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NCT04968912CompletedPhase 2

A Study of Nipocalimab in Adults With Primary Sjogren's Syndrome (pSS)

A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind, Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Nipocalimab in Adults With Primary Sjogren's Syndrome (pSS)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Nov 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of nipocalimab in participants with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) versus placebo.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
163 (actual)
First submitted
9 Jul 2021
Start date
21 Sept 2021
Primary completion date
23 Oct 2023
Lead sponsor
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
NCT number
NCT04968912
EudraCT number
2021-000665-32

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Participants enrolled: 163
  • From 21 Sept 2021 to the primary completion date, 23 Oct 2023
  • 69 sites in 10 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • 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

Other illness

  • 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
  • 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

Who the study is looking for

  • 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

Age in the registry: 18 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (69)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Charité - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin
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BerlinGermanyUnknown status
Uniklinik Köln
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CologneGermanyUnknown status
Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
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DresdenGermanyUnknown status
Hamburger Rheuma Forschungszentrum II
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HamburgGermanyUnknown status
medius KLINIK KIRCHHEIM
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Kirchheim unter TeckGermanyUnknown status
Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
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TübingenGermanyUnknown status
Hosp Univ A Coruna
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A CoruñaSpainUnknown status
Hosp Reina Sofia
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CórdobaSpainUnknown status
Hosp. de Merida
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MéridaSpainUnknown status
Corporacio Sanitari Parc Tauli
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SabadellSpainUnknown status
Hosp Clinico Univ de Salamanca
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SalamancaSpainUnknown status
Hosp. Infanta Luisa
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SevilleSpainUnknown status
CHU de Grenoble Hopital Albert Michallon
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La TroncheFranceUnknown status
Centre Hospitalier Le Mans
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Le MansFranceUnknown status
Hôpital Saint Joseph
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MarseilleFranceUnknown status
Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere
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ParisFranceUnknown status
CHRU Hôpital de Hautepierre
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StrasbourgFranceUnknown status
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia Presidio Spedali Civili
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BresciaItalyUnknown status
P.O. Vittorio Emanuele Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria 'Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele'
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CataniaItalyUnknown status
IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
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MilanItalyUnknown status
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone
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PalermoItalyUnknown status
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
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VeronaItalyUnknown status
Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center
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FuchūJapanUnknown status
Nagasaki University Hospital
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NagasakiJapanUnknown status
Hokkaido University Hospital
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SapporoJapanUnknown status
St. Luke's International Hospital
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TokyoJapanUnknown status
Nihon University Itabashi Hospital
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TokyoJapanUnknown status
University of Tsukuba Hospital
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TsukubaJapanUnknown status
Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden
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LeeuwardenNetherlandsUnknown status
Erasmus Medisch Centrum
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RotterdamNetherlandsUnknown status
Szpital Uniwersytecki nr 2 im dr Jana Biziela w Bydgoszczy
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BydgoszczPolandUnknown status
Nasz Lekarz Przychodnie Medyczne
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BydgoszczPolandUnknown status
Zespolu Opieki Zdrowotnej w Konskich
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Gmina KońskiePolandUnknown status
Malopolskie Badania Kliniczne Sp. z o.o.
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KrakowPolandUnknown status
REUMED Zespol Poradni Specjalistycznych Filia nr 2
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LublinPolandUnknown status
Centrum Medyczne
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PoznanPolandUnknown status
Centrum Medyczne AMED Targowek
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WarsawPolandUnknown status
Medycyna Kliniczna
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WarsawPolandUnknown status
Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii Reumatologii I Rehabilitacji Im Prof. Dr Hab. Med. Eleonory Reicher
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WarsawPolandUnknown status
Centrum Medyczne Oporow
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WroclawPolandUnknown status
Instituto Portugues de Reumatologia
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LisbonPortugalUnknown status
ULSAM, EPE - Hospital Conde de Bertiandos
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Ponte de LimaPortugalUnknown status
Tri-Service General Hospital
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TaipeiTaiwanUnknown status
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch
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TaoyuanTaiwanUnknown status
Anniston Medical Clinic
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AnnistonUnited StatesUnknown status
Austin Regional Clinic
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AustinUnited StatesUnknown status
Rheumatology Associates Of South Florida
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Boca RatonUnited StatesUnknown status
Bay Area Arthritis And Osteoporosis
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BrandonUnited StatesUnknown status
Trinity Clinical Research, LLC
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CarrolltonUnited StatesUnknown status
Columbia Arthritis Center
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ColumbiaUnited StatesUnknown status
Colorado Arthritis Associates
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DenverUnited StatesUnknown status
Denver Arthritis Clinic
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DenverUnited StatesUnknown status
Altoona Center For Clinical Research
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DuncansvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
St. Paul Rheumatology P A
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EaganUnited StatesUnknown status
Centre for Rheumatology, Immunology and Arthritis
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Fort LauderdaleUnited StatesUnknown status
St Jude Heritage Medical Group
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FullertonUnited StatesUnknown status
Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Research PLLC
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GlendaleUnited StatesUnknown status
Clinical Investigation Specialists
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GurneeUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
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Iowa CityUnited StatesUnknown status
West Tennessee Research Institute
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JacksonUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Florida Health Jacksonville
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JacksonvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Kansas Medical Center
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Kansas CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Dr. Ramesh Gupta
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MemphisUnited StatesUnknown status
Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Research, PLLC
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MesaUnited StatesUnknown status
Omega Research Consultants
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OrlandoUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Pennsylvania
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
PMG Research of Salisbury
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SalisburyUnited StatesUnknown status
North Mississippi Medical Clinics
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TupeloUnited StatesUnknown status
Inland Rheumatology Clinical Trials Inc.
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UplandUnited StatesUnknown status

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