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临床试验/EUCTR2005-000181-39-AT
EUCTR2005-000181-39-AT进行中(未招募)1 期

A Prospective Trial of Anti-TNF-a Chimeric Monoclonal Antibody (infliximab, Remicade®) on Insulin Sensitivity, Beta Cell Function and Cardiovascular Risk Profile in Insulin Resistant Human Obesity

Med. Universitaetsklinik Graz, ao Univ. Professor Dr. med. Thomas C. Wascher0 个研究点目标入组 18 人开始时间: 2005年7月27日最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
1 期
状态
进行中(未招募)
发起方
入组人数
18

研究概览

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研究设计

研究类型
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

入排标准

性别
Male

入选标准

  • Subjects to be included must meet the following criteria:
  • 1. Men between 20 and 50 years of age.
  • 2. BMI between and including 30 and 35 kg/m2
  • 3. HOMA index > 2.5
  • 4. History of stable weight (+/- 2 kg) > 3 months
  • 5. Blood pressure > 135 / 85 mmHg (or treated hypertension)
  • 6. Triglycerides > 1.7 mmol/l or HDL-cholesterol < 1.3 mmol/l
  • 7. Men or their partner must use adequate birth control measures (eg, abstinence,
  • oral contraceptives, intrauterine device, barrier method with spermicide, or
  • surgical sterilization) for the duration of the study and should continue such
  • precautions for 6 months after receiving the last infusion.
  • 8. The screening laboratory test results must meet the following criteria:
  • a. Hemoglobin>= 8.5 g/dL
  • b. WBC>= 3.5 x 10 hoch 9/L
  • c. Neutrophils>= 1.5 x 10 hoch 9/L
  • d. Platelets>= 100 x 10 hoch 9/L
  • e. SGOT (AST) and alkaline phosphatase levels must be within 3 times the upper
  • limit of normal range for the laboratory conducting the test.
  • 9. Subject must be able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol
  • requirements.
  • 10. The subject must be capable of giving informed consent and the consent must
  • be obtained prior to any screening procedures.
  • 11. Must have a chest radiograph within 3 months prior to first infusion with no
  • evidence of malignancy, infection or fibrosis.
  • 12. Are considered eligible according to the following tuberculosis (TB) screening
  • a. Have no history of latent or active TB prior to screening.
  • b. Have no signs or symptoms suggestive of active TB upon medical history
  • and/or physical examination.
  • c. Have had no recent close contact with a person with active TB or, if there has
  • been such contact, will be referred to a physician specializing in TB to
  • undergo additional evaluation and, if warranted, receive appropriate
  • treatment for latent TB prior to or simultaneously with the first administration
  • of study agent.
  • d. Within 1 month prior to the first administration of study agent, either have a
  • negative tuberculin skin test, as outlined in Appendix B, or have a newly
  • identified positive tuberculin skin test during screening in which active TB has
  • been ruled out and for which appropriate treatment for latent TB has been
  • initiated either prior to or simultaneously with the first administration of study
  • e. Have a chest radiograph (both posterior-anterior and lateral views), taken
  • within 3 months prior to the first administration of study agent and read by a
  • qualified radiologist, with no evidence of current active TB or old inactive TB.
  • 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
  • F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
  • F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

排除标准

  • Subjects will be excluded from this study for any of the following reasons:
  • 1. Patients with overt diabetes (fasting glucose > 7.0 mmol/l).
  • 2. Current treatment with angiotensin II antagonists or ACE inhibitors.
  • 3. Treatment indication with statins according to the current NCEP III criteria.
  • 4. Treatment indication with low dose acetylsalicylic acid according to the current
  • AHA quidelines or any other NSAID.
  • 5. Current smokers.
  • 6. Patients with (a history of) an autoimmune disease.
  • 7. Use of any investigational drug within 1 month prior to screening or within 5 half-
  • lives of the investigational agent, whichever is longer.
  • 8. Treatment with any other therapeutic agent targeted at reducing TNFa (eg,
  • pentoxifylline, thalidomide, etanercept, adalimumab) within 3 months of screening.
  • 9. Previous administration of infliximab.
  • 10. History of receiving human/murine recombinant products or known allergy to
  • murine products.
  • 11. Serious infections (such as pneumonia or pyelonephritis) in the previous 3
  • months. Less serious infections (such as acute upper respiratory tract infection
  • [colds] or simple urinary tract infection) need not be considered exclusions at the
  • discretion of the investigator.
  • 12. Documented HIV infection.
  • 13. Active hepatitis- B or antibodies against hepatitis-C
  • 14. Have a history of latent or active granulomatous infection, including TB,
  • histoplasmosis, or coccidioidomycosis, prior to screening.
  • 15. Have or have had a opportunistic infection (eg, herpes zoster [shingles],
  • cytomegalovirus, Pneumocystis carinii, aspergillosis,) within 6 months prior to
  • 16. Have current signs or symptoms of severe, progressive or uncontrolled renal,
  • hepatic, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurologic,
  • or cerebral disease (including demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis).
  • 17. Concomitant congestive heart failure, including medically controlled
  • asymptomatic patients.
  • 18. Presence of a transplanted organ (with the exception of a corneal transplant > 3
  • months prior to screening).
  • 19. Malignancy within the past 5 years (except for squamous or basal cell carcinoma
  • of the skin that has been treated with no evidence of recurrence).
  • 20. History of lymphoproliferative disease including lymphoma, or sign and symptoms
  • suggestive of possible lymphoproliferative disease, such as lymphadenopathy of
  • unusual size or location (such as nodes in the posterior triangle of the neck,
  • infra-clavicular, epitrochlear, or periaortic areas), or splenomegaly.
  • 21. Known recent substance abuse (drug or alcohol).
  • 22. Poor tolerability of venipuncture or lack of adequate venous access for required
  • blood sampling during the study period.
  • 23. Have had a Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination within 12 months of
  • 24. Have a chest radiograph within 3 months prior to randomization that shows an
  • abnormality suggestive of a malignancy or current active infection, including TB.

研究者

发起方
Med. Universitaetsklinik Graz, ao Univ. Professor Dr. med. Thomas C. Wascher

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