A Study to Assess the Effect of Ustekinumab (Stelara®) and Etanercept (Enbrel®) in Participants With Moderate to Severe Psoriasis (MK-0000-206)

NCT01276847 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2015-01-26

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Summary

This is a two-part study. The purpose of the pilot study (Part 1) is to optimize the acquisition, handling and shipping procedure for skin biopsies obtained from participants with plaque psoriasis. No treatment will be administered. Part 2 will include 2 cohorts. In Cohort 1, the effects of 16 weeks of treatment with either ustekinumab or etanercept on biomarkers in lesional skin in participants with moderate to severe psoriasis will be evaluated. In Cohort 2, biomarkers of lesional skin from participants with moderate to severe psoriasis who are not treated with biologic therapy will be evaluated over 16 weeks. The primary hypothesis is that treatment with ustekinumab reduces messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of genes in the interleukin 12 (IL-12) pathway that are modulated by interferon gamma (IFN-γ).

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Ustekinumab

Ustekinumab 45 mg per dose, administered subcutaneously for participants weighing ≤ 100 kg, and ustekinumab 90 mg per dose administered subcutaneously for participants weighing \> 100 kg on Day 1, and Weeks 4 and 16

DRUG

Etanercept

Etanercept 50 mg twice weekly by self-administered subcutaneous injection for 12 weeks, then once weekly for 4 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-03-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

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