Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Using Etanercept

November 21, 2017 updated by: Penn State University

Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppirativa With Etanercept Injection

Therapy with etanercept, a TNF inhibitor will reverse the inflammation, symptoms and quality of life and allow healing of HS.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

20

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
        • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with chronic HS

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Chronic HS for > 6months defined as tender and/or painful, red nodules and/or plaques (confluent nodules) with or without scarring, foul odor, or draining sinuses clinically with HS
  • Localizes to skin folds including any of axillx, breast, abdomen and groin
  • active disease
  • Negative pregnancy test within 7 days before the first dose of study drug
  • Sexually active subjects of childbearing potential must agree to use medically acceptable form of contraception during screening and throughout the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Concurrent active infection including tuberculosis
  • Concurrent therapy or therapy 30 days prior with systemic corticosteroids, systemic immunosuppressants, systemic retinoids or ant-TNF agents
  • Severe comorbidities (diabetes mellitus requiring insulin, Q F of any severity, MI, unstable angina eectoris, uncontrolled hypertension, oxygendependent severe pulmonary disease, history of cancer *thin 5_ years except cutaneous basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma or in situ cervical carcinoma, history of TB or TB exposure, chronic hepatitis B or C, SLE, history of multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, optic neuritis or epilepsy
  • Currently enrolled or enrolled within 90 days prior in any trial for treatment of HS
  • Known HIV positive
  • Contraindication to etanercept as defined in package insert

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
placebo controlled
A randomized, double-blind trial of 3 months duration comparing etanercept 50 mg sc twice weekly to placebo in 20 patients with HS. Patients will be randomized with equal allocation to the two treatment groups.
Drug: etanercept
etanercept 50 mg sc twice weekly

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Physician global assessment of HS of clear or mild at week 12
Time Frame: Week 12
Week 12

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Penn State University

Collaborators

Amgen

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: David R Adams, MD, Pharm D, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 29, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 29, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

July 30, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 24, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 21, 2017

Last Verified

November 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 20031168

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