Safety and Efficacy of VAY736 in Patients With Primary Sjogren's Syndrome (pSS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02962895 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : November 15, 2016
Last Update Posted : June 11, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Primary Sjogren's Syndrome | Biological: VAY736 Other: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 180 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Study of Safety and Efficacy of Multiple VAY736 Doses in Patients With Moderate to Severe Primary Sjogren's Syndrome (pSS) |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 27, 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 30, 2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 30, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: VAY736 dose 1
VAY736 low
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Biological: VAY736
VAY736 |
Experimental: VAY736 dose 2
VAY736 medium
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Biological: VAY736
VAY736 |
Experimental: VAY736 dose 3
VAY736 high
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Biological: VAY736
VAY736 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo control
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Other: Placebo
Placebo control |
- Dose response [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Dose response measured by change multi-dimensional disease activity as assessed by the physician
- Dose response [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Dose response measured by change in patient-reported disease activity measures
- Quality of Life [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Change in quality of life measure by PRO
- Salivary gland function [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Change in salivary gland function measure by flow rate
- Safety [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Incidence of Adverse events and Serious Adverse Events

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Fulfilled revised American European Consensus Group criteria for pSS
- Seropositive at screening for anti-Ro/SSA antibodies
- Screening ESSDAI value >=6 scored from 7 domains: articular, cutaneous, glandular, lymphoadenopathy, constitutional, biologic and hematologic.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Secondary Sjogren's syndrome
- Use of other investigational drugs
- Active viral, bacterial or other infections
- Positive hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV or tuberculosis test results at screening

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02962895
Contact: Novartis Pharmaceuticals | 1-888-669-6682 | novartis.email@novartis.com | |
Contact: Novartis Pharmaceuticals | +41613241111 |

Responsible Party: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02962895 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CVAY736A2201 |
First Posted: | November 15, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 11, 2019 |
Last Verified: | June 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Plan Description: | Novartis is committed to sharing with qualified external researchers, access to patient-level data and supporting clinical documents from eligible studies. These requests are reviewed and approved by an independent review panel on the basis of scientific merit. All data provided is anonymized to respect the privacy of patients who have participated in the trial in line with applicable laws and regulations. This trial data availability is according to the criteria and process described on www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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