EFFICACY, SAFETY, TOLERABILITY AND PHARMACOKINETICS OF TOFACITINIB FOR TREATMENT OF SYSTEMIC JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS (SJIA) WITH ACTIVE SYSTEMIC FEATURES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT SUBJECTS

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED (See Contacts and Locations)
Verified July 2024 by Pfizer

Sponsor

Pfizer

Information Provided by (Responsible Party)

Pfizer

Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

NCT03000439
Other Study ID Numbers: A3921165
First Submitted: November 9, 2016
First Posted: December 22, 2016
Last Update Posted: July 11, 2024
Last Verified: July 2024
History of Changes

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Study Description

Not Provided
Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment
  • Arthritis Juvenile Idiopathic
  • Drug: In open-label phase: treatment with tofacitinib
  • Drug: In double-blind phase: treatment with tofacitinib or placebo in 1:1 ratio

Study Design

Study TypeInterventional
Actual Enrollment100 participants
Design AllocationRandomized
Interventional ModelParallel Assignment
MaskingQuadruple
Primary PurposeTreatment
Official TitleEFFICACY, SAFETY, TOLERABILITY AND PHARMACOKINETICS OF TOFACITINIB FOR TREATMENT OF SYSTEMIC JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS (SJIA) WITH ACTIVE SYSTEMIC FEATURES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT SUBJECTS
Study Start DateMay 10, 2018
Actual Primary Completion DateMarch 27, 2024
Actual Study Completion DateMarch 27, 2024

Groups and Cohorts

Group/ CohortIntervention/ Treatment
  • Tofacitinib 5 mg BID
    • oral, twice daily, tablet or solution.
  • Drug: In open-label phase: treatment with tofacitinib
    • Treatment with investigational drug
  • Drug: In double-blind phase: treatment with tofacitinib or placebo in 1:1 ratio
    • Placebo
    • Drug: In double-blind phase: treatment with tofacitinib or placebo in 1:1 ratio

      Outcome Measures

      Primary Outcome Measures

      1. Time to flare [Up to 82 weeks after randomization]
        Time to sJIA disease flare in the double-blind phase

      Secondary Outcome Measures

      1. Occurrence of disease flare in double-blind phase [Up to 82 weeks after randomization]
        disease flare frequency by visit in the double-blind phase.
      2. Achievement of corticosteroid tapering at the end of the open-label phase [12 to 40 weeks]
        Rate of successful corticosteroid tapering.
      3. Achievement of a corticosteroid dose of 0.2 mg/kg/day or 10 mg/day (whichever is lower) at the end of the open label treatment period [12 to 40 weeks]
      4. Adapted sJIA ACR 30/50/70/90/100 response at every visit from Day 7 onward in the open label and double blind phase. [Up to 82 weeks after randomization]
      5. Fever (Temp >38 Degrees Celsius) attributed to sJIA at Day 3, Day 7 and Day 14 of the open label phase. [Day 3, Day 7, Day 14]
      6. CRP ≤ 10 mg/L at every visit of the open label phase. [12 to 40 weeks]
      7. "Absence of fever", defined as absence of fever due to sJIA in the week preceding the assessment at every visit from Day 7 onward in the open label and double blind phase. [Up to 82 weeks after randomization.]
      8. Time to first Adapted JIA ACR 30 response in Part 1 of the open label phase. [12 to 40 weeks]
      9. Change from baseline in Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score (JADAS 27) at every visit from Day 7 onward in the open label and double blind phase. [Up to 82 weeks after randomization.]
      10. Change from baseline in each JIA ACR core variable at every visit from Day 7 onward in the open label and double blind phase. [Up to 82 weeks after randomization.]
      11. Change from baseline in Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) responses at the end of Part 1 and Part 2 of the open label phase, at randomization and every 3 months thereafter. [Up to 82 weeks after randomization.]
      12. Change from baseline in Child Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) at every visit from Day 7 onward in the open label and double blind phase. [Up to 82 weeks after randomization.]
      13. Occurrence of inactive disease status and minimal disease activity clinical remission at every visit from Day 7 onward (JADAS 27) in the open label and double blind phase. [Up to 82 weeks after randomization.]
      14. Occurrence of inactive disease status and clinical remission at every visit from Day 7 onward (JIA ACR) in the open label and double blind phase. [Up to 82 weeks after randomization.]

