The Iguratimod Effect on Lupus Nephritis (IGeLU)

NCT ID: NCT02936375

Last Updated: 2018-12-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-09-07

Study Completion Date

2021-11-30

Brief Summary

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This study is a 52-week, randomized, open, active-controlled trial of patients with active diffused lupus nephritis, to assess the efficacy and safety of a novel chemical synthetic agent iguratimod. The subjects will randomly receive iguratimod or cyclophosphamide followed with azathioprine, both combined with steroids.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Lupus Nephritis

Keywords

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lupus nephritis iguratimod

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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Iguratimod

Patients will receive iguratimod over the whole follow-up, combined with steroids, as well as auxiliary treatment (such as vitamin D, gastrointestinal agents, blood pressure medications, if any)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Iguratimod

Intervention Type DRUG

25mg twice a day, orally administrated

Steroids

Intervention Type DRUG

Prednisone, methylprednisolone or prednisonlone, once a day, orally administrated. Steroids should be 1mg/kg·d in the beginning four weeks, then tapered 5-10mg/d every two weeks till 30mg/d, then tapered 2.5-5mg/d every two weeks. After 24 weeks of follow-up, a patient should receive steroids no more than 10mg/d. Patients may receive temporal high dose of steroids (1mg/kg·d) because of symptoms outside of kidney, for no more than two weeks. All the dosage of steroids above is calculated by prednisone.

Cyc+AZA

Patients will receive cyclophosphamide in the first half of study (usually to 24 weeks), followed with azathioprine till the end of follow-up. Patients will also receive steroids as combinational therapy, as well as auxiliary treatment (such as vitamin D, gastrointestinal agents, blood pressure medications, if any)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

1g/m², every 4 weeks, intravenous

Azathioprine

Intervention Type DRUG

2mg/kg·d, once a day, orally administrated

Steroids

Intervention Type DRUG

Prednisone, methylprednisolone or prednisonlone, once a day, orally administrated. Steroids should be 1mg/kg·d in the beginning four weeks, then tapered 5-10mg/d every two weeks till 30mg/d, then tapered 2.5-5mg/d every two weeks. After 24 weeks of follow-up, a patient should receive steroids no more than 10mg/d. Patients may receive temporal high dose of steroids (1mg/kg·d) because of symptoms outside of kidney, for no more than two weeks. All the dosage of steroids above is calculated by prednisone.

Interventions

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Iguratimod

25mg twice a day, orally administrated

Intervention Type DRUG

Cyclophosphamide

1g/m², every 4 weeks, intravenous

Intervention Type DRUG

Azathioprine

2mg/kg·d, once a day, orally administrated

Intervention Type DRUG

Steroids

Prednisone, methylprednisolone or prednisonlone, once a day, orally administrated. Steroids should be 1mg/kg·d in the beginning four weeks, then tapered 5-10mg/d every two weeks till 30mg/d, then tapered 2.5-5mg/d every two weeks. After 24 weeks of follow-up, a patient should receive steroids no more than 10mg/d. Patients may receive temporal high dose of steroids (1mg/kg·d) because of symptoms outside of kidney, for no more than two weeks. All the dosage of steroids above is calculated by prednisone.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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T-614 (code name) Iremod (brand name)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Active lupus nephritis:

* Fulfill ACR classification criteria (2009) for SLE
* Proteinuria ≥1g/24h at screening
* Nephritis of class III, IV, V, III+IV or IV+V, confirmed by renal pathology within 90 days prior to screening
* Body weight ≥40kg
* SLE-2K score ≥8
* Agreement of contraception
* Informed consent obtained

Exclusion Criteria

* Active severe SLE-driven renal disease or unstable renal disease at screening
* Active severe or unstable neuropsychiatric SLE
* Clinically significant active infection including ongoing and chronic infections
* History of receiving cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, tacrolimus , mycophenolate moetil or rituximab treatment with 90 days prior to screening
* History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
* Confirmed Positive tests for hepatitis B or positive test for hepatitis C
* Active tuberculosis
* Live or attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to screening
* Subjects with significant hematologic abnormalities
* Abnormal liver function test at screening (ALT, AST or total bilirubin over 2 fold of upper normal level
* History of peptic ulcer or GI bleeding; treatment with warfarin or other anticoagulants within last 14 days
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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RenJi Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Chunde Bao, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

RenJi Hospital

Locations

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RenJi Hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Chunde Bao, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 86-21-63284622

Email: [email protected]

Qingran Yan, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 86-21-53882280

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Bao Chunde, MD

Role: primary

Jianping Tang, MD

Role: primary

References

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Yan Q, Du F, Kang Y, Ye P, Wang X, Xu J, Tang J, Wang N, Jiang G, Li Z, Wang X, Xue Q, Huang X, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Dai M, Bao C. Comparison of iguratimod and conventional cyclophosphamide with sequential azathioprine as treatment of active lupus nephritis: study protocol for a multi-center, randomized, controlled clinical trial (iGeLU study). Trials. 2021 Aug 11;22(1):530. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05475-3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34380536 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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[2016]128k

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id