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Last refreshed on: 17 November 2015
Main ID:  NCT01637064
Date of registration: 06/07/2012
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Phoenix Neurological Associates, LTD
Public title: Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis Registry ADAPT
Scientific title: Acthar Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis Treatment
Date of first enrolment: April 2013
Target sample size: 100
Recruitment status: Enrolling by invitation
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01637064
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Case-Only  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Petros Efthimiou, MD
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Affiliation:  New York Methodist Hospital
Name:     Todd D Levine, MD
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Affiliation:  Phoenix Neurological Associates, LTD
Name:     Rup Tandan, MD
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Affiliation:  University of Vermont
Name:     Justine Malone, MD
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Affiliation:  Neurology INC
Name:     Ara Dikranian, MD
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Affiliation:  Ara Dikranian MD
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 18-85

2. Male or Female

3. Clinical or pathologic diagnosis of polymyositis or dermatomyositis

4. Capable of providing informed consent and complying with treatment regimen

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of scleroderma, osteoporosis, systemic fungal infections, ocular herpes
simplex

2. Recent surgery, history of or the presence of a peptic ulcer, congestive heart
failure, uncontrolled hypertension, or sensitivity to proteins of porcine origin

3. Any other co-morbid condition which would make completion of the trial unlikely

4. If female, pregnant or breast-feeding; or, if of childbearing age, an unwillingness
to use appropriate birth control



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 85 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Dermatomyositis
Polymyositis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Acthar
Primary Outcome(s)
Determining if Acthar treatment improves disease progression [Time Frame: 2 years]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Subgroups may predict response to Acthar therapy [Time Frame: 2 years]
Secondary ID(s)
ADAPT
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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