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Polyarteritis NodosaPhase 4NCT00400075

CHUSPAN PAN BP Treatment of Polyarteritis Nodosa and Microscopic Polyangiitis Without Poor-Prognosis Factors

A Phase 4 study testing azathioprine and cyclophosphamide in people with Polyarteritis Nodosa and Microscopic Polyangiitis, run by Hospices Civils de Lyon at 1 site in Switzerland.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

To assess the efficacy of systemic corticosteroids alone as first-line treatment of polyarteritis nodosa and microscopic polyangiitis without poor-prognosis factors as defined by the five-factor score (FFS=0), and to compare the efficacy and safety of azathioprine vs pulse cyclophosphamide as adjunctive… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 15 to 90 years
What is being tested?
azathioprine and cyclophosphamide
How many people
124 participants
Where
1 siteSwitzerland
Study dates
Jul 1996to not given
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 15 to 90 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Men and women with newly diagnosed polyarteritis nodosa or microscopic polyangiitis;
  • absence of poor prognostic factors as defined by the five-factor score (serum creatinine > 140 μmol/l or 1.58 mg/dl, proteinuria > 1 g/day, severe gastrointestinal tract involvement, specific cardiomyopathy and/or central nervous system involvement;
  • written informed consent.
  • Both genders eligible;
  • age ≥ 15 years.

Who cannot join

  • age < 15 years, previously treated systemic vasculitis;
  • history of cancer;
  • pregnant or breast-feeding women;
  • psychiatric disorders that might compromise compliance with therapy;
  • contraindication to study drug;
  • other ongoing therapeutic trial;
  • concomitant viral hepatitis B or C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Switzerland1 site
  • Camillo Ribi

    Geneva

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About this study

Official title: CHUSPAN PAN BP Treatment of Polyarteritis Nodosa and Microscopic Polyangiitis Without Poor-Prognosis Factors a Prospective Randomized Study in 125 Patients

To assess the efficacy of systemic corticosteroids alone as first-line treatment of polyarteritis nodosa and microscopic polyangiitis without poor-prognosis factors as defined by the five-factor score (FFS=0), and to compare the efficacy and safety of azathioprine vs pulse cyclophosphamide as adjunctive immunosuppressive therapy to treat failure or relapse.

Read the detailed description

All patients initially treated with systemic corticosteroids alone: optional IV methylprednisolone pulse (15 mg/kg) at treatment start followed by oral prednisone (1 mg/kg/day) according to a tapering schedule. Treating physicians allowed to treat minor relapses with corticosteroids without referring the patient for randomization, as long as the prednisone dose did not exceed 0.5 mg/kg for 1 month.

Patients in whom prednisone doses could not be tapered below 20 mg, those who failed to enter remission and those who relapsed were randomized to receive either 6 months of oral azathioprine (2mg/kg/day) or 6 cyclophosphamide pulses (0.6g/m2 D1, D15, D30 then every month)

Being tested
azathioprine, cyclophosphamide
Keywords
Polyarteritis, Vasculitis, Therapy, Cyclophosphamide, Azathioprine
Medical subject headings
Polyarteritis Nodosa, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Vasculitis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of events (failures, relapses and/or deaths) occurring in each group, defining the disease-free survival rate, measured at study end (mean follow-up of 5 years)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Overall survival, relapse rate and adverse events, measured at study end (mean follow-up of 5 years)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Nov 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 1996

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
124 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00400075
Sponsor's protocol ID
95.067/2
Status last verified
Nov 2006
First submitted
14 Nov 2006
Last updated
16 Nov 2006
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Samson M, Puechal X, Devilliers H, Ribi C, Cohen P, Bienvenu B, Terrier B, Pagnoux C, Mouthon L, Guillevin L; French Vasculitis Study Group (FVSG). Mononeuritis multiplex predicts the need for immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory drugs for EGPA, PAN and MPA patients without poor-prognosis factors. Autoimmun Rev. 2014 Sep;13(9):945-53. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2014.08.002. Epub 2014 Aug 19.

    PubMed 25153486

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing azathioprine and cyclophosphamide in people with Polyarteritis Nodosa and Microscopic Polyangiitis, run by Hospices Civils de Lyon at 1 site in Switzerland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Nov 2006. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Switzerland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of events (failures, relapses and/or deaths) occurring in each group, defining the disease-free survival rate, measured at study end (mean follow-up of 5 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00400075, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Nov 2006.

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