NCT02597933

Brief Summary

Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a devastating disease of unknown etiology. Patients suffer from multiple organ fibrosis whereas lung fibrosis (interstitial lung disease, ILD) is one of the main driver for mortality. There is preclinical evidence for efficacy of nintedanib in SSc and associated ILD (SSc-ILD) and the anti-fibrotic efficacy of nintedanib was proven in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients, who are presenting a similar pattern regarding lung fibrosis. Hence it is the purpose of the trial to confirm the efficacy and safety of nintedanib 150 mg bid in treating patients with SSc-ILD, compared with placebo. The trial will be conducted as a double blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial with primary efficacy evaluation at week 52 and placebo-controlled treatment until last patient out (up to a maximum of 100 weeks). Respiratory function is globally accepted for assessment of treatment effects in patients with lung fibrosis. The chosen endpoint (Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) decline) is easy to obtain and is part of the usual examinations done in patients with SSc-ILD.

Trial Health

98
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Strong global presence with extensive site network
Enrollment
580

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2015

Typical duration for phase_3

Geographic Reach
31 countries

191 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

October 8, 2015

Completed
28 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 5, 2015

Completed
7 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 12, 2015

Completed
3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 31, 2018

Completed
28 days until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 28, 2018

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

December 13, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

December 13, 2019

Status Verified

November 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

3 years

First QC Date

October 8, 2015

Results QC Date

October 28, 2019

Last Update Submit

November 26, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Annual Rate of Decline in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) Over 52 Weeks

    Forced vital capacity (FVC) is the total amount of air exhaled during the lung function test. For this endpoint reported means represent the adjusted rate.

    up to week (wk) 52 after the start of administration

Secondary Outcomes (11)

  • Absolute Change From Baseline in the Modified Rodnan Skin Score (mRSS) at Week 52

    Baseline and up to 52 weeks after the start of administration

  • Absolute Change From Baseline in Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) Total Score at Week 52.

    Baseline and up to 52 weeks after the start of administration

  • Annual Rate of Decline in FVC in Percentage (%) Predicted Over 52 Weeks

    up to 52 weeks after the start of administration

  • Absolute Change From Baseline in FVC in mL at Week 52

    Baseline and up to 52 weeks after the start of administration

  • Relative Change From Baseline [%] of mRSS at Week 52

    Baseline and up to 52 weeks after the start of administration

  • +6 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Nintedanib

EXPERIMENTAL

patient receives capsules containing nintedanib twice a day

Drug: Nintedanib

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

patient receives capsules identical to those containing active drug

Drug: Placebo

Interventions

Nintedanib
Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Age \>= 18 years
  • American College of Rheumatology (ACR) / EULAR classification criteria for SSc fulfilled
  • SSc disease onset (defined by first non-Raynaud symptom) within 7 years
  • SSc related Interstitial Lung Disease confirmed by High Resolution Computer Tomography (HRCT); Extent of fibrotic disease in the lung \>= 10%
  • FVC \>= 40% of predicted normal
  • Carbon Monoxide Diffusion Capacity (DLCO) 30% to 89% of predicted normal

You may not qualify if:

  • Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) \>1.5 x ULN
  • Bilirubin \>1.5 x ULN
  • Creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min
  • Airway obstruction (pre-bronchodilator Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1)/FVC \<0.7)
  • Other clinically significant pulmonary abnormalities
  • Significant Pulmonary Hypertension (PH)
  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • More than 3 digital fingertip ulcers or a history of severe digital necrosis requiring hospitalization or severe other ulcers
  • Bleeding risk (such as predisposition to bleeding, fibrinolysis, full-dose anticoagulation, high dose antiplatelet therapy, history of hemorrhagic central nervous system (CNS) event within last year
  • international normalised ratio (INR) \>2, prolongation of prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) by \>1.5 x ULN)
  • History of thrombotic event within last year
  • Clinical signs of malabsorption or needing parenteral nutrition
  • Previous treatment with nintedanib or pirfenidone
  • Treatment with prednisone \>10 mg/day, azathioprine, hydroxychloroquine, colchicine, D-penicillamine, sulfasalazine, cyclophosphamide, rituximab, tocilizumab, abatacept, leflunomide, tacrolimus, newer anti-arthritic treatments like tofacitinib and cyclosporine A, potassium para-aminobenzoate
  • Unstable background therapy with either mycophenolate mofetil or methotrexate
  • +2 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (195)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

