A Phase II Study of Multiple Doses of Intravenous Puricase in Subjects With Hyperuricemia and Refractory Gout
Data Collection
Crystal Arthropathies+7
+ Arthritis
+ Gout
Treatment Study
Summary
Study start date: March 1, 2004
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter, parallel-groups study of multiple intravenous doses of Puricase, administered intravenously, in 40 patients with symptomatic gout. Subjects must wash out of any uric acid-lowering agents for one week before being dosed, and must refrain from using such agents throughout the study.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.40 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.From 18 to 90 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Subjects to be included in the study are: * Outpatients of either gender, age 18 or older * Diagnosed with symptomatic gout refractory to conventional therapy or unable to tolerate conventional therapy (for example: having one or more tophi and/or having experienced a gout flare within the previous 6 months and/or having chronic, gouty arthritis) * Hyperuricemic: screening serum uric acid must be \>=8 mg/dL. * The patient must be willing and able to give informed consent and adhere to visit/protocol schedules (Consent must be given before any study procedures are performed) * Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test and must use an approved birth control method during their participation in the protocol. Such methods include oral, injectable, or implantable contraceptives; IUDs and barrier contraceptives in combination with spermicide Exclusion Criteria: Subjects to be excluded are those for whom any of the following apply: * Unstable coronary artery disease or uncontrolled hypertension * History of end stage renal disease requiring dialysis * History of liver disease, as defined by baseline serum transaminase elevation \>3X the upper limit of normal in the absence of any other known cause * Organ transplant recipient requiring immunosuppressive therapy * Concurrent use of prednisone at a dose \>10 mg qd (or equivalent) at or within one week before dosing * Concurrent use of uric acid-lowering agents * Prior treatment with Puricase® or other recombinant uricase * An acute gout flare within one week prior to first treatment with Puricase® (exclusive of chronic synovitis/arthritis) requiring use of medication which violates the protocol * glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency * A history of anaphylactic reaction to a recombinant protein or porcine derivatives * Lactation * Has taken an investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to study drug administration or plans to take an investigational agent during the study * Known allergy to urate oxidase or PEGylated products * Has any other medical or psychological condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, might create undue risk to the patient or interfere with the patient's ability to comply with the protocol requirements
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 9 locations
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, United StatesUniversity of Chicago Dept of Medicine
Chicago, United StatesGraves Gilbert Clinic
Bowling Green, United States