Have you been diagnosed with Sjogren’s Disease?
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of nipocalimab in participants with moderate to severe Sjogren’s disease (SjD).
Would you like to take part?
As a volunteer in a research study, you’ll receive study-related medical care from the study doctor and regular follow-up of your health to monitor the effectiveness of the care you’ll receive. The results of this research will be used to find out if the investigational medication being studied will be of benefit to others struggling with Sjogren’s disease, and whether it will be made widely available to all Canadians trying to manage this condition. Study volunteers are an important part of moving medical care forward.
You may qualify to participate in this study if you:
- Are medically stable on the basis of physical examination, medical history, vital signs, clinical laboratory tests, and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) performed at screening
- Meet criteria for diagnosis of SjD by the 2016 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (ACR/EULAR) classification criteria
- Are seropositive for antibodies to Ro/SSA (Ro60 and/or Ro52) at screening
- Have a total ClinESSDAI score greater than or equal to (>=) 5 at screening
- Are a participant of childbearing potential, you must have a negative highly sensitive serum (beta-hCG) pregnancy test at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test at Week 0 prior to randomization
You may not qualify to participate if you:
- Have a history of severe, progressive and/or uncontrolled hepatic, gastrointestinal, renal, pulmonary, cardiovascular, psychiatric, neurological or musculoskeletal disorder, hypertension, and/or any other medical or uncontrolled autoimmune disorder or clinically significant abnormalities in screening laboratory
- Have any known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to nipocalimab or its excipients or excipients used in the placebo formulation
- Have any confirmed or suspected clinical immunodeficiency syndrome not related to treatment of your SjD or has a family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency
- Have shown a previous severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction, such as anaphylaxis, to therapeutic proteins (for example [e.g.], monoclonal antibodies, intravenous immunoglobulin)
- Have any unstable or progressive manifestation of SjD that is likely to warrant escalation in therapy beyond permitted background medications
There are other eligibility requirements that the study doctor will review. Only the study doctor can finally determine whether you are eligible to participate in the study or not.