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Canakinumab in the Treatment of Acute Gout Flares and Prevention of New Flares in Patients Unable to Use Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and/or Colchicines Including a 12 Week Extension and a 1 Year Open-label Extension Study.
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01080131
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Official title
A Randomized, Controlled Study of ACZ885 (Canakinumab) on the Treatment and Prevention of Gout Flares in Patients With Frequent Flares for Whom NSAIDs and/or Colchicine Are Contraindicated, Not Tolerated or Ineffective Including a 12 Weeks Extension Study and a 1 Year Open-label Extension Study
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01080131
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Lead sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
- Industry
- Enrollment
- 226 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Canakinumab 150 mg Drug
- Placebo to canakinumab Drug
- Placebo to triamcinolone acetonide Drug
- Triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg Drug
Drug
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 85 Years
- 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
- Feb 28, 2010
- Primary completion
- Oct 31, 2010
- Completion
- Sep 30, 2011
- Last update posted
- Jan 29, 2014
2010 – 2011
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 96
- U.S. states
- 30
- U.S. cities
- 84
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Research Group, LLC | Anniston | Alabama | 36207 | — |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | Alabama | 35294 | — |
| Novartis Investigative site | Foley | Alabama | 36535 | — |
| Horizon Research Group, Inc. | Mobile | Alabama | 36608 | — |
| Sun Valley Arthritis Center, Ltd | Peoria | Arizona | 85381 | — |
| Genova Clinical Research | Tucson | Arizona | 85741 | — |
| Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic | Little Rock | Arkansas | 72205 | — |
| Providence Research | Burbank | California | 91505 | — |
| Diagnamics, Inc. | Carlsbad | California | 92008 | — |
| Med Investigations | Fair Oaks | California | 95628 | — |
| Valerius Medical Group and Research Center of Long Branch | Long Beach | California | 90806 | — |
| Lucita M. Cruz, M.D., Inc. | Norwalk | California | 90650 | — |
| Sierra Clinical Research | Orangevale | California | 95662 | — |
| Chaparral Medical Grp, INC Clinical Research | Pomona | California | 91767 | — |
| River City Clinical Research | Sacramento | California | 95816 | — |
| Arthritis Associates | San Antonio | California | 782209 | — |
| California Research Foundation | San Diego | California | 92103 | — |
| Rochester clinical Research | San Diego | California | 92108 | — |
| Ritchken and First MDs | San Diego | California | 92117 | — |
| Huntington Medical Foundation | San Marino | California | 91108 | — |
| Crest Clinical Trials | Santa Ana | California | 92701 | — |
| Orange County Research Center | Tustin | California | 92780 | — |
| Progressive Clinical Research | Vista | California | 92803 | — |
| Center for Clinical Trials of San Gabriel | West Covina | California | 91790 | — |
| Clinical Res Ct of CT - Arthritis Associates of CT/NY, LLC | Danbury | Connecticut | 06810 | — |
| Innovative Research of West Florida | Clearwater | Florida | 33756 | — |
| Health Awareness | Jupiter | Florida | 33458 | — |
| Pines Research, LLC Pembroke Clinical Trials | Pembroke Pines | Florida | 33028 | — |
| DMI Healthcare Group, Inc. | Pinellas Park | Florida | 33782 | — |
| Tampa Medical Group, P.A. | Tampa | Florida | 33614 | — |
| RST DAta Research | Conyers | Georgia | 30012 | — |
| Q Clinical Research | Decatur | Georgia | 30035 | — |
| Harbin Clinic | Rome | Georgia | 30165 | — |
| Sonora Clinical Research, LLC | Boise | Idaho | 83702 | — |
| Northwest Clinical Trials | Boise | Idaho | 83704 | — |
| The Arthritis Center | Springfield | Illinois | 62704 | — |
| Deaconess Clinic | Evansville | Indiana | 47713 | — |
| Pinnacle Medical Research | Overland Park | Kansas | 66215 | — |
| Wichita Clinic | Wichita | Kansas | 67208 | — |
| Dolby Research, LLC | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | 70809 | — |
| Gulf Coast Research, LLC | Lafayette | Louisiana | 70508 | — |
