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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT02348905
Date of registration: 20/06/2014
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Albany Medical College
Public title: ACTHAR Gel for Cutaneous Sarcoidosis: An Open Label Trial
Scientific title: ACTHAR Gel for Cutaneous Sarcoidosis: An Open Label Trial
Date of first enrolment: March 2015
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02348905
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2/Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Haroon Chaudhry, MBBS
Address: 
Telephone: 518-262-1542
Email: chaudhh@mail.amc.edu
Affiliation: 
Name:     Marc A Judson, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Albany Medical College
Name:     Haroon Chaudhry, MBBS
Address: 
Telephone: 518-262-1542
Email: chaudhh@mail.amc.edu
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients must have biopsy-proven sarcoidosis.

2. a) Patients with active cutaneous sarcoidosis and two active lesions on stable
therapy or no therapy for at least two months AND/OR b) Patients with active
cutaneous sarcoidosis and lupus pernio lesions on stable therapy or no therapy for at
least two months. A maximum of 5 patients may be enrolled fulfilling criterion b)
above.

3. Both lesions must have a SASI induration score of > 1 and a SASI induration +
erythema score of > 2.

4. If two lesions are present, one must be > 1cm in diameter and the subject must be
willing to have it biopsied. The second lesion must be at least 0.5 cm in diameter.

5. If a subject has only lupus pernio facial lesions, one needs to be at least 0.5 cm in
diameter.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous toxic or allergic reaction to ACTHAR gel

2. The presence of another skin condition in addition to sarcoidosis that would
interfere with the assessment of the sarcoidosis skin lesions.

3. Uncontrolled hypertension.

4. Uncontrolled diabetes.

5. Active infection.

6. A medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator would place the subject
at significant risk by administering ACTHAR gel.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cutaneous Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: ACTHAR Gel 40 units twice weekly
Drug: ACTHAR Gel 80 units twice weekly.
Primary Outcome(s)
The change in SASI induration & erythema score. [Time Frame: Between week 0 and week 12.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
DLQI [Time Frame: Between week 0 and week 12.]
Photographic change [Time Frame: Between week 0 and week 12.]
Extent of granulomatous inflammation in the biopsy lesion [Time Frame: Between week 0 and week 12.]
SAT skin module [Time Frame: Between week 0 and week 12.]
Secondary ID(s)
AMCMAJCUT2014
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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