NCT01400464

Brief Summary

The factors underlying the large interindividual variability in response to glucocorticoids in Giant Cell Arteritis are poorly understood. The investigators hypothesize that a part of this variability is related to pharmacokinetic factors determined by genetic polymorphism: hepatic clearance involving cytochromes P450 of the subfamily 3A (CYP3A) and drug efflux leukocyte conditioned by P-glycoprotein involved in multidrug resistance drugs (ABCB1). The investigators have designed a multicentric prospective pharmacokinetical and pharmacogenetic cohort study to assess the link between prednisolone clearance and the relapse risk in giant cell arteritis.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
150

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2009

Longer than P75 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

12 active sites

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2009

Completed
2.1 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 21, 2011

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 22, 2011

Completed
3.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2014

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

April 9, 2014

Status Verified

April 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

5.2 years

First QC Date

July 21, 2011

Last Update Submit

April 8, 2014

Conditions

Keywords

Giant Cell Arteritisprednisonepharmacokinetics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • oral clearance of prednisolone

    2 to 4 weeks after begining prednisolone treatment

Interventions

Prednisone therapy delivered in accordance with a 10 to 18 month pre-defined schedule. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic tests at 14 or 28 days. Monthly visit for the first 6 month, then every 8 weeks months thereafter for the remainder of the study with standard biologic monitoring , physical exam and medical and medication history .Also, participants will be asked to complete several questionnaires to assess quality of life and observance to therapy. Participants may have additional study visits if a disease flare or disease-related complications occur during the study.

Eligibility Criteria

Age50 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Diagnosis of GCA, meeting at least 3 of the following 5 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for the diagnosis of GCA:
  • At least 50 years of age at disease onset
  • New onset or new type of localized pain in the head
  • Temporal artery abnormality (i.e., temporal artery tenderness to palpation or decreased pulsation unrelated to arteriosclerosis of cervical arteries)
  • ESR of greater than 40 mm in the first hour by the Westergren method
  • Temporal artery biopsy showing vasculitis characterized by a predominance of mononuclear cell infiltration or granulomatous inflammation, usually with multinucleated giant cells
  • Corticoid treatment since less than 14 days
  • Signed informed consent
  • Affiliation to the social security system

You may not qualify if:

  • Dementia
  • Predictable non observance
  • Neoplasia since less than 5 years

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (12)

CHU de CAEN

Caen, Etat, 14000, France

Location

Hôpital Cochin-APHP

Paris, Etat, 75679, France

Location

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse

Toulouse, Etat, 31000, France

Location

CH de Valenciennes

Valenciennes, Etat, 59300, France

Location

CHU Avicennes

Bobigny, 93000, France

Location

CHU Jean Verdier (AP-HP)

Bondy, 93140, France

Location

Hôpital Gabriel Montpied

Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France

Location

CHU de Lille

Lille, 59000, France

Location

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges

Limoges, 87000, France

Location

CHU de Nantes

Nantes, 44000, France

Location

Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière-APHP

Paris, 75651, France

Location

CHU de Rouen

Rouen, 76000, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Giant Cell Arteritis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vasculitis, Central Nervous SystemAutoimmune Diseases of the Nervous SystemNervous System DiseasesCerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesArteritisVasculitisSkin Diseases, VascularSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesAutoimmune DiseasesImmune System Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 21, 2011

First Posted

July 22, 2011

Study Start

July 1, 2009

Primary Completion

September 1, 2014

Study Completion

December 1, 2014

Last Updated

April 9, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-04

Locations