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CompletedNCT00305539

HECTHOR: Humira to Spare Steroids in Giant Cell Arteritis

HECTHOR: A Pilot Multicenter Double-blind Randomised Study of 3 Months Treatment With Humira Added to Steroids in Giant Cell Arteritis

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
69 (actual)
Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Hypothesis: In giant cell arteritis (GCA), a short initial treatment with anti-TNF may allow a faster decrease of steroids dosage and therefore avoid some of the adverse events of steroids.

Detailed description

The protocol consists of a SC injection of adalimumab or placebo every 2 weeks for 10 weeks added to steroids

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGadalimumab40 mg sc / for 3 months
DRUGplaceboplacebo

Timeline

Start date
2006-05-01
Primary completion
2011-05-01
Completion
2011-05-01
First posted
2006-03-22
Last updated
2012-07-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00305539. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.