Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module

The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.

Eligibility Module path is as follows:

Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module


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NCT ID: NCT02843659
Eligibility Criteria: For more information regarding Bristol-Myers Squibb Clinical Trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects diagnosed or classified as having moderate to severe primary Sjögren's Syndrome based on the 2016 ACR-EULAR Sjögren's Syndrome Classification Criteria for at least 16 weeks prior to screening * ESSDAI ≥ 5 including disease activity (any score \> 0) in at least one of the following domains: Glandular, Articular, Hematological, Biological, Lymphadenopathy * Positive anti-SS-A/Ro and/or anti-SS-B/La autoantibody * Unstimulated whole saliva secretion \> 0.01 ml/min * Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) within 24 hours prior to the start of study drug and must not be pregnant or breastfeeding. Male and female subjects must be willing to adhere to protocol-mandated highly effective contraception for the duration of the study and for the protocol-specified follow up period. Hormone-based contraceptive methods are not permitted Exclusion Criteria: * Secondary Sjögren's syndrome or the presence of any other systemic autoimmune disease (eg, RA, SLE, multiple sclerosis, vasculitis) * Very severe primary Sjögren's syndrome or severe complications of primary Sjögren's syndrome at the time of the screening visit * Active systemic or latent bacterial (including tuberculosis), viral or fungal infection, evidence of current or chronic Hepatitis B or C infection, or HIV infection * Any significant concurrent medical condition at the time of screening or baseline visit * Use of methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or leflunomide within 12 weeks of screening visit * Previous treatment with biologics therapies either marketed or in development within 6 months prior to screening visit * Treatment started or an unstable dose of hydroxychloroquine within 8 weeks of screening visit * Oral corticosteroids \> 10 mg/day within 14 days of dosing (Day 1), corticosteroid therapy ≥ 1 mg/kg during the 4 weeks preceding enrollment, or intravenous, intramuscular or intra-articular corticosteroids within 4 weeks of screening visit Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: ALL
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 70 Years
Study: NCT02843659
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT02843659