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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03607903
Other study ID # CHDR1807
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 1/Phase 2
First received
Last updated
Start date July 11, 2018
Est. completion date October 30, 2018

Study information

Verified date August 2021
Source Centre for Human Drug Research, Netherlands
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Adalimumab (Humira, AbbVie) is a highly effective treatment for a variety of auto-immune/auto-inflammatory diseases including juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Adalimumab works by binding to tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF), hereby preventing its interaction with the TNF receptor. In the presence of complement, adalimumab can also lyse TNF-expressing cells. Adalimumab is administered via subcutaneous injection, which has the major drawback of being perceived as unpleasant and painful, especially during long term use for both adults and children. As subcutaneous administration may therefore eventually jeopardize treatment adherence, there is a clear need for less invasive alternatives to administer highly effective biological drugs such as adalimumab. Microneedles may be a potential alternative for invasive drug administration. Microneedles are currently widely investigated for the administration of various vaccines. The experience with administration of biological drugs is rather limited. The sparse available data suggests similar pharmacokinetics of adalimumab when administered either subcutaneous or intradermal in healthy volunteers. Moreover, the first studies report good tolerability of microneedles. However, no systematic studies have been performed yet i) to investigate pain, acceptability, and local tolerability for intradermal versus subcutaneous adalimumab administration ii) to evaluate safety, PK and immunogenicity for intradermal versus subcutaneous adalimumab and iii) to explore the usability of optical coherence tomography, clinical photography, thermal imaging and laser speckle contrast imaging in the evaluation of intradermal injections. This study will directly compare the pain perception and hence acceptability of a single dose (40 mg) of adalimumab administered subcutaneously (SC) versus intradermally (ID) via microneedles in healthy adult volunteers. Furthermore, the pharmacokinetic profile, pharmacodynamics, the immunogenicity and the tolerability will be assessed. This study will enable bridging to a future study in children and adolescents with JIA, in which the suitability of microneedles for the administration of adalimumab in pediatric patients will be examined. The overarching aim of these studies is to make administration of biologicals in children as pain free as possible.


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Study Design


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Intervention

Biological:
Adalimumab ID
Adalimumab intradermal using MicronJet600 microneedle from NanoPass
Adalimumab SC
Adalimumab subcutaneous using regular needle
Other:
Saline ID
Saline intradermal using MicronJet600 microneedle from NanoPass
Saline SC
Saline subcutaneous using regular needle

Locations

Country Name City State
Netherlands Centre for Human Drug Research Leiden

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Centre for Human Drug Research, Netherlands Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research, the Netherlands, Leiden University Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Netherlands, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Amount of pain Pain will be measured using a standard 100 points visual analogue scale (0: no pain, 100: extreme pain).
Insertion, injection and post-injection pain will be assessed separately.
7 weeks
Primary Adalimumab pharmacokinetics Individual serum adalimumab concentrations will be plotted versus time per individual. 10 weeks
Primary Anti-adalimumab antibodies All subjects who received study medication will be monitored for serum anti-adalimumab antibodies. 10 weeks
Primary Ex vivo cytokine levels Ex vivo whole blood challenge will be performed to assess the effect of adalimumab on the release of cytokines by circulating immune cells and activation of these cells. Whole blood will be stimulated with 2ng/mL lipopolysaccharide and 25 ug/mL aluminium ydroxide for 24 hours at 37 degrees Celsius, 5% carbon dioxide. Culture supernatants will be assayed for release of pro-inflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 6, interleukin 1 beta, interleukin 8, and interferon gamma. 10 weeks
Primary Amount of pain Pain will be measured using Dutch version of the faces pain scales revised (0-2-4-6-8-10, 0: no pain, 10: very much pain).
Insertion, injection and post-injection pain will be assessed separately.
7 weeks
Secondary Preference for subjects for either injection (SC versus ID) Subjects will be asked multiple choice questions on the acceptability of both injections. 2 days
Secondary Number of injection site reactions Injection site assessment for the following:
Pain (grade 1/2/3) Tenderness (grade 1/2/3) Pruritus (grade 1/2/3) Erythema (absent/present) Induration (grade 1/2/3) Blister (absent/present) Ulceration (absent/present) Necrosis (absent/present) Ecchymosis (absent/present) If any of these signs or symptoms is present, it is regarded an injection site reaction.
10 weeks
Secondary Number of (serious) adverse events per treatment arm 10 weeks
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