      Eligibility Criteria

      Ages Eligible for Study 2 Years to 17 Years (Child)
      Sexes Eligible for Study All
      Accepts Healthy Volunteers No
      Inclusion Criteria
      • active sJIA disease according to ILAR criteria before screening and at baseline (Day 1);
      • Treatment with stable doses of methotrexate (MTX) ≤25 mg/week or ≤20 mg/m2/week, whichever is lower, is permitted;
      • Treatment with a stable dose of oral prednisone ≤1 mg/kg/day up to a maximum of 30 mg/day, or equivalent, for at least 1 week before the first study drug dose is permitted.
      Exclusion Criteria
      • Previous juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) treatment with tofacitinib.
      • Current symptoms or findings of myocarditis, endocarditis or more than minimal pericardial effusion associated with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA). Current symptoms or findings of more than minimal pleuritis with sJIA.
      • Current infection or serious infection within 3 months of study enrollment.

      Contacts and Locations

      Sponsors and Collaborators Pfizer
      Locations
      • Phoenix Children's Hospital | Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85016
      • Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
      • Children's National Medical Center | Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010
      • AdventHealth | Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
      • AdventHealth Pediatric Outpatient Procedures and Sedation | Orlando, Florida, United States, 32804
      • AHMG Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology | Orlando, Florida, United States, 32804
      • All Children's Hospital Specialty Physicians | Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33701
      • AU Medical Center | Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912
      • Augusta University | Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912
      • Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
      • Lurie Rheumatology Offices | Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
      • Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
      • Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York | Lake Success, New York, United States, 11042
      • Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York | New Hyde Park, New York, United States, 11040
      • Hospital for Special Surgery | New York, New York, United States, 10021
      • UNC Children's Hospital | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514
      • UNC Clinical & Translational Research Center | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
      • UNC Children's Raleigh | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27607
      • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Investigational Drug Service | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
      • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
      • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
      • Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel | Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227
      • PPD Sample Management Department (PK Laboratory) | Middleton, Wisconsin, United States, 53562
      • Instituto CAICI SRL | Rosario, Santa FE, Argentina, S2000PBJ
      • Centro Medico Privado de Reumatologia | San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, T4000AXL
      • Hopital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola (HUDERF) | Brussels, Belgium, 1020
      • Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent | Gent, Belgium, 9000
      • Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre | Porto Alegre, RIO Grande DO SUL, Brazil, 90035-903
      • UPECLIN Unidade de Pesquisa Clinica da Faculdade de Medicina da UNESP | Botucatu, SAO Paulo, Brazil, 18618-970
      • Hospital de Clinicas da UNICAMP | Campinas, SAO Paulo, Brazil, 13083-888
      • Faculdade de Medicina da UNESP | Botucatu, SÃO Paulo, Brazil, 18618-686
      • SPDM - Associacao Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina | Sao Paulo, Brazil, 04024-002
      • SPDM - Associacao Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina | Sao Paulo, Brazil, 04037-002
      • Instituto da Crianca do Hospital das Clinicas da FMUSP | Sao Paulo, Brazil, 05409-011
      • Alberta Children's Hospital/University of Calgary | Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3B 6A8
      • The Hospital for Sick Children | Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
      • McGill University Health Center, Glen Site | Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4A 3J1
      • Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, Glen site | Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4A 3J1
      • CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Site CHUL | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, G1V 4G2
      • Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University | Chongqing, Chongqing, China, 401122
      • Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510623
      • Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology | Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430030
      • The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University | Changsha, Hunan, China, 410011
      • Children's Hospital of Soochow University | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, 215003
