PsoriasisPhase 4CASTIPNCT01088165
The Influence of Adalimumab on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk in Psoriasis
A Phase 4 study testing Adalimumab treatment arm, Fumaric acid esters treatment group and Narrow band UVB radiation in people with Psoriasis and Cardiovascular Diseases, run by Medical University of Vienna at 1 site in Austria.
Trial summary
Psoriasis vulgaris is no longer considered as a chronic inflammatory disease restricted to the skin. Evidence has accumulated in the past that psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory systemic disease. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Psoriasis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- What is being tested?
- Adalimumab treatment arm, Fumaric acid esters treatment group and Narrow band UVB radiation
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 66 participants
- Where
- 1 siteAustria
- Study dates
- May 2010to May 2014
- 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 18 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Chronic severe plaque type psoriasis (PASI <10) requiring systemic treatment. Non-response or contraindication to previous systemic and/or light treatment
- PASI ≥ 10, BSA ≥ 10
- Age 18 - 80 years
Who cannot join
- Women of childbearing potential not taking contraceptive measures
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Patients with a history or ongoing malignancy, chronic infections or autoimmune disease
- Patients with severe impairment of their general health
- Patients who are unable to understand or comply with the study protocol
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Austria1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Medical University Vienna Dpt. of Dermatology
Vienna, 1090
Gregor Holzer, Dr, 40400 7702, gregor.holzer@meduniwien.ac.at
Adrian Tanew, ao Univ. Prof., 40400 7701, adrian.tanew@meduniwien.ac.at
About this study
Official title: The Influence of Adalimumab vs. Fumaric Acid Esters on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk Factors in the Therapy of Patients With Moderate to Severe Psoriasis Vulgaris
Psoriasis vulgaris is no longer considered as a chronic inflammatory disease restricted to the skin. Evidence has accumulated in the past that psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory systemic disease. As in rheumatoid arthritis, the chronic inflammatory process plays a central role in the pathogenesis of associated comorbidities such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Since several years the armamentarium of psoriasis treatment has been broadened by the availability of TNF alpha blockers. These neutralize systemic TNF alpha which not only plays a central role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis but has also been linked to inflammatory pathways in diabetes and cardiovascular disease. While a few studies have investigated the positive effects of TNF alpha blockers on associated cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients, no research data exist on the effects of these therapeutic agents in patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis.
The present study aims at determining the effects of adalimumab, a potent and frequently prescribed TNF alpha blocker for the treatment of psoriasis, on different diabetic and cardiovascular risk factors in patients receiving this treatment as a remedy for moderate to severe plaque type psoriasis. The study is designed to explore whether adalimumab is capable to prevent or modulate psoriasis-associated comorbidities by blocking systemic inflammation. The effects of adalimumab will be compared with those of fumaric acids, which represent an established traditional systemic treatment option for moderate to severe psoriasis.
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Study hypothesis:
Therapy with adalimumab will lead to an improvement of several parameters that reflect the risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis due to chronic inflammation. Endothelial dysfunction, as assessed by ultrasound flow mediated dilatation, will serve as primary outcome measure. Other risk factors such as blood lipids, hsCRP, IL-6, endothelial adhesion molecules, parameters of glucose metabolism and carotid intima-media thickness will be secondary outcomes.
Aim:
If adalimumab and/or fumaric acids will show a significant impact on the above mentioned parameters, these findings would offer a new perspective for the long term management of psoriatic patients and their comorbidities.
Study design: Randomized, prospective, controlled, parallel group study
Study population: 66 patients
- Being tested
- Adalimumab treatment arm, Fumaric acid esters treatment group, Narrow band UVB radiation
- Keywords
- Psoriasis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Adalimumab, Fumaric acid esters
- Medical subject headings
- Psoriasis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Adalimumab treatment armDrug
Also called Humira, Adalimumab
Adalimumab: day 1: 2x40 mg s.c., day 8: 40 mg s.c., thereafter 40 mg s.c. in biweekly intervals
Fumaric acid esters treatment groupDrug
Also called Fumaderm
First week:FAE mite (DIMETHYL FUMARATE 30mg, ETHYL FUMARATE CALCIUM 87mg, ETHYL FUMARATE ZINC 3mg, ETHYL FUMARATE MAGNESIUM 5mg):day 1 and 2: 0-0-1, day 3 and 4: 1-0-1, day 5-7: 1-1-1).
