The effect of tocilizumab in children who have arthritis which can include fever, rash, inflammation of the lungs or heart, or enlarged spleen, liver or lymph nodes.
- Conditions
- Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA)MedDRA version: 13.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10059176 Term: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disordersTherapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2007-000872-18-GB
- Lead Sponsor
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 112
• patients aged 2 - 17 years of age;
• systemic JIA with >= 6 months persistent activity;
• presence of active disease (>= 5 active joints, or >= 2 active joints + fever + steroids);
• inadequate clinical response to NSAIDs and corticosteroids due to toxicity or lack of efficacy.
Are the trial subjects under 18? yes
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) no
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
• wheelchair bound or bed-ridden;
• any other autoimmune, rheumatic disease or overlap syndrome other than sJIA;
• intravenous long-acting corticosteroids or intra-articular corticosteroids within 4 weeks of baseline, or throughout study;
• DMARDs (other than methotrexate);
• previous treatment with tocilizumab.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method