This is a Phase 3, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of iloprost on the frequency of and relief from symptomatic digital ischemic episodes in subjects with systemic sclerosis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
198
Study drug will be initiated at a starting dose of 0.5 ng/kg/min up to 2.0 ng/kg/min. Subjects will receive study drug for 5 consecutive days as an IV infusion over 6 hours each day via a peripheral line.
Study drug will be initiated at a starting dose of 0.5 ng/kg/min up to 2.0 ng/kg/min. Subjects will receive study drug for 5 consecutive days as an IV infusion over 6 hours each day via a peripheral line.
Change in Frequency of Symptomatic RP Attacks
The primary efficacy parameter is the change in the weekly frequency of symptomatic RP attacks from baseline. The baseline weekly frequency of symptomatic RP attacks was defined as the average number of weekly symptomatic RP attacks that occurred during the 10- to 25-day baseline ePRO diary completion period. The double-blind endpoint weekly frequency of symptomatic RP attacks was defined as the average number of weekly symptomatic RP attacks that occurred during Days 8 to 21, inclusive
Time frame: From baseline (Day 10 to Day 25 of screening period) to the end ofthe efficacy follow-up (Day 8 to Day 21).
Change in Severity of RP Attack Symptoms
Change in overall severity of RP attack symptoms as registered in electronic diary. It was measured using an 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS) as follows: 0 = no pain/numbness/tingling/discomfort, 1 to 3 = mild pain/numbness/tingling/discomfort, 4 to 6 = moderate pain/numbness/tingling/discomfort, and 7 to 10 = severe pain/numbness/tingling/discomfort. The severity of the symptoms (pain, numbness, discomfort or tingling) was rated by the patient in the electronic diary (ePRO). The symptom with the worst average baseline value for each patient was compared to the average severity rate of that symptom which occurred during Days 8 to 21 of the treatment period. If more than 1 symptom had the same value, the symptom used for analysis was based on the following order of rank: pain\>numbness\>tingling\>discomfort.
Time frame: From baseline (Day 10 to Day 25 of screening period) to the end of the efficacy follow-up (Day 8 to Day 21).
Weekly Total Duration of Symptomatic RP Attacks.
The weekly duration is calculated as the average duration of a systematic RP attack times weekly frequency, as registered in electronic diary. The baseline weekly duration was calculated as the average duration of a systematic RP attack times weekly frequency during the 10- to 25-day baseline electronic diary completion period. The end of the efficacy follow-up weekly duration of symptomatic RP attacks is calculated as the average duration of a systematic RP attack times weekly frequency during Days 8 to 21, inclusive.
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Los Angeles, California, United States
University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
Stanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto, California, United States
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Georgetown University Medical Center - Department of Rheumatology
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
Chicago, Illinois, United States
University Medical Center New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
...and 20 more locations
Time frame: From baseline (Day 10 to Day 25 of screening period) to the end of the efficacy follow-up (Day 8 to Day 21).
Percentage of Responders
The responders are defined as participants that have at least 50% reduction in weekly total duration of symptomatic RP attacks and at least 50% reduction in overall severity from baseline. Duration of symptomatic RP attacks and severity of attacks are obtained from electronic diary.
Time frame: From baseline (Day 10 to Day 25 of screening period) to the end of the efficacy follow-up (Day 8 to Day 21).