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Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00037648
First received: May 17, 2002
Last updated: November 25, 2009
Last verified: February 2008
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety of anakinra in patients with Polyarticular-Course Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, a form of rheumatoid arthritis affecting children.


Condition Intervention Phase
Juvenile Chronic Arthritis
 Drug: Anakinra
Drug: Placebo
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized, Multi-center, Blinded, Placebo-controlled Study With an Open-label Run-in Period to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Daily, Single, Subcutaneous Injections of r-metHuIL-1ra (Anakinra) in Polyarticular-Course Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Resource links provided by NLM:

Drug Information available for: Anakinra
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Swedish Orphan Biovitrum:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • The primary outcome of the study was to evaluate the safety of anakinra [ Time Frame: 28 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 86
Study Start Date: July 2000
Study Completion Date: November 2003
Primary Completion Date: November 2003 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Placebo Comparator: placebo Drug: Placebo
placebo
Experimental: anakinra Drug: Anakinra
anakinra

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   2 Years to 17 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria
  • Male or female age 2-17 yrs inclusive * Minimum weight 10 KG * Diagnosis of Chronic Arthritis
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00037648

Sponsors and Collaborators
Amgen
Investigators
Study Director: MD Amgen
  More Information

Additional Information:
AmgenTrials clinical trials website  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Global Development Leader, Amgen Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00037648     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 990758-990779
Study First Received: May 17, 2002
Last Updated: November 25, 2009
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Arthritis
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
 Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
Antirheumatic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 17, 2013