Clinical trial • Phase IV • Respiratory
Mepolizumab for Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
Phase IV trial of Mepolizumab for Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. Randomised. 135 participants.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Respiratory
- Trial Disease
- Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
- Trial Stage
- Phase IV
- Drug Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 05-02-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 28-04-2025
Trial design
Randomised Phase IV trial across 9 sites in Denmark.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Target Sample Size
- 135
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 364
Eligibility
Recruits 135 Participants must be ≥18 years old. Patients who are not able to give informed consent (i.e., patients who are permanently incapable) are excluded. Patients who cannot understand Danish written information are excluded. No paediatric or other vulnerable populations selected; consent is to be provided by the participant. No assent arrangements described..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Patients who experience pregnancy during the study will be excluded after an unscheduled visit – active IVF treatment (please see the protocol)
- Vulnerable Population
- Participants must be ≥18 years old. Patients who are not able to give informed consent (i.e., patients who are permanently incapable) are excluded. Patients who cannot understand Danish written information are excluded. No paediatric or other vulnerable populations selected; consent is to be provided by the participant. No assent arrangements described.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- ≥18 years of age.\n- Currently receiving treatment with either Dupilumab (300 mg) or Mepolizumab (100 mg) every four weeks.\n- Having received the biologic at unchanged dosing interval for at least three months.\n- For at least 1 year during treatment with biologics, the patients’ CRSwNP must be categorized as either \"controlled\" as defined by presence of none of the following 7 items, or as “partly controlled” as defined by presence of 1-2 of the following 7 items: 1) Nasal blockage: present on most days of the week 2) Rhinorrhoea/postnasal drip: mucopurulent on most days of the week 3) Facial pain/pressure: present on most days of the week 4) Sense of smell: impaired 5) Sleep disturbance or fatigue: present 6) Nasal endoscopy: diseased mucosa 7) Rescue treatment (systemic corticosteroids, ESS, antibiotics): need of 1 course of rescue treatment."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Patients with no or limited response to biologics (“uncontrolled” in EPOS table in the protocol)\n- Patients with a cancer diagnosis deemed by the investigator to preclude participation in the trial\n- Patients who, because of language barriers, are not able to understand Danish written information and, thus, are not able to answer questionnaires\n- Patients who currently receive biologics for any other disease (asthma not included)\n- Patients who are not able to give informed consent (i.e., patients who are permanently incapable)\n- Patients who are not eligible because of the investigator’s judgement\n- Patients who experience pregnancy during the study will be excluded after an unscheduled visit – active IVF treatment (please see the protocol)\n- Unwillingness to follow the study procedure"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- In \"controlled\" patients presence of 0 & in \"partly controlled\" patients max. 2 of the following 7 items: 1) Nasal blockage: present on most days of the week, 2) Rhinorrhoea/postnasal drip: mucopurulent on most days of the week, 3) Facial pain/pressure: present on most days of the week, 4) Sense of smell: impaired, 5) Sleep disturbance or fatigue: present, 6) Nasal endoscopy: diseased mucosa, 7) Rescue treatment (systemic corticosteroids, ESS, antibiotics): need of 1 course of rescue treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Disease control status evaluated using the defined 7-item EPOS-based criteria; primary outcome assessed by comparison of disease control assessments at baseline (week 0) and week 52 to determine percentage of patients achieving at least sustained degree of disease control."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- 1) changes in SNOT-22, ACQ and smell test scores from baseline to 52 weeks; 2) changes in disease control assessments from baseline to 52 weeks by given drug; and 3) baseline and demographic data such as: age, sex, comorbidities, BMI, level of education, duration of biologic treatment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Changes measured from baseline to 52 weeks using SNOT-22, ACQ and smell test scores; disease control assessments compared by drug over same interval; baseline and demographic data collected per protocol."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 135