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University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

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University of California Davis

Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

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University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

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Stanford University Medical Center

Stanford, California, 94305-5236, United States

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University of Colorado Denver

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

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Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States

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Georgetown University

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

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University of Florida College of Medicine

Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States

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University of Miami

Miami, Florida, 33125, United States

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The Emory Clinic

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

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Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

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University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

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University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

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Tulane University Hospital and Clinic

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

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Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States

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Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

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University of Michigan Health System

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

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University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

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Mayo Clinic-Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

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The Lung Research Center, LLC

Chesterfield, Missouri, 63017, United States

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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York, 10021, United States

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, New York, 10029, United States

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Columbia University Medical Center-New York Presbyterian Hospital

New York, New York, 10032, United States

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

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University of Cincinnati Health

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

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Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

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University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio, 43614, United States

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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

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Temple University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

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University of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States

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Vanderbilt Pulmonary Clinic

Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-5735, United States

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

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The University Of Texas at Houston

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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University of Utah Health Sciences Center

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States

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Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States

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Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States

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University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

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Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

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Hospital Militar Central Cirujano Mayor Dr. Cosme Argerich

Buenos Aires, C1426BOR, Argentina

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APRILLUS-Asistencia e Investigación

Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, C1046AAQ, Argentina

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CEMER-Centro Medico De Enfermedades Respiratorias

Florida, B1602DQD, Argentina

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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia

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Liverpool Hospital

Sydney, New South Wales, 2170, Australia

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Royal Adelaide Hospital

Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia

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St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia

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LKH-Univ. Hospital Graz

Graz, 8036, Austria

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Medical University of Innsbruck

Innsbruck, 6020, Austria

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ULB Hopital Erasme

Brussels, 1070, Belgium

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Brussels - UNIV Saint-Luc

Brussels, 1200, Belgium

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UNIV UZ Gent

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

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UZ Leuven

Leuven, 3000, Belgium

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège

Liège, 4000, Belgium

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Edumed - Educacao e Saude SA

Curitiba, 80440-080, Brazil

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Saint Joseph's Healthcare

Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6, Canada

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Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, M5T 3L9, Canada

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HSCM

Montreal, Quebec, H4J 1C5, Canada

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Hospital Clínico Reg. de Concepción "Dr. G. Grant Benavente"

Concepción, 4070038, Chile

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Centro de Investigación del Maule

Talca, 3465586, Chile

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Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Beijing, 100032, China

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Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital

Beijing, China

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Beijing Hospital

Beijing, China

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First Hospital of Jilin University

Changchun, China

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West China Hospital

Chengdu, 610041, China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

Hefei, 230022, China

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Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

Shanghai, 200040, China

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The First Hospital of Chinese Medical University

Shenyang, China

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Zhuzhou Central Hospital

Zhuzhou, 412007, China

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Institute of Rheumathology Prague

Prague, 12850, Czechia

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Thomayer Hospital

Prague, 14059, Czechia

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Aarhus Universitets Hospital

Aarhus, 8000, Denmark

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Odense Universitetshospital

Odense, 5000 C, Denmark

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HYKS Keuhkosairauksien

Helsinki, 00290, Finland

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TYKS, Keuhkosairauksien klinikka, Turku

Turku, 20520, Finland

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HOP Avicenne

Bobigny, 93009, France

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HOP Louis Pradel

Bron, 69677, France

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HOP Calmette

Lille, 59037, France

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HOP Claude Huriez

Lille, 59037, France

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HOP Arnaud de Villeneuve

Montpellier, 34295, France

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HOP Hôtel-Dieu

Nantes, 44000, France

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HOP Pasteur

Nice, 06001, France

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HOP Cochin

Paris, 75014, France

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HOP Bichat

Paris, 75018, France

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HOP Pontchaillou

Rennes, 35033, France

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HOP Charles Nicolle

Rouen, 76000, France

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HOP Larrey

Toulouse, 31059, France

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HOP Bretonneau

Tours, 37044, France

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Kerckhoff-Klinik, Bad Nauheim

