A Study to Test Whether Different Doses of BI 3000202 Help People With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-74
SponsorBoehringer Ingelheim

About this trial

This study is open to adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called BI 3000202 helps people with SLE. The study tests different doses of BI 3000202 and aims to find the best dose for people with this condition.

Participants are put into 5 groups randomly, which means by chance. 4 groups get different doses of BI 3000202, and 1 group gets a placebo. Placebo tablets look like BI 3000202 tablets but do not contain any medicine. Participants take the tablets for 1 year. All participants also continue their regular treatment for SLE.

Participants are in the study for a bit longer than 1 year. During this time, they visit the study site regularly. Doctors check the participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects. They also compare the results between the groups to see if the treatment works.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Male and female adult patients from ≥18 years (or alternative age for adults based on local regulations) to <75 years

Confirmed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) diagnosis meeting the European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria at least 24 weeks prior to screening

At least one of the following positive at screening: Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) ≥1:80 or anti-double-stranded Deoxyribonucleic Acid (dsDNA) antibody or anti-Smith antibody

At least 1 British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG) A and/or 1 BILAG B grade at screening, with sufficient disease activity according to both investigator and adjudicator

Disqualifiers

Drug-induced SLE

Scleroderma (except linear scleroderma that does not interfere with assessments of SLE disease activity) or in the opinion of the investigator or adjudicator elements of other connective tissue disease that would interfere with interpretation of test results or SLE clinical assessments

Active or unstable lupus neuropsychiatric manifestations, including but not limited to any condition as defined by BILAG A criteria in the neuropsychiatric system, with the exception of mononeuritis/mononeuropathy multiplex, chorea, and polyneuropathy

Lupus nephritis that may require a change in immune-modulating treatment or which demonstrates serum creatinine that is unstable or >2 × Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) and/or Urine Protein Creatinine Ratio (UPCR) that is unstable or > 3mg/mg (339 mg/mmol)

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • BI 3000202

    Drug

    BI 3000202 at different doses

  • Placebo

    Drug

    Placebo matching BI 3000202

Treatment groups

405 Participants
are divided into 5 treatment groups
Group A: Arm 1: BI 3000202 dose 1Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Arm 2: BI 3000202 dose 2Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Arm 3: BI 3000202 dose 3Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group D: Arm 4: BI 3000202 dose 4Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group E: Arm 5: PlaceboPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Achievement of a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Responder Index (SRI)-4 response

Time frame
At Week 32

Secondary outcomes

1

Achievement of SRI-4 response

Time frame
At Week 52
2

Achievement of SRI-4 response and oral corticosteroid reduction to ≤5 mg/day prednisone or equivalent

Time frame
At Week 32
3

Achievement of Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS)

Time frame
At Week 32

Other outcomes

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