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Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Infliximab to Treat Hidradenitis Suppurtativa (HS2006)
This study has been completed.
Sponsored by: Florida Academic Dermatology Centers
Information provided by: Florida Academic Dermatology Centers
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00795574
  Purpose

A study to assess the safety and efficacy of the IV drug infliximab for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa


Condition Intervention Phase
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Drug: infliximab
Drug: Placebo Comparator
Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Drug Information available for: Infliximab
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Crossover Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: Phase 2 Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Infliximab for the Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Further study details as provided by Florida Academic Dermatology Centers:

Enrollment: 38
Study Start Date: June 2005
Study Completion Date: August 2008
Primary Completion Date: August 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
infliximab: Experimental
Double blind placebo cross-over
Drug: infliximab
Dosing is 5mgs/kg at weeks 0,2 and 6 to complete loading dose of drug and then every 8 weeks thereafter until end of treatment phase.
Drug: Placebo Comparator
5mgs /kg given IV over a minimum of 2 hours at weeks 0,2 and 6 to complete loading dose and then every 8 weeks during maintenance treatment period.
Placebo: Placebo Comparator
Double blind placebo controlled cross-over
Drug: Placebo Comparator
5mgs /kg given IV over a minimum of 2 hours at weeks 0,2 and 6 to complete loading dose and then every 8 weeks during maintenance treatment period.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   16 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Person must have moderate to severe Hidradenitis suppurativa
  • Multiple ER or doctors visits related to HS
  • Intralesional kenalog injection >5/year, but none within 3 months of entry
  • HS >1 year duration
  • Failed systemic retinoids, but not within 3 months of entry
  • Failed at least one prior course of antibiotic therapy, which must not have been administered within 3 months of entry to the study (excluding the recommended antibiotic regimen given immediately before randomization for evidence of active infection
  • History of surgery (reconstructive), but not within 3 months of entry

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women who are pregnant, nursing, or planning pregnancy within 6 months after the last infusion (this includes father's who plan on fathering a child within 6 months after their last infusion
  • Known allergy against infliximab
  • Use of other systemic anti-inflammatory medication except NSAIDs and low dose systemic steroids (equal or less than 10 mg daily prednisolone or equivalent).
  • Have had any previous treatment with monoclonal antibodies or antibody fragments.
  • Have a known history of serious infections (eg, hepatitis, pneumonia or pyelonephritis) in the previous 3 months.
  • Have or have had an opportunistic infection (eg, herpes zoster [shingles], cytomegalovirus, Pneumocystis carinii, aspergillosis, histoplasmosis, or mycobacteria other than TB) within 6 months prior to screening.
  • Are considered ineligible according to the TB eligibility assessment, screening, and early detection of reactivation rules defined in Section 26 on: Tuberculosis Eligibility Assessment, Screening, and Early Detection of Reactivation Rules.
  • Have a history of lymphoproliferative disease, including lymphoma or signs suggestive of possible lymphoproliferative disease such as lymphadenopathy of unusual size or location (eg, nodes in the posterior triangle of the neck, infraclavicular, epitrochlear, or periaortic area), or splenomegaly.
  • Currently have any known malignancy or have a history of malignancy within the previous 5 years, with the exception of basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has been fully excised with no evidence of recurrence.
  • Have current signs or symptoms of severe, progressive or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurologic, or cerebral disease.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00795574

Locations
United States, Florida
Florida Academic Dermatology Center
Miami, Florida, United States, 33143
Sponsors and Collaborators
Florida Academic Dermatology Centers
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Francisco A Kerdel, M.D Florida Acadecmic Dermatology Center
  More Information

Responsible Party: Florida Academic Dermatology Centers ( Francisco A Kerdel,M.D. )
Study ID Numbers: HS2006
Study First Received: November 20, 2008
Last Updated: November 21, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00795574  
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Florida Academic Dermatology Centers:
Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Bacterial Infections
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Skin Diseases
Infliximab
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Suppuration
Hidradenitis
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Gastrointestinal Agents
Sweat Gland Diseases
Antirheumatic Agents
Infection
Dermatologic Agents
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009