Treatment of Acute Pericarditis With Anakinra

NCT03224585 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 5

Last updated 2021-02-23

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Summary

The goal of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of anakinra for the treatment of acute pericarditis when initiated within 6 hours of diagnosis and continued for 3 or 7 days.

1. to determine the efficacy of anakinra with respect to chest pain resolution
2. to determine the safety of anakinra with respect to adverse drug events

Conditions

  • Acute Pericarditis

Interventions

DRUG

Anakinra

Period 1 (Time 0-72 hours) - this will be an open-label phase during which all subjects meeting enrollment criteria will receive anakinra 100 mg subcutaneously injections daily for 3 days. Period 2 (Time 72 hours to 7 days) - anakinra 100 mg subcutaneous injections daily for 4 days

DRUG

Placebo

Period 1 (Time 0-72 hours) - this will be an open-label phase during which all subjects meeting enrollment criteria will receive anakinra 100 mg subcutaneously injections daily for 3 days. Period 2 (Time 72 hours to 7 days) - placebo 100 mg saline subcutaneous injections daily for 4 days

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD · Virginia Commonwealth University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-11
Primary Completion
2020-02-01
Completion
2020-02-01
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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