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
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
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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