      • Xi'an Children's Hospital | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710003
      • Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital | Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610073
      • The Children's Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 310057
      • Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University/Rheumatology Department | Beijing, China, 100045
      • Children's Hospital of Fudan University | Shanghai, China, 201102
      • Hospital Metropolitano | San Jose, Costa Rica, 10103
      • Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen | Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, 91054
      • HELIOS Kliniken Berlin Buch GmbH | Berlin, Germany, 13125
      • HELIOS Klinikum Berlin Buch GmbH | Berlin, Germany, 13125
      • Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow | Berlin, Germany, 13353
      • Gesundheit Nord gGmbH | Bremen, Germany, 28177
      • Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden | Dresden, Germany, 01307
      • Deutsches Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendrheumatologie | Garmisch-partenkirchen, Germany, 82467
      • Asklepios Klinik Sankt Augustin GmbH, Zentrum für Allgemeine Pädiatrie und Neonatologie | Sankt Augustin, Germany, 53757
      • St. Josef-Stift Sendenhorst | Sendenhorst, Germany, 48324
      • Semmelweis Egyetem | Budapest, Hungary, 1094
      • Nirmal Hospital Pvt Ltd | Surat, Gujarat, India, 395002
      • Sir Ganga Ram Hospital | Rajinder Nagar, NEW Delhi, India, 110060
      • Institute of Child Health | Kolkata, WEST Bengal, India, 700017
      • Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research & SSKM Hospital | Kolkata, WEST Bengal, India, 700020
      • Rambam Health Care Campus | Haifa, Israel, 3109601
      • Meir Medical Center - Pediatric Clinic | Kfar Saba, Israel, 4428164
      • Meir Medical Center- Pharmacy | Kfar Saba, Israel, 4428164
      • Istituto Giannina Gaslini Istituto Pediatrico di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico | Genova, Genoa, Italy, 16147
      • Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico | Milano, Milan, Italy, 20122
      • Clínica de Investigacion en Reumatologia y Obesidad, S.C. | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 44650
      • Hospital Universitario "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez" | Monterrey, Nuevo LEON, Mexico, 64460
      • Centro de Alta Especialidad en Reumatologia e Investigacion del Potosi, S.C. | San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 78213
      • Wojewodzki Specjalistyczny Szpital Dzieciecy im. Sw. Ludwika w Krakowie | Krakow, Poland, 31-503
      • SPZOZ Centralny Szpital Kliniczny Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi | Lodz, Poland, 91-738
      • Centrum Pediatrii im. Jana Pawla II w Sosnowcu Sp. z o.o. | Sosnowiec, Poland, 41-218
      • WIP Warsaw IBD Point Profesor Kierkus | Warsaw, Poland, 00-728
      • Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii, Reumatologii i Rehabilitacji im prof dr hab med Eleonory Reicher | Warszawa, Poland, 02-637
      • Clinic of FSBEI HE BSMU MoH RF | Ufa, Republic OF Bashkortostan, Russian Federation, 450083
      • Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Scientific and Research Rheumatology | Moscow, Russian Federation, 115522
      • Narodny ustav detskych chorob, Detska klinika LF UK a NUDCH | Bratislava, Slovakia, 833 40
      • Detska Fakultna nemocnica Kosice | Kosice, Slovakia, 04011
      • Narodny ustav reumatickych chorob | Piestany, Slovakia, 921 12
      • Emmed Research | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, 0002
      • Enhancing Care Foundation | Durban, Kwazulu-natal, South Africa, 4301
      • Enhancing Care Foundation | Durban, Kwazulu-natal, South Africa, 4302
      • Panorama Medical Centre | Cape Town, Western CAPE, South Africa, 7500
      • Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal | Madrid, Spain, 28034
      • Hospital Universitario La Paz | Madrid, Spain, 28046
      • Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe | Valencia, Spain, 46026
      • Hacettepe University Medical Faculty | Ankara, Turkey, 06100
      • Istanbul University Cerrahpasa - Cerrahpasa Tip Fakultesi Clinical Research Center | Fatih / Istanbul, Turkey, 34098
      • Umraniye Training and Research Hospital | Istanbul, Turkey, 34764
      • Istanbul Goztepe Prof. Dr. Suleyman Yalcin City Hospital Department of Pediatric Rheumatology | Kadikoy / Istanbul, Turkey, 34722
      • Erciyes Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi | Kayseri, Turkey, 38039
      • Communal Institution "Dnipropetrovsk Specialized Clinical Medical Center of Mother and Child n.a. | Dnipro, Ukraine, 49006
      • Municipal non-Profit Enterprise | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, 76014
      • CNE of Lviv Regional Council "Western Ukrainian Specialized Pediatric | Lviv, Ukraine, 79035
      • Vinnytsia Regional Children's Clinical Hospital | Vinnytsia, Ukraine, 21000
      • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Royal Hospital for Children | Glasgow, United Kingdom, G51 4TF
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        Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

        • Arthritis
        • Joint Diseases
        • Musculoskeletal Diseases