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Completed Phase 2Phase 3 Interventional

Etanercept for Wegener's Granulomatosis

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00005007

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Official title

Wegener's Granulomatosis Etanercept Trial (WGET)

Brief summary

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This study will determine if the drug etanercept, also called Enbrel, is effective in producing and maintaining remission (reduction of disease symptoms) of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). Etanercept blocks the action of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, a substance that may be involved in inflammatory conditions such as WG. Eight clinical centers around the United States will enroll 181 people who have WG. Patients will have an equal chance to receive either etanercept or placebo (inactive treatment). We will treat patients with standard medications for WG in addition to either etanercept or placebo. We will treat all patients with tapering doses of corticosteroids. After the patients' disease is controlled (in remission), we will reduce the dosages of the standard medications to lower the risk of side effects associated with these drugs. During the study, we will collect and save blood and tissues samples from patients and use the samples to address other medical questions, such as the cause of WG and factors that lead to disease progression.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00005007
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2, Phase 3
Enrollment
181 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
11 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
May 31, 2000
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2003
Completion
Feb 28, 2003
Last update posted
Dec 27, 2007

2000 – 2003

United States locations

U.S. sites
8
U.S. states
8
U.S. cities
8
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of California, San Francisco San Francisco California 94143
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland 21224
Boston University Boston Massachusetts 02118
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan 48109
Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota 55905
Beth Israel Medical Center New York New York 10128
Duke University Durham North Carolina 27710
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland Ohio 44195

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