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Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 19 March 2012
Main ID:  EUCTR2006-004892-36-SE
Date of registration: 09/02/2007
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Department of Rheumatology,University hospital,Lund
Public title: An open randomized and comparative study on the efficacy and safety of additional treatment of subcutaneous immunoglobulin (Subcuvia) during cessation of Prednisolon in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Scientific title: An open randomized and comparative study on the efficacy and safety of additional treatment of subcutaneous immunoglobulin (Subcuvia) during cessation of Prednisolon in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Date of first enrolment: 15/03/2007
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Recruitment status: Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2006-004892-36
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design:  Controlled: yes Randomised: yes Open: yes Single blind: no Double blind: no Parallel group: yes Cross over: no Other: no If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: yes Placebo: no Other: no  
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Countries of recruitment
Sweden
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
· Patients with SLE during active illness phase defined as SLEDAI 2K 4 or higher
· Patients with skin or joint engagement and/or serositis, low-grade hemolytic anemia and vasculitis.
· Patients aged > 18 years and < 70 years, of either gender
· Signed written informed consent of the patient.
· Women of childbearing potential must use reliable contraception methods during the study period.

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
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F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
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Exclusion criteria:
· Patients with life-threatening manifestation including glomerulonephritis, neuropsychiatric involvement, systemic vasculitis
· Patients with M-components with and without rheumatoid factor activity
· Known hypersensitivity to any of the drug components
· Bleeding disorder requiring treatment
· Antiphospholipid syndrome
· Severe infections, malignancy, severe cardiovascular disorder
· Females who are currently pregnant or breast feeding, or who plan to become pregnant during the course of the study.
· Patients treated with hydroxychlorochin, azathioprine, mycofenolate-mofetil and methotrexate if not on stable treatment for > 3 months
· Patients treated with immunomodulating and/or cytostatic drugs (cyclophosphamide, ciclosporin-A within 6 months and anti-B cell therapy (rituximab) within 1 year.
· Patients treated with anticoagulant drugs e.g. warfarin or heparin. Treatment with low dose of acetylsalicylic acid (trombyl® is allowed
· Patients treated with Subcuvia® / or other immunoglobulin within the previous 12 months.
· Patients who are participating in any other clinical studies, or who have participated in such a study within the previous six months.



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Gender:
Female: yes
Male: yes
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
MedDRA version: 9.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10040967 Term: SLE
Intervention(s)

Trade Name: Subcuvia
Pharmaceutical Form: Solution for injection

Primary Outcome(s)
Main Objective: To evaluate the ability to conclude Prednisolone cessation plan in patients treated with Subcuvia, compared with patients who are not recevning additional Subcuvia treatment.
Primary end point(s): Failure to perform reduction of Prednisolone according to a predetermined scheme due to new or recurring disease activity according to definitions given in the BILAG scoring system.
Secondary Objective: Safety
Regression of illness and normalization of parameters such as autoantibody levels, plasma concentrations of complement components and cytokine levels.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
SLE subcuvia 04 Sep 2006
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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