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Rheumatoid PolyarthritisNCT04505982

Anti IL6R Reduce Complement Serum Level in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Facts and Implications

An observational study of Rheumatoid Polyarthritis, run by BADOT, Valerie at 1 site in Belgium.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Interleukin 6 is identified as a cytokine with pro and anti-inflammatory effects, depending on the context to which it is exposed, exerting a role in the expansion and activation of T lymphocytes, in the survival, expansion and the maturation of B lymphocytes and plasmablasts as well as in the regulation of the acute… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Rheumatoid Polyarthritis
What is being tested?
Data extraction from medical files
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
How many people
35 participants
Where
1 siteBelgium
Study dates
14 Jul 2020to Dec 2020
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients followed in the CHU Brugmann Hospital for a rhumatoid polyarthiritis and treated according to standard of care with tocilizumab / sarilumab or for which this treatment is about to be initiated, in intravenous or subcutaneous form

Who may be able to join

  • Patient ≥ 18 years old
  • Regular follow-up at CHU Brugmann Hospital for confirmed rheumatoid arthritis and meeting the ACR 2010 criteria
  • On tocilizumab / sarilumab or for which this treatment is about to be initiated, in intravenous or subcutaneous form

Who cannot join

  • Patients with a known complement deficiency before their rheumatic pathology
  • Patient with hepatic impairment

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Belgium1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Brugmann University Hospital

    Brussels, 1020

    Tracy Vandergraesen, MD, Tracy.VANDERGRAESEN@chu-brugmann.be

    Tracy Vandergraesen, MD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Anti IL6R Reduce Complement Serum Level in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Facts and Implications: Monocentric Study in Belgian Center

Interleukin 6 is identified as a cytokine with pro and anti-inflammatory effects, depending on the context to which it is exposed, exerting a role in the expansion and activation of T lymphocytes, in the survival, expansion and the maturation of B lymphocytes and plasmablasts as well as in the regulation of the acute phase response. The IL-6 receptor complex is a dimer in which each monomer is composed of an 80 kD subunit, IL-6R or CD126, expressed in hepatocytes, leukocytes and in megakaryocytes, which binds IL- 6 and a 130 kD subunit, gp130 or CD130, which is expressed ubiquitously. Its effects are mediated mainly by the way of tyrosine kinases of the Jaks family, and transcription factors of the STATs family.

The complement system is made up of a set of plasma proteins, cascading through three activation pathways (classical, alternate and lectin pathway). This system is considered part of innate immunity. It is also part of the acute phase response.The complement has several functions: cell lysis by formation of the membrane attack complex; opsonization and activation of phagocytosis of foreign particles, elimination of circulating immune complexes, and regulation of the adaptive immunity response and inflammation via anaphylatoxins.

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After reviewing the literature, the link between IL6 and the complement system can be summarized as an induction of factor C3 and factor B, but also probably CD55 (DAF or Decay acceleration factor) and CD59 (MAC-IP or MAC-Inhibitory Protein) by interleukin-6. The effects of IL-6 on the lectin pathway, on the other hand, seem contradictory: inhibition or induction of the synthesis of MASP1 / 3 and 2 depending on the experimental model.

It has become common knowledge that anti-IL6 receptor monoclonal antibodies, used in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, reduce the serum levels of acute phase proteins and in particular the levels of CRP. But what about other acute phase proteins and in particular the complement ?

A recent study showed that the serum levels of the complement components C3 and C4 were also reduced after the use of tocilizumab and this as early as 4 weeks after the first administration. To the investigator's knowledge, this is the only study reporting a decrease in complement during treatment with anti-IL6R.

This study would allow the evaluation of complement parameters in the population of patients under treatment with antiIL6R (tocilizumab or sarilumab) within the CHU Brugmann Hospital in order to

  • confirm or not this observation
  • look for a possible secondary clinical consequence
  • compare this decrease with the activity of the disease in order to see if it could be a marker of effectiveness
  • put this decrease in parallel with the side effects / tolerance of the treatment in order to see if it could be a marker of toxicity / safety

This study will also investigate the subpopulations of B lymphocytes (memory B, transitional B, and plasmablasts) in order to assess whether the evolution of one of these lines would be predictive of a therapeutic response.

Secondly, this study would eventually allow

  • to improve the understanding of the mechanisms of action of the treatment on inflammatory markers by evaluating the activity of the residual complement
  • to raise the need to find new parameters for monitoring inflammatory activity in these patients, since CRP assays are not very helpful.
Being tested
Data extraction from medical files

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Data extraction from medical filesOther

    Data extraction from medical files

Study groups in NCT04505982
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Tocilizumab intravenousPatients followed in the CHU Brugmann Hospital for a rheumatoid polyarthritis and treated according to standard of care with tocilizumab, intravenous
Receives: Other: Data extraction from medical files
Tocilizumab subcutaneousPatients followed in the CHU Brugmann Hospital for a rheumatoid polyarthritis and treated according to standard of care with tocilizumab, subcutaneous
Receives: Other: Data extraction from medical files
Sarilumab subcutaneousPatients followed in the CHU Brugmann Hospital for a rheumatoid polyarthritis and treated according to standard of care with sarilumab, subcutaneous
Receives: Other: Data extraction from medical files

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Demographic data

    Age, sex

    Measured: 5 minutes

  2. Body Mass Index

    Body Mass Index

    Measured: 5 minutes

  3. Medical History (descriptive listing)

    Medical History (descriptive listing)

    Measured: 5 minutes

  4. Neoplasia

    Active neoplasia, or neoplasia dated less than 5 years

    Measured: 5 minutes

  5. Disease Activity Score Calculator for Rheumatoid Arthritis- DAS28VS

    The DAS28 is a measure of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis . DAS stands for 'disease activity score' and the number 28 refers to the 28 joints that are examined in this assessment. A DAS28 of greater than 5.1 implies active disease, less than 3.2 low disease activity, and less than 2.6 remission.

