Targeted Dose Finding of Canakinumab (ACZ885) for Management of Acute Flare in Refractory or Contraindicated Gout Patients

Conditions

• Acute Gout

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - 80 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Canakinumab — DRUG
  Randomized patients received one s.c. injection of canakinumab and placebo matching triamcinolone acetonide (0.9% sodium chloride) intramuscularly (i.m.) once, on Day 1. The i.m. injection was recommended to be administered deeply into the gluteal muscle.
• Canakinumab — DRUG
  Randomized patients received one s.c. injection of canakinumab and placebo matching triamcinolone acetonide (0.9% sodium chloride) intramuscularly (i.m.) once, on Day 1.
• Canakinumab — DRUG
  Randomized patients received one s.c. injection of canakinumab and placebo matching triamcinolone acetonide (0.9% sodium chloride) intramuscularly (i.m.) once, on Day 1.
• Canakinumab — DRUG
  Randomized patients received one s.c. injection of canakinumab and placebo matching triamcinolone acetonide (0.9% sodium chloride) intramuscularly (i.m.) once, on Day 1.
• Canakinumab — DRUG
  Randomized patients received one s.c. injection of canakinumab and placebo matching triamcinolone acetonide (0.9% sodium chloride) intramuscularly (i.m.) once, on Day 1.
• Triamcinolone acetonide — DRUG
  Randomized patients received triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg i.m. once and placebo matching canakinumab s.c. once, on Day 1.

Study Details

This 8-week study is designed to determine the target dose of canakinumab (ACZ885) for the management of acute flare in gout patients who are contraindicated to Non-Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and/or colchicine. The efficacy of ACZ885 will be compared to the corticosteroid triamcinolone acetonide.

Key Dates

Start date

Nov 30, 2008

Status verified

Apr 2012

Primary completion

Aug 31, 2009

Completion

Aug 31, 2009

Study Design

Enrollment

200 participants (actual)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: Canakinumab 10 mg
  Canakinumab 10 mg subcutaneous (s.c) once. The s.c. injection could be administered into the arm or thigh. Randomized patients received one s.c. injection of canakinumab and placebo matching triamcinolone acetonide (0.9% sodium chloride) intramuscularly (i.m.) once, on Day 1. The i.m. injection was recommended to be administered deeply into the gluteal muscle.
• Experimental: Canakinumab 25 mg
  Canakinumab 25 mg subcutaneous (s.c) once. The s.c. injection could be administered into the arm or thigh. Randomized patients received one s.c. injection of canakinumab and placebo matching triamcinolone acetonide (0.9% sodium chloride) intramuscularly (i.m.) once, on Day 1. The i.m. injection was recommended to be administered deeply into the gluteal muscle.
• Experimental: Canakinumab 50 mg
  Canakinumab 50 mg subcutaneous (s.c) once. The s.c. injection could be administered into the arm or thigh. Randomized patients received one s.c. injection of canakinumab and placebo matching triamcinolone acetonide (0.9% sodium chloride) intramuscularly (i.m.) once, on Day 1. The i.m. injection was recommended to be administered deeply into the gluteal muscle.
• Experimental: Canakinumab 90 mg
  Canakinumab 90 mg subcutaneous (s.c) once. The s.c. injection could be administered into the arm or thigh. Randomized patients received one s.c. injection of canakinumab and placebo matching triamcinolone acetonide (0.9% sodium chloride) intramuscularly (i.m.) once, on Day 1. The i.m. injection was recommended to be administered deeply into the gluteal muscle.
• Experimental: Canakinumab 150 mg
  Canakinumab 150 mg subcutaneous (s.c) once. The s.c. injection could be administered into the arm or thigh. Randomized patients received one s.c. injection of canakinumab and placebo matching triamcinolone acetonide (0.9% sodium chloride) intramuscularly (i.m.) once, on Day 1. The i.m. injection was recommended to be administered deeply into the gluteal muscle.
• Active Comparator: Triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg
  Triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg intramuscularly (i.m) once. The i.m. injection was recommended to be administered deeply into the gluteal muscle. Randomized patients received triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg i.m. once and placebo matching canakinumab s.c. once, on Day 1.

Primary Outcome Measure

The Dose of Canakinumab for Treatment of Acute Flares in Gout Patients That Leads to the Same Efficacy as Triamcinolone Acetonide With Respect to Pain Intensity on a 0-100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) [ Time Frame: at 24,48 and 72 hours post-baseline ]

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