Bad Nauheim, 61231, Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Köln (AöR)

Cologne, 50937, Germany

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Klinik Donaustauf

Donaustauf, 93093, Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden

Dresden, 01307, Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Erlangen

Erlangen, 91054, Germany

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Universitätsmedizin Greifswald

Greifswald, 17475, Germany

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Asklepios Klinik Altona

Hamburg, 22763, Germany

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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Hanover, 30625, Germany

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Thoraxklinik-Heidelberg gGmbH am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

Heidelberg, 69126, Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel

Kiel, 24105, Germany

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Klinikum der Universität München - Campus Großhadern

München, 80336, Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Münster

Münster, 48149, Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Tübingen

Tübingen, 72076, Germany

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General Hospital of Athens "Laiko"

Athens, 115 27, Greece

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General Hospital of Athens "Laiko"

Athens, 11527, Greece

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Semmelweis University, Dept. Pulmonology

Budapest, 1125, Hungary

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St John's Medical College

Bangalore, 560 034, India

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Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals

Bangalore, 560054, India

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Mazumdar Shaw Medical centre

Bangalore, 560099, India

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Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education And Research

Chandigarh, 160012, India

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Care Hospital

Hyderabad, 500034, India

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Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Hyderabad, 500082, India

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Asthma Bhawan

Jaipur, 302039, India

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P.D. Hinduja National Hospital

Mumbai, 400016, India

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Getwell Hospital & Research Institute

Nagpur, 440012, India

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All India Institute of Medical Science

New Delhi, 110029, India

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Sir Gangaram Hospital

New Delhi, 110060, India

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Jehangir Clinical Development Centre Pvt. Ltd.

Pune, 411 001, India

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B.J. Medical College and Sasoon General Hospital

Pune, 411001, India

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Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital

Pune, 411040, India

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Christian Medical College

Vellore, 632 004, India

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Cork University Hospital

Cork, Ireland

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Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

Dublin, Ireland

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Bnei Zion Medical Center, Haifa

Haifa, 31048, Israel

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Rambam Medical Center

Haifa, 3109601, Israel

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Rabin Medical Center Beilinson

Petah Tikva, 49100, Israel

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Sourasky Medical Center

Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel

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Az. Ospedaliere Umberto I di Ancona

Ancona, 60126, Italy

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Università degli Studi di Genova

Genova, 16132, Italy

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A.O. San Gerardo di Monza

Monza, 20900, Italy

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A.O Universitaria - Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Napoli, 80138, Italy

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Università degli Studi Padova

Padua, 35128, Italy

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Azienda Universitaria-Universita' La Sapienza

Roma, 00161, Italy

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Tosei General Hospital

Aichi, Seto, 489-8642, Japan

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Kurume University Hospital

Fukuoka, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan

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Sapporo Medical University Hospital

Hokkaido, Sapporo, 060-8543, Japan

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National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center

Hyogo, Himeji, 670-8520, Japan

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Iwate Medical University Hospital

Iwate, Morioka, 020-8505, Japan

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St. Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital

Kanagawa, Kawasaki, 216-8511, Japan

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Kitasato University Hospital

Kanagawa, Sagamihara, 252-0375, Japan

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Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center

Kanagawa, Yokohama, 236-0051, Japan

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Kyoto University Hospital

Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan

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Nagasaki University Hospital

Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan

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Kindai University Hospital

Osaka, Osakasayama, 589-8511, Japan

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National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center

Osaka, Sakai, 591-8555, Japan

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Osaka Medical College Hospital

Osaka, Takatsuki, 569-8686, Japan

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Saitama Medical University Hospital

Saitama, Iruma-gun, 350-0495, Japan

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Hamamatsu University Hospital

Shizuoka, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan

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Tokushima University Hospital

Tokushima, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan

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Juntendo University Hospital

Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, 113-8431, Japan

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Nippon Medical School Hospital

Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, 113-8603, Japan

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Toho University Omori Medical Center

Tokyo, Ota-ku, 143-8541, Japan

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Institute of Rheumatology Tokyo Women's Medical University

Tokyo, Shinjyuku-ku, 162-0054, Japan

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University Malaya Medical Centre

