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Corticosteroid

Group 1 for Uveitis (ACTHAR Trial)

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Quan D Nguyen, MD MSc
Research Sponsored by Quan Dong Nguyen
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up month 12
Awards & highlights
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Approved for 5 Other Conditions
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

The study aims to evaluate the potential role of ACTH gel in the management of non-infectious uveitis.

Eligible Conditions
  • Uveitis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~month 12
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and month 12 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Incidence of ocular adverse events (AEs)
Incidence of systemic adverse events (AEs)
Secondary study objectives
Change from Baseline in macular thickness
Mean change from BL in Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA)
Mean change from BL in aqueous flare
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Awards & Highlights

All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
Approved for 5 Other Conditions
This treatment demonstrated efficacy for 5 other conditions.
No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Group 2Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Mandatory thrice a week (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays) treatment with SC ACTH gel 80 U/day starting at BL until month 6. Starting at month 6, the treatment will be administered on as needed basis, based on the retreatment criteria.
Group II: Group 1Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Mandatory twice a week (Mondays and Thursdays) treatment with SC ACTH gel 80 U/day starting at BL until month 6. Starting at month 6, the treatment will be administered on as needed basis, based on the retreatment criteria.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Quan Dong NguyenLead Sponsor
2 Previous Clinical Trials
36 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Uveitis
36 Patients Enrolled for Uveitis
MallinckrodtIndustry Sponsor
201 Previous Clinical Trials
15,830 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Uveitis
22 Patients Enrolled for Uveitis
Quan D Nguyen, MD MScPrincipal InvestigatorOcular Imaging Research and Reading Center
1 Previous Clinical Trials
1 Trials studying Uveitis
~4 spots leftby Nov 2025