New IV drug shows promise for stiff spine disease
NCT ID NCT02186873
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tested golimumab, an anti-inflammatory biologic, given as an IV infusion to 208 people with active ankylosing spondylitis. Participants received either golimumab or a placebo. The main goal was to see if more people on golimumab had at least a 20% improvement in symptoms by week 16. The study is complete and aimed at finding a new option for those not helped by standard anti-inflammatory drugs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- golimumab (a biologic drug given as an intravenous infusion)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for people with active ankylosing spondylitis who haven't responded to standard anti-inflammatory drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but results may not apply to all patients. As an immune-suppressing drug, golimumab carries risks like serious infections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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208 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2014
- Finished
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Oct 2016
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants with diagnosis of definite ankylosing spondylitis for at least 3 months based on modified New York radiographic and clinical criteria * Participants with symptoms of active disease at screening and at baseline * Participant has either an inadequate response to at least 2 non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) over a 4 week period in total with maximal recommended doses of NSAIDs, or is unable to receive a full 4 weeks of maximal NSAID therapy because of intolerance, toxicity, or contraindications to NSAIDs * Participants with C- reactive protein (CRP) level of greater than or equal to (\>=) 0.3 milligram per deciliter (mg/dL) at screening * Additional protocol-defined inclusion criteria apply Exclusion Criteria: * Participant with other inflammatory diseases that might confound the evaluations of benefit from the golimumab therapy * Pregnant or lactating females * Participants with chest radiograph within 3 months prior to the first administration of study agent that shows an abnormality suggestive of a malignancy or current active infection, including tuberculosis * Participants who had a serious infection (including but not limited to, hepatitis, pneumonia, sepsis, or pyelonephritis), or have been hospitalized for an infection, or have been treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics for an infection within 2 months prior to first administration of study agent * Additional protocol-defined exclusion criteria apply
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Glendale, Arizona, United States
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Mesa, Arizona, United States
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La Palma, California, United States
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Granger, Indiana, United States
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St Louis, Missouri, United States
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Orchard Park, New York, United States
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Salisbury, North Carolina, United States
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Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States
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Duncansville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Austin, Texas, United States
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Houston, Texas, United States
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Maroochydore, Australia
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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Burlington, Canada
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Trois-Rivières, Canada
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Bad Doberan, Germany
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Berlin, Germany
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Erfurt, Germany
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Hamburg, Germany
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Planegg, Germany
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Ratingen, Germany
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Zerbst, Germany
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Chihuahua City, Mexico
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Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Bytom, Poland
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Nadarzyn, Poland
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Nowa Sól, Poland
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Poznan, Poland
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Warsaw, Poland
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Moscow, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Saratov, Russia
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Smolensk, Russia
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Tver', Russia
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Ansan, South Korea
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Daegu, South Korea
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Gwangju, South Korea
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Seongdong-Gu, South Korea
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Seoul, South Korea
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Chernihiv, Ukraine
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Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
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Kyiv, Ukraine
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Odesa, Ukraine
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Vinnytsia, Ukraine
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Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
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