    Measured: 5 minutes

  6. Disease Activity Score Calculator for Rheumatoid Arthritis- DAS28CRP

    The DAS28 is a measure of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis . DAS stands for 'disease activity score' and the number 28 refers to the 28 joints that are examined in this assessment. A DAS28 of greater than 5.1 implies active disease, less than 3.2 low disease activity, and less than 2.6 remission.

    Measured: 5 minutes

  7. Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)

    The Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ) is developed for the assessment of disability in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. It focuses on two dimensions of health status, physical disability (eight categories), and pain. The eight categories review a total of 20 specific functions and evaluate patient's difficulty with activities of daily living over the past week.

    Measured: 5 minutes

  8. Concomitant medication (descriptive listing)

    Concomitant medication (descriptive listing)

    Measured: 5 minutes

  9. Adverse events linked to the medication (descriptive listing)

    Adverse events linked to the medication (descriptive listing)

    Measured: 5 minutes

  10. Hemogram: normal (yes/no)

    A hemogram contains all of the pertinent information required for assessment of hematopoiesis as well as a visual assessment of plasma appearance and measurement of total solids (an estimate of total protein) in plasma.

    Measured: 5 minutes

  11. Leukocyte count

    Leukocyte count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  12. Blood Ionogram: normal (yes/no)

    The blood ionogram analyses the ionic composition of the blood

    Measured: 5 minutes

  13. Renal function: normal (yes/no)

    Renal function

    Measured: 5 minutes

  14. Hepatic function: normal (yes/no)

    Hepatic function

    Measured: 5 minutes

  15. Parathyroid hormone count

    Parathyroid hormone count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  16. Vitamin D count

    Vitamin D count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  17. Lipid balance: normal (yes/no)

    Lipid balance allows monitoring of cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol) and triglycerides

    Measured: 5 minutes

  18. Glucose concentration in the blood

    Glucose concentration in the blood

    Measured: 5 minutes

  19. Rheumatoid factor concentration

    Rheumatoid factor is an autoantibody that induces inflammation and damage to the joints.

    Measured: 5 minutes

  20. AntiCCP antibodies count

    The detection of anti-CCP antibodies is used to help diagnose and prognosticate rheumatoid arthritis and differentiate it from other types of arthritis

    Measured: 5 minutes

  21. FAN count

    FAN are autoantibodies against elements of the nucleus

    Measured: 5 minutes

  22. Sedimentation rate

    Sedimentation rate

    Measured: 5 minutes

  23. CRP count

    CRP count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  24. Complement fraction C1q count

    Complement fraction C1q count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  25. Complement fraction C3 count

    Complement fraction C3 count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  26. Complement fraction C3d count

    Complement fraction C3d count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  27. Complement fraction C3a count

    Complement fraction C3a count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  28. Complement fraction C4 count

    Complement fraction C4 count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  29. Complement fraction C4a count

    Complement fraction C4a count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  30. Complement fraction CH50 count

    Complement fraction CH50 count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  31. Complement fraction FB count

    Complement fraction FB count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  32. Lectin count

    Lectin count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  33. Lectin complement pathway serine protease 2 (MASP-2) count

    Lectin complement pathway serine protease 2 (MASP-2) count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  34. Mannose Binding lectin (MBL) count

    Mannose Binding lectin (MBL) count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  35. Complement SC5b9 count

    Complement SC5b9 count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  36. Fibrinogen count

    Fibrinogen count

    Measured: 5 minutes

  37. Lymphocyte B count: memory cells

    Lymphocyte B count: memory cells

    Measured: 5 minutes

  38. Lymphocyte B count: transitional cells

    Lymphocyte B count: transitional cells

    Measured: 5 minutes

  39. Lymphocyte B count: plasmablast cells

    Lymphocyte B count: plasmablast cells

    Measured: 5 minutes

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted10 Aug 2020
  2. Study start14 Jul 2020
  3. Primary completionDec 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2020 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
35 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04505982
Sponsor's protocol ID
CHUB-IL6
Status last verified
Aug 2020
First submitted
6 Aug 2020
Last updated
10 Aug 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Rheumatoid Polyarthritis, run by BADOT, Valerie at 1 site in Belgium.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Aug 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Belgium. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Tracy Vandergraesen, MD (003224754508, Tracy.VANDERGRAESEN@chu-brugmann.be), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Demographic data (time frame: 5 minutes). The study lists 39 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Aug 2020.

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