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
- Diseases
- Sjögren's disease
- 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
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Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
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
Sites (69)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charité - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Berlin | Germany | Unknown status |
| Uniklinik Köln Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cologne | Germany | Unknown status |
| Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dresden | Germany | Unknown status |
| Hamburger Rheuma Forschungszentrum II Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hamburg | Germany | Unknown status |
| medius KLINIK KIRCHHEIM Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kirchheim unter Teck | Germany | Unknown status |
| Universitätsklinikum Tübingen Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tübingen | Germany | Unknown status |
| Hosp Univ A Coruna Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | A Coruña | Spain | Unknown status |
| Hosp Reina Sofia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Córdoba | Spain | Unknown status |
| Hosp. de Merida Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Mérida | Spain | Unknown status |
| Corporacio Sanitari Parc Tauli Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sabadell | Spain | Unknown status |
| Hosp Clinico Univ de Salamanca Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Salamanca | Spain | Unknown status |
| Hosp. Infanta Luisa Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seville | Spain | Unknown status |
| CHU de Grenoble Hopital Albert Michallon Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | La Tronche | France | Unknown status |
| Centre Hospitalier Le Mans Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Le Mans | France | Unknown status |
| Hôpital Saint Joseph Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Marseille | France | Unknown status |
| Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Paris | France | Unknown status |
| CHRU Hôpital de Hautepierre Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Strasbourg | France | Unknown status |
| Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia Presidio Spedali Civili Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Brescia | Italy | Unknown status |
| P.O. Vittorio Emanuele Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria 'Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele' Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Catania | Italy | Unknown status |
| IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Milan | Italy | Unknown status |
| Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Palermo | Italy | Unknown status |
| Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Verona | Italy | Unknown status |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fuchū | Japan | Unknown status |
| Nagasaki University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nagasaki | Japan | Unknown status |
| Hokkaido University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sapporo | Japan | Unknown status |
| St. Luke's International Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tokyo | Japan | Unknown status |
| Nihon University Itabashi Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tokyo | Japan | Unknown status |
| University of Tsukuba Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tsukuba | Japan | Unknown status |
| Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Leeuwarden | Netherlands | Unknown status |
| Erasmus Medisch Centrum Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Unknown status |
| Szpital Uniwersytecki nr 2 im dr Jana Biziela w Bydgoszczy Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bydgoszcz | Poland | Unknown status |
| Nasz Lekarz Przychodnie Medyczne Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bydgoszcz | Poland | Unknown status |
| Zespolu Opieki Zdrowotnej w Konskich Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gmina Końskie | Poland | Unknown status |
| Malopolskie Badania Kliniczne Sp. z o.o. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Krakow | Poland | Unknown status |
| REUMED Zespol Poradni Specjalistycznych Filia nr 2 Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lublin | Poland | Unknown status |
| Centrum Medyczne Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Poznan | Poland | Unknown status |
| Centrum Medyczne AMED Targowek Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Warsaw | Poland | Unknown status |
| Medycyna Kliniczna Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Warsaw | Poland | Unknown status |
| Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii Reumatologii I Rehabilitacji Im Prof. Dr Hab. Med. Eleonory Reicher Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Warsaw | Poland | Unknown status |
| Centrum Medyczne Oporow Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Wroclaw | Poland | Unknown status |
| Instituto Portugues de Reumatologia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lisbon | Portugal | Unknown status |
| ULSAM, EPE - Hospital Conde de Bertiandos Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ponte de Lima | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Tri-Service General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Taipei | Taiwan | Unknown status |
| Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Taoyuan | Taiwan | Unknown status |
| Anniston Medical Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Anniston | United States | Unknown status |
| Austin Regional Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Austin | United States | Unknown status |
| Rheumatology Associates Of South Florida Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boca Raton | United States | Unknown status |
| Bay Area Arthritis And Osteoporosis Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Brandon | United States | Unknown status |
| Trinity Clinical Research, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Carrollton | United States | Unknown status |
| Columbia Arthritis Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbia | United States | Unknown status |
| Colorado Arthritis Associates Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Denver | United States | Unknown status |
| Denver Arthritis Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Denver | United States | Unknown status |
| Altoona Center For Clinical Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Duncansville | United States | Unknown status |
| St. Paul Rheumatology P A Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Eagan | United States | Unknown status |
| Centre for Rheumatology, Immunology and Arthritis Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fort Lauderdale | United States | Unknown status |
| St Jude Heritage Medical Group Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fullerton | United States | Unknown status |
| Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Research PLLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Glendale | United States | Unknown status |
| Clinical Investigation Specialists Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gurnee | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Iowa City | United States | Unknown status |
| West Tennessee Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Jackson | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Florida Health Jacksonville Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Jacksonville | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Kansas Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kansas City | United States | Unknown status |
| Dr. Ramesh Gupta Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Memphis | United States | Unknown status |
| Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Research, PLLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Mesa | United States | Unknown status |
| Omega Research Consultants Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Orlando | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Pennsylvania Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Philadelphia | United States | Unknown status |
| PMG Research of Salisbury Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Salisbury | United States | Unknown status |
| North Mississippi Medical Clinics Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tupelo | United States | Unknown status |
| Inland Rheumatology Clinical Trials Inc. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Upland | United States | Unknown status |
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