Clinical trial • Phase III • Immunology|Other
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL for Recurrent implantation failure|Infertility (idiopathic)
Phase III trial of CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL for Recurrent implantation failure|Infertility (idiopathic).
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Immunology|Other
- Trial Disease
- Recurrent implantation failure|Infertility (idiopathic)
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Monoclonal antibody|Other
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 10-10-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 12-11-2024
Trial design
Randomised, placebo (sodium chloride, subcutaneous injection) administered with the same modalities as certolizumab; active investigational product cimzia (certolizumab pegol) 200 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe (subcutaneous).-controlled Phase III trial in France.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Placebo (Sodium chloride, subcutaneous injection) administered with the same modalities as certolizumab; active investigational product Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) 200 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe (subcutaneous).
- Target Sample Size
- 161
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 140
Stratification factors
- recruiting internal medicine department
- woman age (<35 years versus ≥35 years)
Eligibility
Recruits 161 No vulnerable population selected. The trial excludes subjects under guardianship or curatorship and those deprived of liberty. Informed and signed consent is required from each participant (adult women); subject information and informed consent forms are provided (documents L1_SIS and ICF)..
- Vulnerable Population
- No vulnerable population selected. The trial excludes subjects under guardianship or curatorship and those deprived of liberty. Informed and signed consent is required from each participant (adult women); subject information and informed consent forms are provided (documents L1_SIS and ICF).
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Women aged 18-40 years"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Idiopathic, male or tubal factor infertility"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Unexplained recurrent implantation failure defined as consecutive failure to obtain clinical pregnancy after at least transfers of 3 good-quality embryos (Istanbul criteria)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Affiliation to a French social security system (beneficiary or legal)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Informed and signed consent"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Known cause of RIF among the following:"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Primary or secondary immunodeficiency (history of or currently active)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Active uncontrolled infection"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Active tuberculosis"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Cardiac insufficiency (moderate to severe, NYHA III/IV classes)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Any malignant neoplasm except adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Immunization with a live/ attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to baseline or simultaneously with treatment"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Cytopenia as defined by platelet count < 100 × 109/L (100,000/mm3), hemoglobin < 85 g/L (8.5 g/dL; 5.3 mmol/L), absolute neutrophil count < 2.0 × 109/L (2000/mm3), lymphocyte count < 0.5 × 109/L (500/mm3)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Liver cytolysis (AST / ALT > 5 N)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Insufficient kidney function, as defined by a serum creatinine of more than 260 µmol/L or creatinine clearance of 20 ml/min or less"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Genetic parental anomalies"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Demyelinating neurological disease"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Linked to rifampicin and isoniazid (RIFINAH®):"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Porphyria"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Decreased blood-clotting from low vitamin K"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Liver cytolysis (AST / ALT >5 N)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Combination with bictegravir, cobicistat, daclatasvir, dasabuvir, delamanid, grazoprevir / elbasvir, protease inhibitors boosted by ritonavir, isavuconazole, ledipasvir, lurasidone, midostaurine, ombitasvir / paritaprévir, praziquantel, rilpivirine, sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, voriconazole, voxilaprevir"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Acute hepatitis, hepatic failure or chronic hepatic disease"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Acute nephropathy"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Linked to anti-pneumococcal vaccination:"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Non-gestational diabetes mellitus of type I and II"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Other exclusion criteria:"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Absence of health insurance (include AME)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Subject under guardianship or curatorship"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Subject deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Participation in another interventional study or being in the exclusion period at the end of a previous study."}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Infectious disease"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Antiphospholipid syndrome"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Sickle cell disease"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - Diffuse adenomyosis"}
