NCT01116427

Brief Summary

The ACCLAIM study is testing whether the medication "abatacept" can be of benefit to patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). Although abatacept is an investigational medication for MS, it is not a new drug. Abatacept has been approved by the FDA to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Trial Health

90
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
65

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2010

Typical duration for phase_2

Geographic Reach
2 countries

21 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 3, 2010

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 5, 2010

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2010

Completed
3.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2014

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2015

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

April 8, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

September 15, 2016

Status Verified

August 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

3.8 years

First QC Date

May 3, 2010

Results QC Date

December 15, 2015

Last Update Submit

August 3, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

MSmultiple sclerosisrelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisRRMS

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Mean Number of New Inflammatory MRI Lesions Per Monthly Scans

    The mean number of new inflammatory MRI lesions obtained on scans every 4 weeks from Week 8 to Week 24, adjusted for differences between subjects before treatment by subtracting the number of new inflammatory lesions observed from the week -1 MRI scan . An inflammatory lesion is defined as a gadolinium (Gd)-enhancing lesion that shows hyperintensity on postcontrast but no hyperintensity on noncontrast T1 images. A new inflammatory lesion is one that was not present on the previously scheduled MRI scan. If the previously scheduled MRI scan was missing, the scan was compared to the last available MRI.

    Weeks 8-24

Secondary Outcomes (13)

  • Absolute Number of New Inflammatory MRI Lesions on Monthly Scans

    Weeks 4-24

  • Lesion Volume Accumulation on T2-weighted MRI Scans Over 24 Weeks

    Week -1 to Week 24

  • Percent Brain Volume Change

    Week -1 to Week 24

  • Mean Number of New Inflammatory Lesions in 8-week Intervals

    Week 8 to Week 24

  • Number of Participants Progressing on the EDSS Scale by at Least 1 Point

    Week -1 to Week 24

  • +8 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Abatacept

EXPERIMENTAL

Receives abatacept during first course of treatment, switching to placebo during extension phase.

Biological: abataceptDrug: Placebo

Placebo, followed by abatacept

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Receives a placebo for first course of treatment, switching to abatacept in the extension phase.

Biological: abataceptDrug: Placebo

Interventions

abataceptBIOLOGICAL

In core/extension phase: administered IV at weeks 0/28, 2/30, and 4/32, and then every 4 weeks until week 24/52; Dosing: less than 60 kg, 500 mg; 60-100 kg, 750 mg; or greater than 100 kg, 1 gram

Also known as: Orencia®, CTLA4-Ig
AbataceptPlacebo, followed by abatacept

In core/extension phase: administered IV at weeks 0/28, 2/30, and 4/32, and then every 4 weeks until week 24/52

Also known as: placebo abatacept
AbataceptPlacebo, followed by abatacept

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Clinically definite Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) meeting McDonald's criteria
  • Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores between 0 and 5
  • Active disease as defined by at least one of the following criteria:
  • One or more documented clinical exacerbations in the past year prior to visit -2
  • One or more gadolinium (Gd)-enhanced MRI lesions in the past year
  • Willingness to forego available MS therapies
  • Ability and willingness to provide informed consent and comply with study requirements and procedures

You may not qualify if:

  • Normal brain MRI at week -5 scan
  • Females who are pregnant, intending pregnancy, or lactating, and unwilling to undergo pregnancy testing
  • Females who are unwilling to use approved methods of contraception for the duration of the study
  • Any chronic medical disease, other than MS, that compromises organ function
  • Active infection
  • Diagnosis of secondary or primary progressive MS
  • Previous treatment with cyclophosphamide, mitoxantrone, cladribine, or rituximab at any time
  • Previous treatment with abatacept within the last 52 weeks prior to visit -2
  • Previous treatment with systemic steroids, interferon, Copaxone, mycophenolate, or other immunosuppressive medications within the last 4 weeks prior to visit -2
  • Previous treatment with Natalizumab within the last 26 weeks prior to visit -2
  • Previous vaccination with live vaccine, or previous treatment with fingolimod, within the last 8 weeks prior to visit-2
  • Diagnosis of malignancy other than basal cell carcinoma or cervical carcinoma in situ
  • Claustrophobia or other contraindications to Gd-enhanced MRI
  • Positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) serology
  • Positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
  • +11 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (21)

St. Josephs Hospital and Medical Center - Barrow Neurology

Phonix, Arizona, 85013, United States

Location

Jordan Research and Education Institute (REDI): Alta Bates Summit Medical Center

Berkeley, California, 94705, United States

Location

University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

Location

Newport Beach Clinical Research Associates, Inc.

Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States

Location

University of California, Davis

Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

Location

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

Location

South Suburban Neurology

Flossmoor, Illinois, 60422, United States

Location

Norton Neuroscience Institute - Norton Neurology Services MS Center

Louisville, Kentucky, 40207, United States

Location

Louisiana State University

Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130, United States

Location

University of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

Location

Brigham & Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414, United States

Location

Judith Jaffe Multiple Sclerosis Center: Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, New York, 10065, United States

Location

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States

Location

Neurology Specialists, Inc.

Dayton, Ohio, 45417, United States

Location

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States

Location

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

The Neurology Foundation, Inc.

Providence, Rhode Island, 02905, United States

Location

Advanced Neurosciences Institute

Franklin, Tennessee, 37064, United States

Location

Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason

Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States

Location

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Viglietta V, Bourcier K, Buckle GJ, Healy B, Weiner HL, Hafler DA, Egorova S, Guttmann CR, Rusche JR, Khoury SJ. CTLA4Ig treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis: an open-label, phase 1 clinical trial. Neurology. 2008 Sep 16;71(12):917-24. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000325915.00112.61.

    PMID: 18794494BACKGROUND
  • Khoury SJ, Rochon J, Ding L, Byron M, Ryker K, Tosta P, Gao W, Freedman MS, Arnold DL, Sayre PH, Smilek DE; ACCLAIM Study Group. ACCLAIM: A randomized trial of abatacept (CTLA4-Ig) for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2017 Apr;23(5):686-695. doi: 10.1177/1352458516662727. Epub 2016 Aug 5.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingMultiple Sclerosis

Interventions

Abatacept

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNSAutoimmune Diseases of the Nervous SystemNervous System DiseasesDemyelinating DiseasesAutoimmune DiseasesImmune System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ImmunoconjugatesAntibodiesImmunoglobulinsSerum GlobulinsBlood ProteinsProteinsAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsGlobulins

Results Point of Contact

Title
Director, Clinical Research Operations Program
Organization
DAIT/NIAID

Study Officials

  • Samia Khoury, MD

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
NIH
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 3, 2010

First Posted

May 5, 2010

Study Start

September 1, 2010

Primary Completion

June 1, 2014

Study Completion

February 1, 2015

Last Updated

September 15, 2016

Results First Posted

April 8, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

The plan is to share data in: 1.)ImmPort, a long-term archive of clinical and mechanistic data from DAIT-funded grants and contracts that also provides data analysis tools that are available to researchers who register online and subsequently receive DAIT approval; and 2.)TrialShare, a clinical trials research portal developed by the Immune Tolerance Network that makes data from the consortium's clinical trials publicly available without charge.

Available IPD Datasets

Study protocol synopsis, -navigator, -schedule of assessments, study schema, and manuscript(s) with overviews, data and reports, participant level data (ACCLAIM ITN035AI)Access

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