Clinical trial NCT03020199: Study of the Efficacy of Early Intervention With Secukinumab 300 mg s.c. Compared to Narrow-band UVB in Patients With New-onset Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Official title: A Randomized, Multicenter STudy to Evaluate the Effect of Secukinumab 300 mg s.c. Administered During 52 Weeks to Patients Suffering From New-onset Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis as Early Intervention Compared to Standard Treatment With Narrow-band UVB (STEPIn Study)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE4
Conditions: Plaque Psoriasis
Keywords: Psoriasis
interleukin (IL) 17A
IL-17A
secukinumab
AIN457
Narrow-band ultraviolet light B
nb-UVB
Psoriasis area and severity index
PASI
Lead sponsor: Novartis
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2017-01-13
Enrollment: 196
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this study was to determine whether early intervention with subcutaneous (s.c.) secukinumab 300 mg in patients with new-onset moderate to severe plaque psoriasis may lead to prolonged symptom-free periods by preventing reactivation of old lesions or ultimately totally hindering the occurrence of new lesions, i.e., changing the natural course of the disease (Main Study).

Detailed description: This was and open label, parallel group, multicenter, randomized study with 3 clinical periods: Screening period, Treatment period, and Follow-up period.

The design consisted of the Main Study and a Mechanistic Sub study:

1. The Main Study had 2-treatment-arm secukinumab and nb-UVB).
2. The Mechanistic Sub-study had 4 arms treated with secukinumab and one arm with nb-UVB arm. The outcome measures were all exploratory, i.e. no results presented. Not all participants of the Mechanistic Sub-study participated in the Main Study, these participants are only reported for the safety analyses, but not for the primary and secondary outcome measures.

Eligibility criteria: Key Inclusion Criteria:

* Able to understand and communicate with the investigator, willing and capable to comply with all study procedures, and provide written signed and dated informed consent (personally or by a witness) before any assessment is performed.
* Aged 18 to 50 years inclusive.
* New-onset plaque psoriasis with appearance of the first psoriasis plaques within the last 12 months before randomization and naïve to any systemic treatment and phototherapy (Arm A1, Arm A2, and Arm B1). Episodes of mild psoriasis, which occurred at least 3 years before screening and resolved spontaneously within 6 months will be accepted.
* Chronic plaque psoriasis with appearance of the first psoriasis symptoms 5 years or longer and intolerance or inadequate response to phototherapy or any systemic treatment including biologicals, except for IL-17A inhibitors (Arm C1 and Arm C2).
* Moderate to severe plaque psoriasis defined at screening and baseline by PASI \>= 10, and body surface area (BSA) \>= 10%, and IGA mod 2011 \>= 3.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

* Forms of psoriasis other than plaque-type (e.g., pustular, erythrodermic, guttate, light sensitive, and drug induced).
* Ongoing use of prohibited treatments.
* Previous treatment with phototherapy or any systemic treatment.
* Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women.
* Women of childbearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using effective methods of contraception during the Treatment period or longer if required by locally approved prescribing information (e.g., 20 weeks in the EU and countries where applicable for secukinumab).

Primary outcomes:
measure: Number of Participants Who Achieved Pain Assessment Severity Index (PASI) 90 at Week 52.
timeFrame: Baseline, Week 52
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Number of Participants Who Achieved PASI 90 at Week 104
timeFrame: Baseline, Week 104
measure: Number of Participants With IGA Mod 2011 0/1 Response at Week 52
timeFrame: Baseline, Week 52
Other outcomes:
Locations:
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state: Buenos Aires
city: Buenos Aires
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facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Pleven
country: Bulgaria
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city: Plovdiv
country: Bulgaria
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city: Sofia
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city: Sofia
country: Bulgaria
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city: Markham
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country: Finland
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city: Turku
country: Finland
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city: Berlin
country: Germany
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city: Berlin
country: Germany
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city: Erlangen
country: Germany
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city: Frankfurt
country: Germany
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city: Nyiregyhaza
country: Hungary
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city: Szolnok
country: Hungary
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country: Poland
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city: Bydgoszcz
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country: Poland
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city: Krakow
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city: Lodz
country: Poland
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city: Lodz
country: Poland
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city: Badalona
country: Spain
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state: Catalunya
city: Barcelona
country: Spain
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state: Catalunya
city: Barcelona
country: Spain
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
state: Catalunya
city: Alicante
country: Spain
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
state: Comunidad Valenciana
city: Valencia
country: Spain
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
state: Comunidad Valenciana
city: Alcorcon
country: Spain
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
state: Madrid
city: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
country: Spain
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Madrid
country: Spain
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Madrid
country: Spain
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Madrid
country: Spain
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Goteborg
country: Sweden
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Malmo
country: Sweden
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Lausanne
country: Switzerland
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Bradford
country: United Kingdom
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
state: West Yorkshire
city: Leeds
country: United Kingdom
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
state: West Yorkshire
city: London
country: United Kingdom
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Salford
country: United Kingdom
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
Study officials:
affiliation: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
name: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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