- Recruitment Window Months
- 36
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent to be provided by the adult participant (study includes adults ≥18). Patients unable to give informed consent are excluded. Patients who cannot understand Danish written information are excluded, indicating consent materials are in Danish. No assent process or additional language arrangements described.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 9
- Total Number Of Participants
- 135
Denmark
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 11-04-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 12-11-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 215
- Number Of Sites
- 9
- Number Of Participants
- 135
Sites
- Site Name
- Esbjerg Og Grindsted Sygehus
- Department Name
- Dept of otorhinolaryngology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Jonas Hjelm Andersen
- Principal Investigator Email
- jonas.hjelm.andersen2@rsyd.dk
- Contact Person Name
- Jonas Hjelm Andersen
- Contact Person Email
- jonas.hjelm.andersen2@rsyd.dk
- Site Name
- Odense University Hospital
- Department Name
- Dept of otorhinolaryngology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Anette Drøhse Kjeldsen
- Principal Investigator Email
- anette.kjeldsen@rsyd.dk
- Contact Person Name
- Anette Drøhse Kjeldsen
- Contact Person Email
- anette.kjeldsen@rsyd.dk
- Site Name
- Rigshospitalet
- Department Name
- Dept of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery
- Principal Investigator Name
- Christian von Buchwald
- Principal Investigator Email
- christian.von.buchwald@regionh.dk
- Contact Person Name
- Christian von Buchwald
- Contact Person Email
- christian.von.buchwald@regionh.dk
- Site Name
- Sjællands Universitetshospital
- Department Name
- Dept of otorhinolaryngology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Bent Ivan Larsen
- Principal Investigator Email
- gti@regionsjaelland.dk
- Contact Person Name
- Bent Ivan Larsen
- Contact Person Email
- gti@regionsjaelland.dk
- Site Name
- Nordsjaellands Hospital
- Department Name
- Dept of otorhinolaryngology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Grethe Badsberg Samuelsen
- Principal Investigator Email
- grethe.badsberg.samuelsen@regionh.dk
- Contact Person Name
- Grethe Badsberg Samuelsen
- Contact Person Email
- grethe.badsberg.samuelsen@regionh.dk
- Site Name
- Aarhus University Hospital
- Department Name
- Dept of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery
- Principal Investigator Name
- Kristian Bruun Petersen
- Principal Investigator Email
- krispete@rm.dk
- Contact Person Name
- Kristian Bruun Petersen
- Contact Person Email
- krispete@rm.dk
- Site Name
- Lillebaelt Hospital
- Department Name
- Dept of otorhinolaryngology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Lars Christian Meyer
- Principal Investigator Email
- lars.christian.meyer@rsyd.dk
- Contact Person Name
- Lars Christian Meyer
- Contact Person Email
- lars.christian.meyer@rsyd.dk
- Site Name
- Gødstrup Regional Hospital
- Department Name
- Dept of otorhinolaryngology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Adnan Madzak
- Principal Investigator Email
- adnan.madzak@auh.rm.dk
- Contact Person Name
- Adnan Madzak
- Contact Person Email
- adnan.madzak@auh.rm.dk
- Site Name
- Aalborg University Hospital
- Department Name
- Dept of otorhinolaryngology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Søren Pauli
- Principal Investigator Email
- sbro@rn.dk
- Contact Person Name
- Søren Pauli
- Contact Person Email
- sbro@rn.dk
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Rigshospitalet
- Organisation Type
- Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
- Country Of Registered Address
- Denmark
Third parties
- {"country":"Denmark","full_name":"Frederiksberg Hospital","duties_or_roles":"code:1","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- MEPOLIZUMAB
- Active Substance
- Mepolizumab
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED SYRINGE
- Route
- SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED SYRINGE
- Starting Dose
- 100 mg
- Dose Levels
- 100 mg
- Frequency
- every four weeks
- Maximum Dose
- 100
- Investigational Product Name
- DUPILUMAB
- Active Substance
- Dupilumab
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED SYRINGE
- Route
- SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED SYRINGE
- Starting Dose
- 300 mg
- Dose Levels
- 300 mg
- Frequency
- every four weeks
- Maximum Dose
- 300
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