A Study to Evaluate Further Therapeutic Strategies With Guselkumab in Participants With Moderate-to-Severe Plaque-Type Psoriasis

NCT03818035 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 880

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that Super-Responders (SRe; defined as psoriasis participants who receive on-label guselkumab treatment until week 20 and respond with a Psoriasis Area and Severity Index score (PASI) = 0 at weeks 20 and 28) maintain control of disease until week 68 with prolonged treatment intervals of 16 weeks (guselkumab 100 mg every 16 weeks).

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Guselkumab

Participants will receive 100 mg guselkumab subcutaneously at Weeks 0, 4, 12 and 20 (group 1), at weeks 28, 36, 44, 52, 60 (group 2a and 2c), and at weeks 36 and 52 (group 2b). Group 2d and 3c are the re-treatment groups and will receive three injections after loss of disease control.

DRUG

Placebo Injection

Participants of group 2b will receive matching placebo injection subcutaneously at weeks 28, 44 and 60.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Janssen-Cilag International NV

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Janssen-Cilag International NV Clinical Trial · Janssen-Cilag International NV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-08
Primary Completion
2022-03-07
Completion
2025-01-07
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • France
  • Germany

Study Locations

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Diseases

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