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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2018-004655-20-GR
EUCTR2018-004655-20-GRActive, not recruitingPhase 1

CLINICAL EFFICACY OF INHIBITION OF ORGAN DYSFUNCTION THROUGH BERMEKIMAB IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL (THE LIGHT TRIAL) - LIGHT

HELLENIC INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SEPSIS0 sites20 target enrollmentStarted: January 31, 2019Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Active, not recruiting
Enrollment
20

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age 18 years or more
  • Both genders
  • In the case women of childbearing age and men, an adequate method of contraception should be used during the study. Contraception should be maintained for at least a period of 3 months after the discontinuation of treatment.
  • As an adequate method of contraception, it is suggested:
  • -male or female condom with or without spermicide
  • -contraceptive cap, a diaphragm or contraceptive sponge with a spermicide
  • Prior to admission to the study, a pregnancy test will be performed to exclude pregnancy to women of childbearing age.
  • Written informed consent
  • Definite classification into SSc according to American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) criteria
  • Modified Rodnan Skin Score (mRSS) units more than or equal to 15 and less than 40
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
  • F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 20
  • F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
  • F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 20

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients who meet ANY of the below criteria are not allowed to participate in the study:
  • Age less than 18 years
  • Denial to consent
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Renal crisis by SSc
  • Major surgery the last 4 weeks prior to screening
  • Known hypersensitivity to human, humanized, or murine monoclonal antibodies
  • Active tuberculosis defined by the intake of drugs for recent tuberculosis
  • Latent tuberculosis as defined by the positive interferon-? releasing assay (IGRA)
  • Chronic infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Any primary immunodeficiency
  • Hepatic dysfunction defined as aspartate aminotransferase more than 5 times the upper normal limit (UNL) or total bilirubin more than 5 times the UNL
  • Any active bacterial infection
  • Active solid tumor or hematologic malignancy
  • Malabsorption requiring total parenteral nutrition
  • Neutropenia defined as any absolute neutrophil count lower than 1,000/mm3

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