A Research Study to Evaluate the Effects of a New Oral Medicine Called Cenerimod in Adults With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

NCT05648500 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 470

Last updated 2026-05-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to see how well cenerimod reduces symptoms of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in adult patients with moderate to severe symptoms. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* How well cenerimod works on top of the treatment already being administered.
* How safe cenerimod is for adult patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Researchers will compare one dose of cenerimod and a placebo to see how well cenerimod works when it is added to the treatment already being administered.

In this research study approximately 210 participants will receive cenerimod and approximately 210 participants will receive placebo for 12 months.

Conditions

  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

Interventions

DRUG

Placebo

Matching placebo will be supplied as identical film-coated tablets formulated with the same excipients but without the active ingredient, cenerimod.

DRUG

Cenerimod

Cenerimod will be supplied as a film-coated tablets at the dose of 4 mg.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Viatris Innovation GmbH

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Clinical Trials · Viatris Innovation GmbH

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-12-13
Primary Completion
2026-10-31
Completion
2027-05-01
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Colombia
  • France
  • Greece
  • India
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • South Korea
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Ukraine

Study Locations

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Drugs

Read the full study record

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