NCT03136861

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of secukinumab 150 mg compared to placebo in the early management (Baseline to Week 8) of spinal pain, disease activity, fatigue, and predictability of disease flares in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) who had an inadequate response to prior non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). This study also explored the efficacy and safety of secukinumab 300 mg compared to secukinumab 150 mg from Week 8 to Week 24 in order to assess the potential additional benefits of dose escalation in patients with axSpA.

Trial Health

98
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
383

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2017

Geographic Reach
16 countries

63 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 28, 2017

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 2, 2017

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 30, 2017

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 15, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 15, 2019

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

February 19, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

September 5, 2021

Status Verified

August 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

1.6 years

First QC Date

April 28, 2017

Results QC Date

February 5, 2020

Last Update Submit

August 12, 2021

Conditions

Keywords

axial spondyloarthritisankylosing spondylitisnon-radiographic axial spondyloarthritisinflammatory back painspinal painsecukinumabAIN457

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Percentage of Participants With a Spinal Pain Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) Score Below 4 at Week 8 (Treatment Period 1)

    The spinal pain numerical rating scale (NRS) is an 11-point scale to assess pain intensity in patients who are able to self-report. It is an 11-point scale from 0-10: 1) "0" = no pain. 2) "10" = the most intense pain imaginable. To calculate the average spinal pain, the patient was asked to answer 2 questions to get 2 pain ratings, the total spinal pain corresponding to the intensity of spinal pain experienced on an average over 24 hours during the previous week and the nocturnal back pain corresponding to the intensity of spinal pain experienced on an average over the night during the previous week.

    Week 8

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Percentage of Participants With a Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index Score Below 4 at Week 8 (Treatment Period 1)

    Week 8

Study Arms (7)

Secukinumab 150 mg (Group A)

EXPERIMENTAL

Treatment Period 1: Secukinumab 150 mg (1 x 1.0 mL) s.c. administered at Baseline, Week 1, 2, 3 and 4

Biological: AIN457

Placebo (Group B)

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Treatment Period 1: Placebo (1 x 1.0 mL) s.c. administered at Baseline and Week 1, 2, 3 and 4

Biological: AIN457Drug: AIN457 Placebo

Arm A1

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Treatment Period 2: Secukinumab 150 mg (1 x 1.0 mL) plus placebo (1 x 1.0 mL) administered at Week 8, 12, 16 and 20

Biological: AIN457Drug: AIN457 Placebo

Arm A2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Treatment Period 2: Secukinumab 150 mg (1 x 1.0 mL) plus placebo (1 x 1.0 mL) administered at Week 8, 12, 16 and 20

Biological: AIN457Drug: AIN457 Placebo

Arm A3

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Treatment Period 2: Secukinumab 300 mg (2 x 1.0 mL) administered at Week 8, 12, 16, and 20

Biological: AIN457

Arm B1

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Treatment Period 2: Secukinumab 150 mg (1 x 1.0 mL) plus placebo (1 x 1.0 mL) administered at Week 8, 12, 16 and 20

Biological: AIN457Drug: AIN457 Placebo

Arm B2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Treatment Period 2: Secukinumab 300 mg (2 x 1.0 mL) administered at Week 8, 12, 16, and 20

Biological: AIN457

Interventions

AIN457BIOLOGICAL

anti IL-17a monoclonal antibody

Also known as: secukinumab
Arm A1Arm A2Arm A3Arm B1Arm B2Placebo (Group B)Secukinumab 150 mg (Group A)

Placebo matching AIN457

Also known as: Placebo
Arm A1Arm A2Arm B1Placebo (Group B)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Diagnosis of axial spondylarthritis (axSpA, either ankylosing spondylitis or non radiographic axial spondylarthritis) according to ASAS axSpA classification criteria
  • patients with back pain for at least 3 months and age of onset less than 45 years
  • Active axSpA as assessed by total BASDAI score of at least 4 at Baseline.
  • Spinal pain numeric rating scale score of more than 4 at Baseline.
  • inadequate response to or failure to respond to at least 2 different NSAIDs at the highest recommended dose for at least 4 weeks in total prior to randomization

You may not qualify if:

