Acthar Gel in Participants With Pulmonary Sarcoidosis (PULSAR)
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Has biopsy-confirmed sarcoidosis meeting American Thoracic Society criteria ≥ 1 year at screening (Visit 1)
- Has protocol-defined symptomatic pulmonary disease
- Has been receiving a stable prednisone dose between 5 mg and 40 mg (or equivalent) for pulmonary sarcoidosis, for at least 4 weeks before screening, or a stable dose of another disease-modifying anti-sarcoidosis drug for at least 3 months before screening
- Has lung function within protocol-defined parameters
Exclusion Criteria:
- Has at least a 10% change in forced vital capacity (FVC) on spirometry between Visits 1 and 2
- Has pulmonary arterial hypertension requiring treatment
- Has been treated with antitumor necrosis factor-α antibody within the past 3 months
- Has any pulmonary condition that requires treatment, therefore impeding corticosteroid tapering
Sites / Locations
- UAB Lung Health Center
- David Geffen School of Medicine
- National Jewish Health
- University of Florida Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- Central Florida Pulmonary Group PA
- Rush University Medical Center
- Laporte County Institute For Clinical Research
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- Howard County Center for Lung and Sleep Medicine, LLC
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Valley Medical Group
- Albany Medical Center
- American Health Research Inc
- Duke University Medical Center
- Clinical Research of Gastonia
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center
- Cleveland Clinic
- Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
- Temple Lung Center
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Berks Schuylkill Respiratory Specialists, Ltd
- VitaLink Research - Anderson
- Medical University of South Carolina - PPDS
- Clinical Research of Charleston
- Clinical Research of Rock Hill
- VitaLink Research - Spartanburg
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Acthar Gel in DBT Then Acthar Gel in OLE
Placebo in DBT Then Acthar Gel in OLE
Participants received Acthar Gel as a 1 milliliter (mL) injection under the skin, twice weekly, for 24 weeks in the double-blind treatment (DBT) phase. Participants, who chose to continue into the optional OLE phase, then received Acthar Gel as a 1 mL injection under the skin, twice weekly, for another 24 weeks in the optional open-label extension (OLE) phase.
Participants received Acthar Gel matching placebo as a 1 mL injection under the skin, twice weekly, for 24 weeks in the DBT phase. Participants, who chose to continue into the optional OLE phase, then received Acthar Gel as a 1 mL injection under the skin, twice weekly, for another 24 weeks in the optional OLE phase.