| Clinical Trials Management | Metairie | Louisiana | 70006 | — |
| Arthritis and Diabetes Clinic | Monroe | Louisiana | 71203 | — |
| Regional Research Specialists | Shreveport | Louisiana | 71106 | — |
| The Family Doctors | Shreveport | Louisiana | 71115 | — |
| Center for Rheumatology & Bone Research | Wheaton | Maryland | 20902 | — |
| MASS Research, LLC | Waltham | Massachusetts | 02453 | — |
| Clarkston Medical Group | Clarkston | Michigan | 48346 | — |
| L Kage Healthcare Services | Flint | Michigan | 48532 | — |
| West Michigan Rheumatology | Grand Rapids | Michigan | 49546 | — |
| *Private Practice* | Lansing | Michigan | 48910 | — |
| Oakland Medical Research Center | Troy | Michigan | 48085 | — |
| Arthritis Associates of Mississippi | Jackson | Mississippi | 39202 | — |
| CRC of Jackson | Jackson | Mississippi | 39202 | — |
| Phillips Medical Center | Jackson | Mississippi | 39209 | — |
| Montana Medical Research | Missoula | Montana | 59808 | — |
| Quality Clinical Research | Omaha | Nebraska | 68114 | — |
| Heartland Clinical Research, Inc. | Omaha | Nebraska | 68134 | — |
| Clinical Research Advantage, Inc | Henderson | Nevada | 89014 | — |
| Arthritis and Osteoporosis Associates | Freehold | New Jersey | 07728 | — |
| UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School | New Brunswick | New Jersey | 08903 | — |
| Arthritis and Osteoporosis Medical Association | Brooklyn | New York | 11201 | — |
| Andrew J. Porges, MD, PC | Roslyn | New York | 11576 | — |
| Metrolina Medical Research | Charlotte | North Carolina | 28209 | — |
| The Center For Nutrition and Preventive Medicine | Charlotte | North Carolina | 28277 | — |
| Unifour Medical Research Associates | Hickory | North Carolina | 28601 | — |
| Jones Family Practice, PA | Shelby | North Carolina | 28150 | — |
| Columbia Arthritis Center | Columbus | Ohio | 43215 | — |
| STAT Research, Inc. | Dayton | Ohio | 45417 | — |
| Ohio Clinical Research, LLC | Willoughby Hills | Ohio | 44094 | — |
| Humility of Mary Health Partners DBA St. Elizabeth Health Ce | Youngstown | Ohio | 44501 | — |
| Health Research of Oklahoma, PLLC | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 73103 | — |
| Health Research Institute | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 73109 | — |
| Altoona Center for Clinical Research | Duncansville | Pennsylvania | 16635 | — |
| Philadelphia VA medical Center | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
| Partners in Clinical Research | Bumberland | Rhode Island | 02864 | — |
| Medical Research South | Charleston | South Carolina | 29407 | — |
| Pharmacorp Clinical Trials, INC | Charleston | South Carolina | 29412 | — |
| Tlm Medical Services Llc | Columbia | South Carolina | 29204 | — |
| Palmetto Clinical Trial Services, LLC | Greenville | South Carolina | 29601 | — |
| Community Research Partners, Inc. | Varnville | South Carolina | 29924 | — |
| Community Research Partners, Inc. | Varnville | South Carolina | 29944 | — |
| Tri-Cities Medical Research | Bristol | Tennessee | 37620 | — |
| Alpha Clinical Research | Clarksville | Tennessee | 37403 | — |
| The Jackson Clinic | Jackson | Tennessee | 38301 | — |
| The Arthritis Clinic | Jackson | Tennessee | 38305 | — |
| MultiSpecialty Clinical Research | Johnson City | Tennessee | 37601 | — |
| Lovelace Scientific Resource | Austin | Texas | 78758 | — |
| Rheumatic Disease Clinical Research Center, Llc | Houston | Texas | 77004 | — |
| R/D Clinical Research, Inc. | Lake Jackson | Texas | 77566 | — |
| Leander Healthcare Center | Leander | Texas | 78641 | — |
| Accurate Clinical Research | Nassau Bay | Texas | 77058 | — |
| North Hills Family Practice | North Richard Hills | Texas | 76180 | — |
| Arthritis Center South Texas | San Antonio | Texas | 78232 | — |
| Novartis Investigative site | Danville | Virginia | 24541 | — |
| Health Research of Hampton Roads | Newport News | Virginia | 23606 | — |
Site contact phone numbers, emails, and investigator names are intentionally not displayed here. Open the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for site contact information.
Non-U.S. locations
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- Last update posted Jan 29, 2014 · Synced May 11, 2026
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