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NCT number NCT01940094
Other study ID # VCRC5526A
Secondary ID R01HL115041U54AR
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase Phase 3
First received
Last updated
Start date February 2014
Est. completion date December 2024

Study information

Verified date February 2024
Source University of Pennsylvania
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is a multi-center randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of using low-dose prednisone as compared to stopping prednisone treatment entirely. Participants will be randomized 1:1 to taper their prednisone dose down to 5 mg/day or to 0 mg/day for the duration of the study (approximately six months) or until a study endpoint.


Description:

Patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, Wegener's) will be recruited at one of the Vasculitis Centers of Excellence. Participants will be randomized 1:1 either to taper their prednisone dose down to 5 mg/day according to a standardized schedule and stay at 5 mg/day of prednisone for the duration of the study or until a study endpoint, or taper their prednisone dose down to 0 mg/day using a standard schedule and stay at 0 mg/day for the duration of the study or until a study endpoint. All study participants will be followed for 6 months (from reaching a prednisone dose of 5 mg/day) or until an increase of prednisone dose (after randomization) occurs, whichever comes first. Participants will have up to four study visits, a screening visit (visit 1), a baseline (visit 2), a month 3 visit (visit 3) and a month 6 or flare visit (visit 3) and up to two follow-up phone calls from the study coordinator at randomization and at month 1 (randomization and 1 month phone call may be combined if randomization occurs at month 1). This study is a project of the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC) funded through the National Institutes of Health Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) with the purpose of promoting vasculitis research. The VCRC is the major clinical research infrastructure in North America for the study of vasculitis, and eight VCRC Centers of Excellence will be recruiting for this study.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 159
Est. completion date December 2024
Est. primary completion date January 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. Established diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) where patients will need to meet at least 2 of the 5 for the classification of GPA, at least one of which must be criterion d or e: The modified American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria are: A. Nasal or oral inflammation, defined as the development of painful or painless oral ulcers or purulent or bloody nasal discharge. B. Abnormal chest radiograph, defined as the presence of nodules, fixed infiltrates, or cavities. C. Active urinary sediment, defined as microscopic hematuria (>5 red blood cells per high power field) or red blood cell casts. D. Granulomatosis inflammation on biopsy, defined as histologic changes showing granulomatous inflammation within the wall of an artery or in the perivascular or extravascular area. Note: Pauci-immune glomerulonephritis seen on kidney biopsy will suffice for this criterion. E. Positive anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) test specific for proteinase-3 measures by enzyme-linked immunoassay. Patients who are myeloperoxidase (MPO) positive or ANCA negative are still eligible for this study if they meet the criteria above and are felt to have GPA. 2. Active disease within the prior 12 months (initial presentation or relapse) that at time of active disease required treatment with prednisone >20 mg/day. 3. Disease remission at time of enrollment. 4. Prednisone dose at time of enrollment of = 5 mg/day and = 20 mg/day. 5. Participant age of 18 years or greater. 6. If the patient is taking an immunosuppressive medication agent other than prednisone (maintenance agent) then the maintenance agent must be at a stable dose for one month prior to enrollment with no plans by the treating physician to change the dose (other than for safety purposes/toxicity) for the duration of the study (through the month 6 visit or early termination). Acceptable maintenance agents include azathioprine, leflunomide, 6-mercaptopurine, methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil, mycophenolate sodium, or rituximab. Patients may be on trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) for use as either a maintenance agent or for prophylaxis for infection. TMP/SMX may be used in combination with other drugs. 6.1 If the patient is regularly taking trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole at any dose then the patient is eligible if there no plans by the treating physician to change the dose after enrollment (other than dose reduction or discontinuation for safety purposes/toxicity) for the duration of the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Comorbid condition that has moderate likelihood of requiring a course of prednisone within one year of enrollment (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, adrenal insufficiency).

Study Design


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Intervention

Drug:
5 mg Prednisone
Subjects will remain on daily prednisone dose of 5 mg
0 mg Prednisone
Subjects will taper their prednisone dose from 5 mg per day to 0 mg per day

Locations

Country Name City State
Canada St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Ontario
Canada Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto Ontario
United States Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston Massachusetts
United States Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio
United States University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City Kansas
United States University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania
United States University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
United States Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
United States University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah

Sponsors (6)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Pennsylvania National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), Office of Rare Diseases (ORD), Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  Canada, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Physician decision to increase glucocorticoids for disease relapse. Six months
Secondary Time to disease flare. 6 months
Secondary Safety outcomes. Rate and type of serious adverse events and infections. 6 months
Secondary Protocol performance at VCRC Centers of Excellence. Evaluation of patient characteristics, protocol compliance, participant retention, data completeness, timeliness of data entry, and data accuracy. 6 months
Secondary Health-related quality of life survey Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Assessment Measured at baseline and end of the study
Secondary Health-related quality of life surveys Measured by Short Form-36 Measured at baseline and the end of the study
Secondary Health-related quality of life surveys Measured by a Patient Global Assessment. Measured at baseline, month 3, and end of the study
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