Week 2: FAE forte (DIMETHYL FUMARATE 120mg ETHYL, FUMARATE CALCIUM 87mg, ETHYL FUMARATE ZINC 3mg, ETHYL FUMARATE MAGNESIUM 5mg)starting with 0-0-1 capsule daily, thereafter weekly increases by on capsule until maximum daily dose 2-2-2. In the event of side effects (in particular, gastrointestinal disturbances or flushing) adaption of the dose (reduction or no increase) depending on the type and severity of the side effect will be performed. If remission occurs at a lower than the maximum dose that dose will be maintained throughout the rest of the study period.
Narrow band UVB radiationOther
No reduction of 50% minimum of baseline psoriasis severity index by week 12: additional narrow band UVB radiation, 3x/week until the patients achieve PASI reduction of 75% or greater or over a maximum period of another 12 weeks.
Initial dosage: Fitzpatrick skin phototype I and II: 0,4 J/cm2, III and IV: 0,6), 10% Increments after each radiation
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Adalimumab treatment group | Experimental | Not described Receives: Drug: Adalimumab treatment arm; Other: Narrow band UVB radiation |
| Fumaric acid esters treatment group | Active comparator | Not described Receives: Drug: Fumaric acid esters treatment group; Other: Narrow band UVB radiation |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The influence of adalimumab treatment in comparison to treatment with fumaric acid esters on the functional integrity of the endothelium will be monitored by flow mediated dilatation (FMD)
Measured: 3 and 6 months
Secondary outcomes (2)
The measurement of carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) by ultrasound will serve as a morphological substrate for evaluating the potential effect of adalimumab on signs of atherosclerosis within the vessel wall
Measured: 3 and 6 months
Influence of adalimumab in comparison to fumaric acid esters on biochemical cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors
Measured: 3 and 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Mar 2010 (estimated)
- Study startMay 2010
- Primary completionMay 2013 (estimated)
- Study completionMay 2014 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for PsoriasisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Medical University of ViennaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 66 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Gregor Holzer, Medical University of Vienna
- Investigators
- Adrian Tanew, MD, Principal investigator, Medical University of Vienna Department of Dermatology
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01088165
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CASTIP1
- Acronym
- CASTIP
- Status last verified
- Jan 2012
- First submitted
- 16 Mar 2010
- Last updated
- 20 Jan 2012
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 Jan 2012. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Influence of Adalimumab vs. Fumaric Acid Esters on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk Factors in the Therapy of Patients With Moderate to Severe Psoriasis Vulgaris
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01088165
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CASTIP / CASTIP1
- Keywords
- Psoriasis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Adalimumab, Fumaric acid esters
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 66 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Medical University of ViennaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- May 2010
- Primary completion
- May 2013 (estimated)
- Study completion
- May 2014 (estimated)
- First posted
- 17 Mar 2010 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Psoriasis vulgaris is no longer considered as a chronic inflammatory disease restricted to the skin. Evidence has accumulated in the past that psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory systemic disease. As in rheumatoid arthritis, the chronic inflammatory process plays a central role in the pathogenesis of associated comorbidities such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Since several years the armamentarium of psoriasis treatment has been broadened by the availability of TNF alpha blockers. These neutralize systemic TNF alpha which not only plays a central role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis but has also been linked to inflammatory pathways in diabetes and cardiovascular disease. While a few studies have investigated the positive effects of TNF alpha blockers on associated cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients, no research data exist on the effects of these therapeutic agents in patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis.
The present study aims at determining the effects of adalimumab, a potent and frequently prescribed TNF alpha blocker for the treatment of psoriasis, on different diabetic and cardiovascular risk factors in patients receiving this treatment as a remedy for moderate to severe plaque type psoriasis. The study is designed to explore whether adalimumab is capable to prevent or modulate psoriasis-associated comorbidities by blocking systemic inflammation. The effects of adalimumab will be compared with those of fumaric acids, which represent an established traditional systemic treatment option for moderate to severe psoriasis.