  • Chest X-ray or MRI with evidence of ongoing infectious or malignant process
  • Patients previously treated with any biological immunomodulating agents, except those targeting tumor necrosis factor alpha.
  • Patients who have been exposed to more than one anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha agent.
  • Active ongoing inflammatory diseases other than axial spondyloarthritis
  • Other ongoing mechanical diseases affecting the spine.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (66)

Novartis Investigative Site

Brussels, 1020, Belgium

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Liège, 4000, Belgium

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Burgas, 8000, Bulgaria

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Plovdiv, 4000, Bulgaria

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Sofia, 1413, Bulgaria

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Sofia, 1505, Bulgaria

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Sofia, 1750, Bulgaria

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Zagreb, HRV, 10000, Croatia

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Rijeka, 51000, Croatia

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Zagreb, 10000, Croatia

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Brno, 63800, Czechia

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Plzen-Bory, 30599, Czechia

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Prague, 150 06, Czechia

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Pärnu, 80010, Estonia

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Tallinn, 10138, Estonia

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Tartu, 50406, Estonia

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Kuopio, 70100, Finland

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Kuovola, 45100, Finland

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Alexandroupoli, Evros, 681 00, Greece

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Thessaloniki, GR, 564 29, Greece

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Athens, 115 27, Greece

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Athens, 145 61, Greece

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Thessaloniki, 54636, Greece

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Dublin, D03 VX82, Ireland

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Dublin, D04 T6F, Ireland

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Verona, VR, 37134, Italy

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Liepāja, LV 3401, Latvia

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Riga, LV 1002, Latvia

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Riga, LV 2164, Latvia

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Kaunas, LTU, LT 50161, Lithuania

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Kaunas, LT, LT-50128, Lithuania

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Warsaw, Mazowian, 02 495, Poland

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Bydgoszcz, 85 168, Poland

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Sopot, 81 756, Poland

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Torun, 87-100, Poland

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Warsaw, 00-874, Poland

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Warsaw, 04 305, Poland

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Wroclaw, 53-224, Poland

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Irkutsk, 664046, Russia

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Izhevsk, 426009, Russia

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Kazan', 420097, Russia

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Moscow, 115093, Russia

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Elche, Alicante, 03203, Spain

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Elda, Alicante, 03600, Spain

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Seville, Andalusia, 41009, Spain

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Seville, Andalusia, 41013, Spain

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Mallorca, Balearic Islands, 07198, Spain

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Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Torrelavega, Cantabria, 39300, Spain

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Plasencia, Extremadura, 10600, Spain

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Lugo, Galicia, 27003, Spain

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Ourense, Galicia, 32005, Spain

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Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, 28850, Spain

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Valencia, Valencia, 46010, Spain

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Valencia, Valencia, 46014, Spain

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Barcelona, 08041, Spain

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Stockholm, SE, 113 65, Sweden

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Danderyd, 182 88, Sweden

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Halmstad, SE 302 66, Sweden

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Härnösand, SE 871 31, Sweden

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Basel, 4031, Switzerland

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Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 7AG, United Kingdom

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Liverpool, L9 7AL, United Kingdom

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Plymouth, PL6 8DH, United Kingdom

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Warrington, WA5 1QG, United Kingdom

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Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP, United Kingdom

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Related Publications (1)

  • Poddubnyy D, Pournara E, Zielinska A, Baranauskaite A, Jimenez AM, Sadhu S, Schulz B, Rissler M, Perella C, Marzo-Ortega H. Rapid improvement in spinal pain in patients with axial spondyloarthritis treated with secukinumab: primary results from a randomized controlled phase-IIIb trial. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2021 Oct 22;13:1759720X211051471. doi: 10.1177/1759720X211051471. eCollection 2021.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

SpondylarthritisAxial SpondyloarthritisSpondylitis, AnkylosingNon-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis

Interventions

secukinumab

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

SpondylitisSpinal DiseasesBone DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesArthritisJoint DiseasesSpondylarthropathiesAnkylosis

Results Point of Contact

Title
Study Director
Organization
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Study Officials

  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals

    Novartis Pharmaceuticals

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 28, 2017

First Posted

May 2, 2017

Study Start

June 30, 2017

Primary Completion

February 15, 2019

Study Completion

February 15, 2019

Last Updated

September 5, 2021

Results First Posted

February 19, 2020

Record last verified: 2021-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Novartis is commited 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 expert 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 is currently available according to the process described on www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com.

Time Frame
Upon request
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