Status:

COMPLETED

Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Alefacept With Narrow Band Ultraviolet B Phototherapy (nbUVB) vs. Alefacept Alone in Chronic Plaque Psoriasis Subjects

Lead Sponsor:

Astellas Pharma Inc

Collaborating Sponsors:

Astellas Pharma Canada, Inc.

Conditions:

Plaque Psoriasis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Assess the efficacy and safety of alefacept with nbUVB compared to alefacept alone in chronic plaque psoriasis subjects. Combination therapy may improve the clinical response to psoriatic subjects as ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subject has given written informed consent
  • Subject has a diagnosis of moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis involving \>=10% with a Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score \>=10 at Baseline
  • Subject has CD4+ T lymphocyte (CD4) count at or above the lower limit of normal
  • Male and female subjects must use an adequate means of contraception from screening to end of study.

Exclusion

  • Subject who received alefacept in the past
  • Subject who has shown no improvement following an adequate course of nbUVB in the past
  • Subject who has been treated in the past with either therapy or cyclosporine
  • Subject with any active cancer, including skin cancer at Baseline
  • Subject with erythrodermic, pustular or predominantly guttate psoriasis
  • Subject who has used treatment for psoriasis prior to Baseline as follows:
  • Topical treatment within 14 days
  • Oral treatment within 28 days
  • Broad band UVB (bbUVB) or nbUVB treatment within 56 days
  • Biological treatment within 84 days
  • Serious local infection or serious systemic infection within the 3 months prior to the first dose of study drug
  • Subject with a history of drug or alcohol abuse within the past 2 years
  • Subject that is known to be infected with the AIDS virus
  • Subject with any other skin disease or other disease that might interfere with psoriasis status assessments
  • Female subject who is nursing, pregnant or planning to become pregnant while in this study
  • Subject who is currently enrolled in any other investigational drug or device study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

98 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00658606

Start Date

October 1 2007

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

January 8 2013

Active Locations (12)

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2S 3B3

2

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, V3R 6A7

3

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 4E8

4

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, A1C 2H5