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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT01532869
Date of registration: 10/02/2012
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche
Public title: A Study of RoActemra/Actemra (Tocilizumab) Versus Placebo in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis
Scientific title: A Phase II/III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study To Assess The Efficacy And Safety Of Tocilizumab Versus Placebo In Patients With Systemic Sclerosis
Date of first enrolment: March 2012
Target sample size: 87
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01532869
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Canada France Germany United Kingdom United States
Contacts
Name:     Clinical Trials
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Affiliation:  Hoffmann-La Roche
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult patients, >/= 18 years of age

- Systemic sclerosis, as defined by American College of Rheumatology (1980) criteria

- Disease duration of manifestation)

- >/= 15 and
- Active disease, as defined by protocol

- Uninvolved skin at injection sites

- Negative pregnancy test for a female subject of childbearing potential

Exclusion Criteria:

- Major surgery (including joint surgery) within 8 weeks prior to and/or during study
enrollment

- Rheumatic autoimmune disease other than systemic sclerosis

- Skin thickening (scleroderma) limited to areas distal to the elbows or knees at
screening

- Previous treatment with tocilizumab

- History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to human, humanized, or murine
monoclonal antibodies

- Severe cardiopulmonary disease

- Known active current or history of recurrent infections

- Use of any investigational, biologic, or immunosuppressive therapies including
intra-articular or parenteral corticosteroids prior to study enrollment as specified
in the protocol

- As specified in the protocol, any current or past medical condition or medical history
involving but not limited to the nervous, renal, pulmonary, endocrine, and
gastrointestinal organ systems determined by the Principal Investigator to pose a
significant safety risk to any subject while participating in the study

- Primary or secondary immunodeficiency



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Sclerosis, Systemic
Intervention(s)
Drug: Placebo
Drug: tocilizumab [RoActemra/Actemra]
Primary Outcome(s)
Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) [Time Frame: Week 48]
Change From Baseline in Modified Rodnan Skin Score (mRSS) at Week 24 [Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change From Baseline in Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue) Score at Week 24 and Week 48 [Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 24 and 48]
Change From Baseline in Physical Function Assessed by Scleroderma Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (SHAQ-DI) [Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 24 and 48]
Change From Baseline in 5-D Itch Scale at Week 24 and Week 48 [Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 24 and 48]
Change From Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Score at Week 24 and Week 48 [Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 24 and 48]
Change From Baseline in Patient's Global Assessment at Week 24 and Week 48 [Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 24 and 48]
Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve (AUC) From Time 0 to 168 Hour (AUC0-168) [Time Frame: Pre-dose, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120 or 144, and 168 hours post dose for Baseline and Week 16]
Change From Baseline in Clinician's Global Assessment at Week 24 and Week 48 [Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 24 and 48]
Mean Serum Concentrations of Interleukin (IL)-6 by Visit [Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 24, and 48]
Percentage of Participants Who Maintained or Improved in mRSS From Week 24 to Week 48 [Time Frame: Week 48]
Change From Baseline in Tender Joint Count 28 (TJC28) [Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 3, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, and 48]
Mean Serum Concentrations of Soluble IL-6 Receptor (R) by Visit [Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 24, and 48]
Change From Baseline in mRSS at Week 48 [Time Frame: Baseline, Week 48]
Percentage of Participants With Anti-Tocilizumab Antibody [Time Frame: Baseline, and post-baseline (up to Week 48)]
Secondary ID(s)
2011-001460-22
WA27788
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 05/11/2015
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01532869
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