Study of MRA for Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA)

NCT ID: NCT00144599

Last Updated: 2008-07-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

56 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-05-31

Study Completion Date

2005-10-31

Brief Summary

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This is a double-blind, Phase III study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and PK of MRA in patients with sJIA.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MRA(Tocilizumab)

Intervention Type DRUG

2

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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MRA(Tocilizumab)

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients diagnosed as having systemic JIA based on the International League of Associations for Rheumatology criteria (1997)
* Patients between 2 and 19 years of age
* Patients who are under 16 years of age at onset
* Patients who have been treated with corticosteroids (continued treatment for 3 months or longer at a dose of ≥0.2 mg/kg as prednisolone equivalent) but who failed to respond adequately or in whom treatment could not be continued or the dose could not be increased due to adverse drug reactions

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who have been treated with infliximab or etanercept within 12 weeks before treatment with the investigational product
* Patients who have received the following treatments within 4 weeks before treatment with the investigational product

1. Surgical treatment (e.g., operation)
2. Plasma exchange therapy"
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chugai Pharmaceutical

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Chugai Pharmaceutical

Principal Investigators

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Takahiro Kakehi

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Chugai Pharmaceutical

References

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Aoki C, Inaba Y, Choe H, Kaneko U, Hara R, Miyamae T, Imagawa T, Mori M, Oba MS, Yokota S, Saito T. Discrepancy between clinical and radiological responses to tocilizumab treatment in patients with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2014 Jun;41(6):1171-7. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.130924. Epub 2014 May 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24786929 (View on PubMed)

Yokota S, Imagawa T, Mori M, Miyamae T, Takei S, Iwata N, Umebayashi H, Murata T, Miyoshi M, Tomiita M, Nishimoto N, Kishimoto T. Longterm safety and effectiveness of the anti-interleukin 6 receptor monoclonal antibody tocilizumab in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Japan. J Rheumatol. 2014 Apr;41(4):759-67. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.130690. Epub 2014 Mar 15.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24634205 (View on PubMed)

Yokota S, Imagawa T, Mori M, Miyamae T, Aihara Y, Takei S, Iwata N, Umebayashi H, Murata T, Miyoshi M, Tomiita M, Nishimoto N, Kishimoto T. Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in patients with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, withdrawal phase III trial. Lancet. 2008 Mar 22;371(9617):998-1006. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60454-7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 18358927 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MRA316JP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id