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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00122304




Registration number
NCT00122304
Ethics application status
Date submitted
19/07/2005
Date registered
22/07/2005
Date last updated
21/02/2007

Titles & IDs
Public title
Study of Safety in Hemolytic Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) Patients Treated With Eculizumab
Scientific title
Safety in Hemolytic PNH Patients Treated With Eculizumab: a Multi-Center Open-Label Research Design Study
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
C04-002
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
SHEPHERD
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Blood 0 0 0 0
Haematological diseases

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Acceptable safety (adverse events [AEs], labs, electrocardiograms [ECGs], vital signs)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Primary outcome [2] 0 0
Primary surrogate of efficacy endpoint is hemolysis measured by LDH area under the curve.
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Hemolysis measured by the change of LDH from baseline;
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Quality of Life
Timepoint [2] 0 0

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* PNH > 6 months
* Type III PNH red blood cell (RBC) clone by flow cytometry >10%
* At least one transfusion in the past 2 years but no more than 3 transfusions in the past 12 months; or personal beliefs that preclude the use of transfusion with severe hemolytic PNH
* Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) >1.5 x upper limit of normal
* Must avoid conception
* Willing and able to give written informed consent
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Platelet count of <30,000/mm3
* Absolute neutrophil count <500/ul
* Active bacterial infection
* Hereditary complement deficiency
* History of bone marrow transplantation
* Participation in any other investigational drug trial or exposure to other investigational agent, device or procedure within 30 days
* Pregnant, breast-feeding, or intending to conceive
* History of meningococcal disease

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Non-randomised trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Single group
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/12/2004
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,QLD,SA,WA
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Royal North Shore Hospital, Haematology Department - St. Leonard
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Oncology Haematology Radiation Department - Woolloongabba
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Haematology/Oncology Department - Woodville South
Recruitment hospital [4] 0 0
The Royal Perth Hospital, Dept. of Haematology/Level 2 - Perth
Recruitment hospital [5] 0 0
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Dept. of Clinical Haematology & Medical Oncology - Parkville
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2065 - St. Leonard
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
4102 - Woolloongabba
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
5011 - Woodville South
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
6000 - Perth
Recruitment postcode(s) [5] 0 0
3050 - Parkville
Recruitment outside Australia
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United States of America
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California
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Connecticut
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Florida
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Indiana
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Massachusetts
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
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Utah
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Belgium
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Brussels
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Canada
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Alberta
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Canada
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Ontario
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France
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Cedex
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Germany
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Essen
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Germany
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Hannover
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Germany
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Homburg/Saar
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Germany
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Ulm
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Ireland
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Dublin
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Italy
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Firenze
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Italy
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Genova
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Italy
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Milano
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Italy
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Napoli
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Italy
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Vicenza
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Netherlands
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Nijmegen
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Spain
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Barcelona
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Spain
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Madrid
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Stockholm
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Uppsala
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Switzerland
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Basel
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Cornwall
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Leeds
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United Kingdom
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Address
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
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Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
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Contact person for scientific queries

No information has been provided regarding IPD availability


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



Results publications and other study-related documents

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Results not provided in https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00122304