To Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa

NCT ID: NCT00827996

Last Updated: 2009-01-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE2
• Total Enrollment: 10 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2007-02-28
• Study Completion Date: 2008-08-31

Brief Summary

The trial is a 12-week phase 2 study. Subjects will be given subcutaneous injections at weeks 0 (160mg), 2 (80mg), and then every other week (40mg) until week 12 in subjects with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa.

Conditions

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Interventions

adalimumab

Subjects will be given subcutaneous injections at weeks 0 (160mg), 2 (80mg), and then every other week (40mg) until week 12

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects with moderate to severe HS as defined by a HSSI > 8 AND at least ONE of the following:

1. HS >1 year duration with multiple ER or doctors visits related to HS

2. Intralesional kenalog injection >5/year, however none within 2 weeks of entry

3. Failed systemic retinoids, but not within 3 months of entry

4. Failed at least one prior course of antibiotic therapy, which must not have been administered within 2 weeks of entry to the study (excluding the recommended antibiotic regimen given for evidence of active infection immediately before enrollment)

5. History of surgery (reconstructive), but not within 3 months of entry

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women who are pregnant, nursing, or planning pregnancy within 6 months after the last injection (this includes father's who plan on fathering a child within 6 months after their last injection).

2. Use of other systemic anti-inflammatory medication except NSAIDs and low dose systemic steroids (equal or less than 10 mg daily prednisolone or equivalent).

3. If found to have an active infection, patients must have completed topical or oral antibiotic therapy at least 7 days before first injection.

4. Have a known history of serious infections (e.g., hepatitis, pneumonia or pyelonephritis) in the previous 3 months.

5. Have or have had an opportunistic infection (e.g., herpes zoster [shingles], cytomegalovirus, Pneumocystis carinii, aspergillosis, histoplasmosis, or mycobacteria other than TB) within 6 months prior to screening.

6. Have a history of lymphoproliferative disease, including lymphoma or signs suggestive of possible lymphoproliferative disease such as lymphadenopathy of unusual size or location (e.g., nodes in the posterior triangle of the neck, infraclavicular, epitrochlear, or periaortic area), or splenomegaly.

7. Have a concomitant diagnosis or history of congestive heart failure.

8. Have a history of latent or active granulomatous infection, including TB, histoplasmosis, or coccidioidomycosis, prior to screening.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Abbott

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Florida Academic Dermatology Centers

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Florida Academic Dermatology Centers

Principal Investigators

Francisco A Kerdel, M.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Florida Academic Dermatology Centers

Other Identifiers

HIDRI2007

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id