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DermatopolymyositisPhase 4NCT02821689

Pirfenidone in Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease Associated With Clinically Amyopathic Dermatomyositis

A Phase 4 study testing Pirfenidone in people with Dermatopolymyositis and Interstitial Lung Disease, run by RenJi Hospital at 1 site in China.

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 The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.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

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common complication of dermatomyositis (DM) with prevalence up to 65%, and is considered to be one of the determining factors of prognosis. Clinical amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM), which is a special phenotype of DM, with characteristic cutaneous manifestations but no or only… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older
What is being tested?
Pirfenidone
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
57 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
Jul 2016to Jun 2018
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 16 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Willingness of the subject to participate in the study, proven by signing the informed consent;
  • All participants fulfilled the provisional diagnosis of CADM according to the modified Sontheimer's criteria.
  • The course of ILD is longer than 3 months, but shorter than 6 months, presenting as increase in level of dyspnea, and worsening of fibrosis on pulmonary HRCT with >10% increase of HRCT score, and/or decrease in %FVC by >10% absolute value.

Who cannot join

  • Participants who are unwilling to sign the inform consent;
  • The course of participants ever treated with biologics including basiliximab, or malignancy-associated CADM or overlapped with other CTD, or with alanine transaminase more than 2 times the upper normal limits;
  • Pregnancy or lactation.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Department of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital South Campus, School of Medicine, Shanghai JiaoTong University

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200001

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About this study

Official title: Randomized Controlled Trial of Pirfenidone in Patients With Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease Associated With Clinically Amyopathic Dermatomyositis

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common complication of dermatomyositis (DM) with prevalence up to 65%, and is considered to be one of the determining factors of prognosis. Clinical amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM), which is a special phenotype of DM, with characteristic cutaneous manifestations but no or only subclinical myopathy. Many studies, mainly from Asia, including ours, have demonstrated that these patients with CADM tend to develop a rapidly progressive ILD (RPILD) and have a poor response to conventional therapy, such as high-dose corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, leading to lethal outcome with a 6-month survival rate of less than 50%.

Pirfenidone, a new oral antifibrotic agent, has been approved for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Randomized controlled trials of pirfenidone in patients with IPF suggested that it could ameliorate pulmonary function decline and improve the progression-free survival. Its utility in connective tissue disease (CTD) related ILD has been implicated, but no evidence has yet demonstrated its efficacy. Therefore, the investigators conduct this study to evaluate the possible therapeutic effects of pirfenidone on RPILD associated with CADM.

Being tested
Pirfenidone
Keywords
Dermatopolymyositis, Interstitial lung disease, Pirfenidone
Medical subject headings
Dermatomyositis, Lung Diseases, Interstitial

What participants receive

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

  • PirfenidoneDrug

    Pirfenidone was administered in three divided doses (200mg tid), and increased to the manufacturer's instructed target dose (600mg tid) over a 2-week period. The maximum dose was maintained throughout the study in patients who tolerated it.

Study groups in NCT02821689
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
pirfenidoneExperimentalEligible participants for clinical trial were randomized in a 2:1 ratio to pirfenidone/blank add-on. Pirfenidone was administered in three divided doses (200mg tid), and increased to the manufacturer's instructed target dose (600mg tid) over a 2-week period. Investigators were allowed to adjust the dose according to the participants' tolerance.
Receives: Drug: Pirfenidone
BlankNo interventionEligible participants for clinical trial were randomized in a 2:1 ratio to pirfenidone/blank add-on.

What is being measured

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

  1. changes of 12-month survival from the onset of ILD

    the effect of pirfenidone on improving the survival rate

    Measured: 12 months

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. changes of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scores from baseline at each visit

    the influence of pirfenidone on pulmonary interstitial changes

    Measured: one year

  2. changes of pulmonary function test from baseline at each visit

    the influence of pirfenidone on pulmonary function changes

    Measured: one year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Jul 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2016
  3. Primary completionJun 2017 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJun 2018 (estimated)

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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
57 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02821689
Sponsor's protocol ID
RenJi-ADM
Status last verified
Jun 2016
First submitted
21 Jun 2016
Last updated
1 Jul 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Pirfenidone in people with Dermatopolymyositis and Interstitial Lung Disease, run by RenJi Hospital at 1 site in China.

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 3 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 1 Jul 2016. 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 China. 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 Shuang Ye, MD (+8613817615871, ye_shuang2000@163.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

changes of 12-month survival from the onset of ILD (time frame: 12 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 1 Jul 2016.

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