Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 2 years and up (full criteria)
Location
at Sacramento, California and other locations
Dates
study started
study ends around
Principal Investigator
by Parisa Emami-Naeini, MD MPHAngel Herrera-Guerra, MD PhD

Description

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether children and young adults with well-controlled juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated uveitis or chronic anterior uveitis can safely take adalimumab (or biosimilar) injections less often while maintaining control of their disease.

The main question it aims to answer is: can adalimumab/biosimilar injections be given less frequently without uveitis (eye inflammation) or arthritis (joint inflammation) returning?

Researchers will compare adalimumab/biosimilar injection schedules of every 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks to determine how injection frequency affects disease control.

Participants will:

  • Take adalimumab/biosimilar injections every 2, 4, 8, or 12 weeks.
  • Attend study visits every 6 weeks over 24 weeks, with an additional follow-up visit at 48 weeks for checkups, tests, and questionnaires.
  • Keep a diary of how often they take adalimumab/biosimilar and other drugs they take for their uveitis/arthritis.

Keywords

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated Uveitis, Uveitis, Anterior, Adalimumab, JIA-associated uveitis, Chronic anterior uveitis, reduced frequency dosing, Anterior Uveitis, Intermediate Uveitis, Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals, Adalimumab/Biosimilar

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 2 years and up

  • Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study period
  • History of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) or chronic anterior uveitis (CAU), diagnosed prior to 16 years of age (patient may be older than 16 at time of enrollment)
  • ≥2 years of age (per FDA approval for use in children with polyarticular JIA)
  • Weight must be ≥15kg
  • Formal diagnosis of JIA-associated uveitis or CAU with no other suspected etiology
  • ≥24 consecutive months of controlled ocular inflammation (≤0.5+ anterior chamber cell, ≤0.5+ vitreous haze, and no active retinal/choroidal lesions in either eye)
  • ≥24 consecutive months of controlled arthritis verified by a pediatric rheumatologist if defined as JIA-associated uveitis
  • ≥24 consecutive months of treatment with adalimumab or biosimilar of adalimumab
  • ≥180 days on a stable dose of adalimumab or biosimilar of adalimumab; dose must be no greater than 20mg (if weight <30kg), or 40mg (if weight ≥30kg), injected every two weeks
  • If on biosimilar of adalimumab, ≥90 days on the biosimilar
  • Ability to continue to obtain commercial supply of adalimumab or biosimilar
  • If on a conventional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (cDMARD) (injectable or oral methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil, azathioprine, or leflunomide), dose must be ≤25 mg weekly for methotrexate, ≤3 g daily for mycophenolate mofetil, ≤250 mg daily for azathioprine, or ≤20 mg daily for leflunomide; dose and route of administration must be stable for ≥90 days
  • Willingness to limit consumption of alcohol during the study period
  • Agreement to avoid live attenuated vaccinations
  • Agreement to use highly effective contraception or abstinence for ≥28 days prior to screening and throughout the study period (for males and females of reproductive age)
  • Suitable, in the opinion of the Investigator, to continue treatment with adalimumab/biosimilar per regional labeling

You CAN'T join if...

  • History of acute anterior uveitis characterized by redness and symptoms, including but not limited to floaters, pain, and light sensitivity
  • Intraocular surgery in the past 90 days or planned surgery in the next 24 weeks
  • Severe cataract or opacity preventing view to the posterior pole in both eyes
  • Chronic hypotony (<5mmHg for ≥90 days) in either eye
  • Treatment with oral corticosteroids or intraocular corticosteroid injection within the last 24 weeks
  • Use of topical corticosteroid eye drops within the last 90 days
  • Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) eye drops within the last 90 days
  • Pregnancy or lactation (a pregnancy test will be conducted at baseline and follow-up visits for females post-menarche)
  • Presence of intraretinal or subretinal fluid in either eye
  • Prior safety or tolerability issues with adalimumab
  • History of cancer, active tuberculosis, or hepatitis B
  • Other medical condition expected to dictate treatment course during the study
  • Any of the following laboratory test results on their most recent tests within the past 90 days prior to screening/enrollment: leukocyte count <2500, platelet count ≤75000, hemoglobin<9.0, aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) ≥ 2 times the upper limit of normal range, creatinine ≥1.5

Locations

  • University of California, Davis
    Sacramento California 95817 United States
  • University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco California 94143 United States

Details

Status
not yet accepting patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
Nisha Acharya
ID
NCT07699107
Phase
Phase 4 research study
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 160 study participants
Last Updated