Status:

COMPLETED

Hydroxychloroquine as Steroid-Sparing Agent in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis (HySSAS).

Lead Sponsor:

University of Milano Bicocca

Collaborating Sponsors:

Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco

Conditions:

Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is determining the non-inferiority in the overall success rate and the safety for a combination therapy with hydroxychloroquine plus low dose glucocorticoids compared to that for ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients between 18 and 70 years
  • parenchymal pulmonary involvement at Chest X-Ray (CXR) AND one of the follows: physiologic abnormalities on pulmonary function testing and/or respiratory symptoms, and/or exercise-induced abnormalities.

Exclusion

  • Unable to understand protocol and to sign informed consent or not suitable candidate to comply with the requirements of this study, in the opinion of the investigator
  • Cardiac and neurological sarcoidosis or any other organ involvement
  • End stage lung disease at high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT)
  • Clinical evidence of active infection
  • Documented exposure to beryllium
  • Patients with Forced Expiratory Volume at one second (FEV1) changes after salbutamol inhalation ≥20%
  • Comorbidity: advanced liver cirrhosis or abnormal liver function, unstable cardiac disease, moderate to severe renal insufficiency, poorly controlled diabetes
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • A tuberculin skin test (5 I.U.) more than 5 mm
  • Psoriasis
  • Homozygous glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency
  • Known hypersensitivity to hydroxychloroquine or 4-aminoquinoline derivatives
  • Visual field changes attributable to 4-aminoquinolines
  • Concomitant therapies: any patient enrolled in the study must be off all prohibited medications at least 4 weeks before screening. Once patients completed the washout period, they may enter the screening period that may last up to 30 days
  • Previous therapies: any patient enrolled must be off all medications for sarcoidosis at least 4 weeks before screening.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

94 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02200146

Start Date

March 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2013

Last Update

July 25 2014

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Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca

Milan, Milano, Italy, 20126