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Chronic Plaque PsoriasisNCT00422617

Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of One Course of Amevive in Taiwan Patients

A study testing Alefacept (Amevive) in people with Chronic Plaque Psoriasis, run by Uni-Pharma.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

An open-label, multicentre study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of one course of weekly intramuscular administration of Amevive in Taiwan patients with chronic plaque psoriasis Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Plaque Psoriasis
What is being tested?
Alefacept (Amevive)
How many people
40 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jan 2005to Nov 2005
Phase
Interventional
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 16 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Must give written informed consent
  • Must be >= 16 years of age
  • Must have been diagnosed with chronic plaque psoriasis at least one year and require systemic or phototherapy
  • Must have CD4+ lymphocyte count at or above the lower limit of normal
  • Must have a BSA >= 10%

Who cannot join

  • Current erythrodermic, generalized pustular, or guttate psoriasis
  • Serious local infection or systemic infection within 3 months prior to the first dose of alefacept
  • History of any clinical significant disease that would be contraindicated for this study as determined by the investigator
  • Prior history of systemic malignancy, untreated localised skin canceer or a >10 squamous cell carcinoma
  • Current enrollment in any other investigational drug study within 30 days prior to study drug administration
  • Treatment with systemic immunosuppressant agents within the 4 weeks prior to study drug administration.

About this study

An open-label, multicentre study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of one course of weekly intramuscular administration of Amevive in Taiwan patients with chronic plaque psoriasis

Read the detailed description

The purpose of the present study is to establish the efficacy and safety of one course of once weekly 15 mg intramuscular (IM) administration of AMEVIVE in an alternate study population and to address the issue of peak time to response by measuring the proportion of patients achieving a ≥ 75% reduction in PASI at any time after completion of treatment.

Being tested
Alefacept (Amevive)
Keywords
psoriasis, alefacept
Medical subject headings
Psoriasis

What participants receive

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

  • Alefacept (Amevive)Drug

What is being measured

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

  1. To determine TRR75 of one course of once weekly 15 mg intramuscular (IM) administration of AMEVIVE

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To determine TRR50, Quality of Life (QOL), the safety and tolerability

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Jan 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2005
  3. Study completionNov 2005

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Early clinical test
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00422617
Sponsor's protocol ID
ASIA-7002
Status last verified
Sep 2004
First submitted
16 Jan 2007
Last updated
17 Jan 2007
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Alefacept (Amevive) in people with Chronic Plaque Psoriasis, run by Uni-Pharma.

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 6 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Jan 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

To determine TRR75 of one course of once weekly 15 mg intramuscular (IM) administration of AMEVIVE. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 17 Jan 2007.

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