older with refractory JDM.

Conditions

  • Dermatomyositis

Interventions

DRUG

Abatacept

Study participation will consist of a screening visit and 5 protocol visits over six months (week 0, week 6, week 12, week 18, and week 24) for each subject, and phone follow-up (week 2, week 4, week 8, week 10, week 14, week 16, week 20, and week 22). At Visit 1, which will be treatment initiation, eligible subjects will be instructed on the use and side effects of subcutaneous abatacept and will be started on the study drug (abatacept 125 mg SQ weekly for subjects with body weight ≥ 50 KG or abatacept 87.5mg SQ for subjects with body weight \< 50 KG).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • George Washington University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rodolfo V Curiel, MD · The George Washington University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-30
Primary Completion
2021-07-16
Completion
2021-10-22

Countries

  • United States

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