Safety and Efficacy of a Monoclonal Antibody for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

NCT ID: NCT00034203

Last Updated: 2005-06-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-04-30

Study Completion Date

2003-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether a humanized monoclonal antibody (efalizumab) is safe and effective in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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efalizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis.
* On stable dose of methotrexate.
* 18 to 80 years of age.
* Less than 275 lbs.

Exclusion Criteria

* Joint replacement surgery within 60 days of the start of drug dosing.
* Intra-articular cortisone injections within 28 days of the start of drug dosing.
* Pregnancy.
* History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions.
* Active bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterium tuberculosis.
* Positive PPD test.
* History of any opportunistic infection.
* Serious persisting local or systemic infection.
* History of malignancy within the past five years.
* Received any vaccine within 28 days of the start of study drug dosing.
* Joint replacement therapy planned within nine months of the start of study drug dosing.
* Chronic disorders apart from RA affecting the joints.
* Significant systemic involvement secondary to RA.
* COPD, asthma, or other pulmonary disease.
* Received any DMARD other than methotrexate in the 28 days prior to the start of study drug dosing.
* Approved biologic RA therapy during the 28 days or 7 half-lives of the drug prior to the start of drug dosing.
* Investigational drug and/or treatment during the 28 days or seven half-lives of the investigational drug prior to the start of study drug dosing.
* Liver disease or abnormal hepatic function.
* Serum creatinine level \> 1.5 mg/dL.
* Platelet count \< 125,000 cells/mm3.
* WBC count \< 3,500 cells/mm3.
* Seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen.
* Seropositive for hepatitis C antibody.
* Known seropositivity for HIV.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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XOMA (US) LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Rheumatology Associates of North Alabama

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

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Arizona Arthritis Research, PLC

Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States

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Advanced Clinical Therapeutics, LLC

Tucson, Arizona, United States

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NEA Clinic

Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States

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Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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University of California at San Diego

La Jolla, California, United States

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UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Wallace Rheumatic Study Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Boling Clinical Trials

Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States

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Desert Medical Advances

Rancho Mirage, California, United States

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The San Diego Arthritis and Osteoporosis Medical Clinic

San Diego, California, United States

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Pacific Arthritis Center

Santa Maria, California, United States

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Northeast Clinical Research, LLC

Hamden, Connecticut, United States

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Clinical Research Consultants, Inc.

Trumbull, Connecticut, United States

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Clinical Research of West Florida

Clearwater, Florida, United States

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The Center for Rheumatology, Immunology and Arthritis

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

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Anchor Research Center

Naples, Florida, United States

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Rheumatology Associates of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida, United States

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nTouch Research Corporation

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

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Tampa Medical Group

Tampa, Florida, United States

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nTouch Research Corporation

Vero Beach, Florida, United States

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Palm Beach Research Center

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

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nTouch Research Corporation

Decatur, Georgia, United States

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nTouch Research Corporation

Marietta, Georgia, United States

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Tri-State Arthritis and Rheumatology Center, LLC

Evansville, Indiana, United States

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Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Phase III Clinical Research

Fall River, Massachusetts, United States

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The Center for Pharmaceutical Research

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Washington University Center for Clinical Studies

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Clinical Research Center of Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn

Brooklyn, New York, United States

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Bassett Healthcare Clinical Pharmacology Research Center

Cooperstown, New York, United States

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Long Island Jewish Medical Center

New Hyde Park, New York, United States

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Hospital for Joint Disease, ACRC

New York, New York, United States

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Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

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Prem C. Chatpar, M.D.

Plainview, New York, United States

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State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine

The Bronx, New York, United States

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McBride Clinic, Inc.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Altoona Center for Clinical Research

Duncansville, Pennsylvania, United States

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nTouch Research Corporation

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Rheumatic Disease Associates

Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States

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Volunteer Research Group, LLC

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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Summit Research Solutions, Inc.

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Amarillo Center for Clinical Research, Ltd.

Amarillo, Texas, United States

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Austin Rheumatology Research

Austin, Texas, United States

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Physicians' Research Options, LLC

Ogden, Utah, United States

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South Puget Sound Clinical Research

Olympia, Washington, United States

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University of Wisconsin, Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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HURA501

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id