Kuala Lumpur, 59100, Malaysia

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Hospital Selayang

Kuala Selangor, 68100, Malaysia

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Hospital Pulau Pinang

Pulau Pinang, 10990, Malaysia

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Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar

Seremban, 70300, Malaysia

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Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas

Mexico City, 14080, Mexico

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VU Medisch Centrum

Amsterdam, 1081HV, Netherlands

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Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)

Leiden, 2333 ZA, Netherlands

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Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum

Nijmegen, 6525 GA, Netherlands

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Erasmus Medisch Centrum

Rotterdam, 3015 CE, Netherlands

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Oslo Universitetssykehus HF, Rikshospitalet

Oslo, N-0372, Norway

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Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge, Tromsø

Tromsø, N-9038, Norway

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Dr.Biziel UnivHosp#2,Rheumat&Connec.Tissue Disease,Bydgoszcz

Bydgoszcz, 85168, Poland

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Dobry Lekarz,Spec.Med.Clinics,Private Prac,Krakow

Krakow, 31011, Poland

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EMED, Center of Medical Services,Private Prac,Rzeszow

Rzeszów, 35205, Poland

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Indep.Pblic Clin.Hosp#1,Dermatol,Venereol&Allerg.dep,Wroclaw

Wroclaw, 50 368, Poland

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Hospital Garcia de Orta, EPE

Almada, 2801-951, Portugal

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Hospital Fernando Fonseca, EPE

Amadora, 2720-276, Portugal

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CHUC - Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, EPE

Coimbra, 3000-075, Portugal

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ULSAM, EPE - Hospital Conde de Bertiandos

Ponte de Lima, 4990-041, Portugal

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Centro Hospitalar São João,EPE

Porto, 4200-319, Portugal

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Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia

Vila Nova de Gaia, 4434-502, Portugal

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Hospital Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, 08035, Spain

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Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Barcelona, 08041, Spain

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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

Madrid, 28007, Spain

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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

Madrid, 28041, Spain

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Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla

Santander, 39008, Spain

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Hospital Dr. Peset

Valencia, 46017, Spain

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Hospital Politècnic La Fe

Valencia, 46026, Spain

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Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro

Vigo, 36312, Spain

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Clinical Rheumatology Research Center Sahlgrenska

Gothenburg, 413 45, Sweden

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Kantonspital St. Gallen, Rheumatologie Department

Sankt Gallen, 9007, Switzerland

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Universitätsspital Zürich

Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

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Songklanagarind Hospital

Hat Yai, 90110, Thailand

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Srinagarind Hospital

Muang, 40002, Thailand

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Ramathibodi Hospital

Ratchathewi, 10400, Thailand

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Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Glasgow, G4 0SF, United Kingdom

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Royal Free Hospital

London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom

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Guy's Hospital

London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom

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Royal Brompton Hospital

London, SW3 6NP, United Kingdom

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Salford Royal Hospital

Salford, M6 8HD, United Kingdom

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  • Volkmann ER, McMahan ZH, Smith V, Jouneau S, Miede C, Alves M, Herrick AL; SENSCIS Trial Investigators. Risk of Malnutrition in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Treated With Nintedanib in the Randomized, Placebo-Controlled SENSCIS Trial. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2023 Dec;75(12):2501-2507. doi: 10.1002/acr.25176. Epub 2023 Aug 7.

  • Allanore Y, Khanna D, Smith V, Aringer M, Hoffmann-Vold AM, Kuwana M, Merkel PA, Stock C, Sambevski S, Denton CP; SENSCIS Trial Investigators. Effects of nintedanib in patients with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis and interstitial lung disease. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2024 Mar 1;63(3):639-647. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kead280.

  • Denton CP, Goh NS, Humphries SM, Maher TM, Spiera R, Devaraj A, Ho L, Stock C, Erhardt E, Alves M, Wells AU. Extent of fibrosis and lung function decline in patients with systemic sclerosis and interstitial lung disease: data from the SENSCIS trial. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2023 May 2;62(5):1870-1876. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac535.

