Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Alefacept With Narrow Band Ultraviolet B Phototherapy (nbUVB) vs. Alefacept Alone in Chronic Plaque Psoriasis Subjects

NCT ID: NCT00658606

Last Updated: 2013-01-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

98 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-10-31

Study Completion Date

2009-12-31

Brief Summary

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Assess the efficacy and safety of alefacept with nbUVB compared to alefacept alone in chronic plaque psoriasis subjects. Combination therapy may improve the clinical response to psoriatic subjects as both modalities have an effect on T cells

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Plaque Psoriasis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Alefacept alone

15 mg alefacept intramuscularly (IM) once weekly for 12 weeks

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

alefacept

Intervention Type DRUG

IM

Alefacept + nbUVB

15 mg alefacept intramuscularly once weekly and narrow band Ultraviolet B (nbUVB) phototherapy 3 times per week for 12 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Narrow Band UVB Phototherapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

UVB Phototherapy

Interventions

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alefacept

IM

Intervention Type DRUG

Narrow Band UVB Phototherapy

UVB Phototherapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Amevive ASP0485

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subject has given written informed consent
* Subject has a diagnosis of moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis involving \>=10% with a Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score \>=10 at Baseline
* Subject has CD4+ T lymphocyte (CD4) count at or above the lower limit of normal
* Male and female subjects must use an adequate means of contraception from screening to end of study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Subject who received alefacept in the past
* Subject who has shown no improvement following an adequate course of nbUVB in the past
* Subject who has been treated in the past with either therapy or cyclosporine
* Subject with any active cancer, including skin cancer at Baseline
* Subject with erythrodermic, pustular or predominantly guttate psoriasis
* Subject who has used treatment for psoriasis prior to Baseline as follows:

* Topical treatment within 14 days
* Oral treatment within 28 days
* Broad band UVB (bbUVB) or nbUVB treatment within 56 days
* Biological treatment within 84 days
* Serious local infection or serious systemic infection within the 3 months prior to the first dose of study drug
* Subject with a history of drug or alcohol abuse within the past 2 years
* Subject that is known to be infected with the AIDS virus
* Subject with any other skin disease or other disease that might interfere with psoriasis status assessments
* Female subject who is nursing, pregnant or planning to become pregnant while in this study
* Subject who is currently enrolled in any other investigational drug or device study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Astellas Pharma Canada, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Astellas Pharma Inc

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Use Central Contact

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Astellas Pharma Canada, Inc.

Locations

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Site Status

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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London, Ontario, Canada

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Markham, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Québec, Quebec, Canada

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Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada

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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Lui H, Gulliver W, Tan J, Hong CH, Hull P, Shear NH, Paradiso-Hardy F, Bissonette R. A randomized controlled study of combination therapy with alefacept and narrow band UVB phototherapy (UVB) for moderate to severe psoriasis: efficacy, onset, and duration of response. J Drugs Dermatol. 2012 Aug;11(8):929-37.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22859237 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.astellas.us/docs/amevive.pdf

Link to Prescribing Information

Other Identifiers

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AME-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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