Study hypothesis:
Therapy with adalimumab will lead to an improvement of several parameters that reflect the risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis due to chronic inflammation. Endothelial dysfunction, as assessed by ultrasound flow mediated dilatation, will serve as primary outcome measure. Other risk factors such as blood lipids, hsCRP, IL-6, endothelial adhesion molecules, parameters of glucose metabolism and carotid intima-media thickness will be secondary outcomes.
Aim:
If adalimumab and/or fumaric acids will show a significant impact on the above mentioned parameters, these findings would offer a new perspective for the long term management of psoriatic patients and their comorbidities.
Study design: Randomized, prospective, controlled, parallel group study
Study population: 66 patients
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Triple blind (participant, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Adalimumab treatment group | Experimental | Drug: Adalimumab treatment arm, Other: Narrow band UVB radiation |
| Fumaric acid esters treatment group | Active comparator | Drug: Fumaric acid esters treatment group, Other: Narrow band UVB radiation |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Chronic severe plaque type psoriasis (PASI <10) requiring systemic treatment. Non-response or contraindication to previous systemic and/or light treatment
- PASI ≥ 10, BSA ≥ 10
- Age 18 - 80 years
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Women of childbearing potential not taking contraceptive measures
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Patients with a history or ongoing malignancy, chronic infections or autoimmune disease
- Patients with severe impairment of their general health
- Patients who are unable to understand or comply with the study protocol
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Adalimumab treatment armAlso: Humira, AdalimumabAdalimumab: day 1: 2x40 mg s.c., day 8: 40 mg s.c., thereafter 40 mg s.c. in biweekly intervals | Drug | Adalimumab treatment group |
| Fumaric acid esters treatment groupAlso: FumadermFirst week:FAE mite (DIMETHYL FUMARATE 30mg, ETHYL FUMARATE CALCIUM 87mg, ETHYL FUMARATE ZINC 3mg, ETHYL FUMARATE MAGNESIUM 5mg):day 1 and 2: 0-0-1, day 3 and 4: 1-0-1, day 5-7: 1-1-1). Week 2: FAE forte (DIMETHYL FUMARATE 120mg ETHYL, FUMARATE CALCIUM 87mg, ETHYL FUMARATE ZINC 3mg, ETHYL FUMARATE MAGNESIUM 5mg)starting with 0-0-1 capsule daily, thereafter weekly increases by on capsule until maximum daily dose 2-2-2. In the event of side effects (in particular, gastrointestinal disturbances or flushing) adaption of the dose (reduction or no increase) depending on the type and severity of the side effect will be performed. If remission occurs at a lower than the maximum dose that dose will be maintained throughout the rest of the study period. | Drug | Fumaric acid esters treatment group |
| Narrow band UVB radiationNo reduction of 50% minimum of baseline psoriasis severity index by week 12: additional narrow band UVB radiation, 3x/week until the patients achieve PASI reduction of 75% or greater or over a maximum period of another 12 weeks. Initial dosage: Fitzpatrick skin phototype I and II: 0,4 J/cm2, III and IV: 0,6), 10% Increments after each radiation | Other | Adalimumab treatment group, Fumaric acid esters treatment group |
Primary outcome
The influence of adalimumab treatment in comparison to treatment with fumaric acid esters on the functional integrity of the endothelium will be monitored by flow mediated dilatation (FMD)
Time frame: 3 and 6 months
2 secondary outcomes
The measurement of carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) by ultrasound will serve as a morphological substrate for evaluating the potential effect of adalimumab on signs of atherosclerosis within the vessel wall
Time frame: 3 and 6 months
Influence of adalimumab in comparison to fumaric acid esters on biochemical cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors
Time frame: 3 and 6 months
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 Jan 2012.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Adrian Tanew, MD principal investigator
Medical University of Vienna Department of Dermatology
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 4 study testing Adalimumab treatment arm, Fumaric acid esters treatment group and Narrow band UVB radiation in people with Psoriasis and Cardiovascular Diseases, run by Medical University of Vienna at 1 site in Austria.
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 3 inclusion and 5 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 20 Jan 2012. 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 Austria. 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?
Contact Gregor Holzer, MD (40400 ext. 7701, gregor.holzer@meduniwien.ac.at), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The influence of adalimumab treatment in comparison to treatment with fumaric acid esters on the functional integrity of the endothelium will be monitored by flow mediated dilatation (FMD) (time frame: 3 and 6 months). 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 20 Jan 2012; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.