  • Maher TM, Bourdin A, Volkmann ER, Vettori S, Distler JHW, Alves M, Stock C, Distler O. Decline in forced vital capacity in subjects with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease in the SENSCIS trial compared with healthy reference subjects. Respir Res. 2022 Jul 5;23(1):178. doi: 10.1186/s12931-022-02095-6.

  • Kreuter M, Hoffmann-Vold AM, Matucci-Cerinic M, Saketkoo LA, Highland KB, Wilson H, Alves M, Erhardt E, Schoof N, Maher TM. Impact of lung function and baseline clinical characteristics on patient-reported outcome measures in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2023 Feb 6;62(SI):SI43-SI53. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac325.

  • Volkmann ER, Kreuter M, Hoffmann-Vold AM, Wijsenbeek M, Smith V, Khanna D, Denton CP, Wuyts WA, Miede C, Alves M, Sambevski S, Allanore Y. Dyspnoea and cough in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease in the SENSCIS trial. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2022 Nov 2;61(11):4397-4408. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac091.

  • Kreuter M, Del Galdo F, Miede C, Khanna D, Wuyts WA, Hummers LK, Alves M, Schoof N, Stock C, Allanore Y. Impact of lung function decline on time to hospitalisation events in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD): a joint model analysis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2022 Jan 10;24(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s13075-021-02710-9.

  • Highland KB, Distler O, Kuwana M, Allanore Y, Assassi S, Azuma A, Bourdin A, Denton CP, Distler JHW, Hoffmann-Vold AM, Khanna D, Mayes MD, Raghu G, Vonk MC, Gahlemann M, Clerisme-Beaty E, Girard M, Stowasser S, Zoz D, Maher TM; SENSCIS trial investigators. Efficacy and safety of nintedanib in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease treated with mycophenolate: a subgroup analysis of the SENSCIS trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 Jan;9(1):96-106. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30330-1.

  • Roennow A, Sauve M, Welling J, Riggs RJ, Kennedy AT, Galetti I, Brown E, Leite C, Gonzalez A, Portales Guiraud AP, Houyez F, Camp R, Gilbert A, Gahlemann M, Moros L, Luna Flores JL, Schmidt F, Sauter W, Finnern H. Collaboration between patient organisations and a clinical research sponsor in a rare disease condition: learnings from a community advisory board and best practice for future collaborations. BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 16;10(12):e039473. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039473.

  • Azuma A, Chung L, Behera D, Chung M, Kondoh Y, Ogura T, Okamoto M, Swarnakar R, Zeng X, Zou H, Meng X, Gahlemann M, Alves M, Kuwana M; SENSCIS trial investigators. Efficacy and safety of nintedanib in Asian patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease: Subgroup analysis of the SENSCIS trial. Respir Investig. 2021 Mar;59(2):252-259. doi: 10.1016/j.resinv.2020.10.005. Epub 2020 Nov 19.

  • Maher TM, Mayes MD, Kreuter M, Volkmann ER, Aringer M, Castellvi I, Cutolo M, Stock C, Schoof N, Alves M, Raghu G; SENSCIS Trial Investigators. Effect of Nintedanib on Lung Function in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Further Analyses of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021 Apr;73(4):671-676. doi: 10.1002/art.41576. Epub 2021 Mar 8.

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  • Distler O, Highland KB, Gahlemann M, Azuma A, Fischer A, Mayes MD, Raghu G, Sauter W, Girard M, Alves M, Clerisme-Beaty E, Stowasser S, Tetzlaff K, Kuwana M, Maher TM; SENSCIS Trial Investigators. Nintedanib for Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jun 27;380(26):2518-2528. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1903076. Epub 2019 May 20.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Scleroderma, Systemic

Interventions

nintedanib

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Connective Tissue DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesSkin Diseases

Results Point of Contact

Title
Boehringer Ingelheim, Call Center
Organization
Boehringer Ingelheim

Study Officials

  • Boehringer Ingelheim

    Boehringer Ingelheim

    STUDY CHAIR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 8, 2015

First Posted

November 5, 2015

Study Start

November 12, 2015

Primary Completion

October 31, 2018

Study Completion

November 28, 2018

Last Updated

December 13, 2019

Results First Posted

December 13, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-11

Locations