New drug shows promise for Sjogren's sufferers
NCT ID NCT04968912
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an experimental drug called nipocalimab in 163 adults with primary Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease causing dryness and fatigue. Participants received either the drug or a placebo for 24 weeks. The goal was to see if nipocalimab could reduce overall disease activity better than a placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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163 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Finished
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Nov 2023
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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: * Meets classification criteria for primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) by the 2016 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) / European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) at the time of screening (results either obtained during screening or documented in the participant's medical history are acceptable to fulfill these criteria for Schirmer's test, unstimulated salivary flow test, ocular staining score, or labial salivary gland biopsy), and was diagnosed with pSS no less than 26 weeks prior to screening * At screening is seropositive for antibodies to pSS-associated antigen A (Ro/Sjogren's syndrome-related antigen A \[SSA\]) * Total Clinical European League Against Rheumatism Sjogren's Syndrome Disease Activity Index (clinESSDAI) score greater than or equal to (\>=) 6 * At least one abnormal laboratory marker of pSS-related inflammatory disease activity, and at least low activity in one or more specified European League Against Rheumatism Sjogren's Syndrome Disease Activity Index (ESSDAI) domains * It is recommended to be up to date on all age-appropriate vaccinations prior to screening per routine local medical guidelines. It is strongly recommended that participants will have completed a locally-approved (or emergency use-authorized) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination regimen at least 2 weeks prior to study related visits or procedures. Study participants should, follow applicable local vaccine labelling, guidelines, and standards-of-care for participants receiving immune-targeted therapy will be followed when determining an appropriate interval between vaccination and study enrollment Exclusion Criteria: * Has any confirmed or suspected clinical immunodeficiency syndrome not related to treatment of his/her pSS or has a family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency unless confirmed absent in the participant * Comorbidities (for example, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) which have required 3 or more courses of systemic glucocorticoids within the previous 12 months * Has any unstable or progressive manifestation of pSS that is likely to warrant escalation in therapy beyond permitted background medications and/or has severely active pSS * Has received oral cyclophosphamide within 3 months or intravenous (IV) cyclophosphamide within 6 months prior to first administration of study intervention * Has Sjogren's syndrome overlap syndromes where another confirmed autoimmune rheumatic or systemic inflammatory condition (for example, rheumatoid arthritis \[RA\], systemic lupus erythematosus \[SLE\], scleroderma, inflammatory bowel disease \[IBD\]) is the primary diagnosis or has clinical manifestations that, in the opinion of the investigator, or the sponsor or sponsor's representative, are likely to interfere with the investigator's ability to assess pSS manifestations
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Altoona Center For Clinical Research
Duncansville, Pennsylvania, 16635, United States
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Anniston Medical Clinic
Anniston, Alabama, 36207, United States
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Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Research, PLLC
Mesa, Arizona, 85210, United States
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Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Research PLLC
Glendale, Arizona, 85306, United States
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Austin Regional Clinic
Austin, Texas, 78731-3146, United States
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
Verona, 37126, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone
Palermo, 90129, Italy
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Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia Presidio Spedali Civili
Brescia, 25123, Italy
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Bay Area Arthritis and Osteoporosis
Brandon, Florida, 33511, United States
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CHRU Hôpital de Hautepierre
Strasbourg, 67098, France
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CHU de Grenoble Hopital Albert Michallon
La Tronche, 38700, France
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Centre Hospitalier Le Mans
Le Mans, 72037, France
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Centre for Rheumatology, Immunology and Arthritis
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33309, United States
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Centrum Medyczne
Poznan, 61 113, Poland
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Centrum Medyczne AMED Targowek
Warsaw, 03 291, Poland
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Centrum Medyczne Oporow
Wroclaw, 52 415, Poland
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Branch
Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Clinical Investigation Specialists
Gurnee, Illinois, 60031, United States
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Colorado Arthritis Associates
Denver, Colorado, 80228, United States
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Columbia Arthritis Center
Columbia, South Carolina, 29204, United States
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Corporacio Sanitari Parc Tauli
Sabadell, 08208, Spain
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Denver Arthritis Clinic
Denver, Colorado, 80230, United States
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Dr. Ramesh Gupta
Memphis, Tennessee, 38119, United States
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Erasmus Medisch Centrum
Rotterdam, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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Hamburger Rheuma Forschungszentrum II
Hamburg, 20095, Germany
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Hokkaido University Hospital
Sapporo, 060-8648, Japan
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Hopital Pitie Salpetriere
Paris, 75013, France
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Hopital Saint Joseph
Marseille, 13285, France
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Hosp Clinico Univ de Salamanca
Salamanca, 37007, Spain
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Hosp Reina Sofia
Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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Hosp Univ A Coruna
A Coruña, 15006, Spain
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Hosp. Infanta Luisa
Seville, 41010, Spain
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Hosp. de Merida
Mérida, 6800, Spain
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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, 20132, Italy
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Inland Rheumatology Clinical Trials, Inc.
Upland, California, 91786, United States
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Instituto Portugues de Reumatologia
Lisbon, 1050-034, Portugal
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Malopolskie Badania Kliniczne Sp z o o
Krakow, 30-002, Poland
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Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden, 8934 AD, Netherlands
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Medycyna Kliniczna
Warsaw, 00-874, Poland
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Nagasaki University Hospital
Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii Reumatologii i Rehabilitacji im prof dr hab med Eleonory Reicher
Warsaw, 02 637, Poland
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Nasz Lekarz Przychodnie Medyczne
Bydgoszcz, 85-065, Poland
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Nihon University Itabashi Hospital
Tokyo, 173 8610, Japan
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North Mississippi Medical Clinics
Tupelo, Mississippi, 38801, United States
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Omega Research Consultants
Orlando, Florida, 32835, United States
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P.O. Vittorio Emanuele Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria 'Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele'
Catania, 95100, Italy
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PMG Research of Salisbury
Salisbury, North Carolina, 28144, United States
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REUMED Zespol Poradni Specjalistycznych Filia nr 2
Lublin, 20-607, Poland
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Rheumatology Associates Of South Florida
Boca Raton, Florida, 33486, United States
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St. Jude Heritage Medical Group
Fullerton, California, 92835, United States
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St. Luke's International Hospital
Tokyo, 104 8560, Japan
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St. Paul Rheumatology P A
Eagan, Minnesota, 55121, United States
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Szpital Uniwersytecki nr 2 im dr Jana Biziela w Bydgoszczy
Bydgoszcz, 85-168, Poland
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Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center
Fuchū, 183 8524, Japan
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Tri-Service General Hospital
Taipei, 11490, Taiwan
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Trinity Clinical Research, LLC
Carrollton, Texas, 75007, United States
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ULSAM, EPE - Hospital Conde de Bertiandos
Ponte de Lima, 4990-078, Portugal
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Uniklinik Köln
Cologne, 50923, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
Dresden, 01307, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Tubingen
Tübingen, 72076, Germany
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University of Florida Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States
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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Tsukuba Hospital
Tsukuba, 305-8520, Japan
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West Tennessee Research Institute
Jackson, Tennessee, 38305, United States
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Zespolu Opieki Zdrowotnej w Konskich
Gmina Końskie, 26 200, Poland
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medius KLINIK KIRCHHEIM
Kirchheim unter Teck, 73230, Germany
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