- {"criterion_text":"- - No contraindication to Freeze-thaw embryo transfer (FET) treatment"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Linked to certolizumab:"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Clinical pregnancy defined as the presence of cardiac activity on ultrasound scan at 5 weeks +/- 6 days of gestation (post-implantation)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Clinical pregnancy defined/measured as presence of cardiac activity on ultrasound scan at 5 weeks ± 6 days of gestation (post-implantation)."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Live-birth","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Miscarriage defined as spontaneous abortion or pregnancy stop before 12 weeks of gestation (post-implantation)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as spontaneous abortion or pregnancy stop before 12 weeks of gestation (post-implantation)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- All adverse events distinguishing serious adverse events. We will particularly evaluate:","definition_or_measurement_approach":"All adverse events will be collected and serious adverse events distinguished; specific events of interest listed below will be particularly evaluated."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- - multiple pregnancies","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- - ectopic pregnancy","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- - fetal abnormalities","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- - small for gestational age","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- - intrauterine growth restriction","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- - preeclampsia","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 161
- Recruitment Window Months
- 65
- Consent Approach
- Informed and signed consent is required from each participant (adult women). Subject information and informed consent forms are provided (documents L1_SIS and ICF available for publication). The trial population is adult women; no assent process is described.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 6
- Total Number Of Participants
- 161
France
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 28-10-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 25-07-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 270
- Number Of Sites
- 6
- Number Of Participants
- 161
Sites
- Site Name
- Département de Gynécologie Obstétrique et Médecine de la Reproduction - Hôpital Tenon
- Department Name
- Gynécologie Obstétrique
- Principal Investigator Name
- Nathalie CHABERT-BUFFET
- Principal Investigator Email
- nathalie.chabbert-buffet@aphp.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Nathalie CHABERT-BUFFET
- Contact Person Email
- nathalie.chabbert-buffet@aphp.fr
- Site Name
- Département de Médecine Interne - CHRU Rennes - Hôpital Sud
- Department Name
- Médecine Interne
- Principal Investigator Name
- Nicolas BELHOMME
- Principal Investigator Email
- nicolas.belhomme@chu-rennes.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Nicolas BELHOMME
- Contact Person Email
- nicolas.belhomme@chu-rennes.fr
- Site Name
- Département Inflammation-Immunopathologie-Biothérapie - Hôpital Saint Antoine
- Department Name
- Médecine Interne
- Principal Investigator Name
- Arsène MEKINIAN
- Principal Investigator Email
- arsene.mekinian@aphp.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Arsène MEKINIAN
- Contact Person Email
- arsene.mekinian@aphp.fr
- Site Name
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique - UF 1042 - CHRU Strasbourg - Nouvel Hôpital Civil
- Department Name
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique
- Principal Investigator Name
- Vincent POINDRON
- Principal Investigator Email
- vincent.poindron@chru-strasbourg.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Vincent POINDRON
- Contact Person Email
- vincent.poindron@chru-strasbourg.fr
- Site Name
- Département de Médecine Interne - CHRU Strasbourg - Nouvel Hôpital Civil
- Department Name
- Médecine Interne
- Principal Investigator Name
- Vincent POINDRON
- Principal Investigator Email
- vincent.poindron@chru-strasbourg.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Vincent POINDRON
- Contact Person Email
- vincent.poindron@chru-strasbourg.fr
- Site Name
- Département de Médecine Interne - CHU Clermont-Ferrand - Hôpital Estaing
- Department Name
- Médecine Interne
- Principal Investigator Name
- Vincent GROBOST
- Principal Investigator Email
- vgrobost@chu-clermontferrand.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Vincent GROBOST
- Contact Person Email
- vgrobost@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
- Organisation Type
- Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
- Country Of Registered Address
- France
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Cimzia 200 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe
- Active Substance
- CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
- Route
- Subcutaneous injection
- Authorisation Status
- Licensed (marketing authorisation EU/1/09/544/001)
- Starting Dose
- 200 mg (product strength)
- Maximum Dose
- Max daily dose 400 mg; max total dose 3200 mg (as per product record)
- Investigational Product Name
- SODIUM CHLORIDE
- Active Substance
- SODIUM CHLORIDE
- Modality
- Other
- Routes Of Administration
- SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
- Route
- Subcutaneous injection
- Authorisation Status
- Used as placebo (no marketing authorisation number provided)
- Starting Dose
- Up to 2 ml daily (per product record)
- Maximum Dose
- Max daily dose 2 ml; max total dose 16 ml (as per product record)
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