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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) combines thrombotic (venous and/or arterial) and/or obstetrical manifestations, along with biological anomalies related to the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. Despite actual treatment recommended by international guidelines, the relapse rate in APS is high and survival is 65% at 15 years. Hydroxychloroquine has demonstrated its efficacy and benefits in the treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, but there is no current consensus concerning the efficacy of this treatment in the secondary prevention of thrombotic events in primary APS, even though several in vitro experimental and animal model data, along with several clinical studies have suggested a beneficial effect of this drug in this indication. Considering the prevalence of primary APS in the general population and of the number of clinical events observed in patients with primary APS and receiving conventional treatment with vitamin K anticoagulants (VKA), the consortium expects a minimum clinically relevant difference of 70%. Considering a prevalence of thrombotic events for the entire studied primary APS population of 10% at 2 years, the consortium expects a 70% decrease in thrombotic events under Hydroxychloroquine treatment administered in addition to VKA treatment in primary APS, i.e. a 3% prevalence in the Hydroxychloroquine group at 2 years. The consortium proposes a drug trial, phase III, national multicentric, comparative, randomized, superiority, double-blind, controlled with 2 compared groups (Hydroxychloroquine versus placebo) study. The enrolment period will be 24 months.

The main aim of this trial is to comparatively assess at 24 months the number of new thrombotic events (venous and arterial) in primary antiphospholipid syndrome in patients treated with VKA plus Hydroxychloroquine versus VKA plus placebo, in a multicentre, prospective randomized, double-blind, versus placebo study.


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NCT number NCT03540810
Study type Interventional
Source University Hospital, Angers
Contact Cristina C Belizna, Coordinator
Phone 0033241356592
Email cristina.belizna@wanadoo.fr
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 3
Start date August 15, 2018
Completion date October 15, 2022

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