Clinical trial NCT01490632: A Phase 2b Study of Baricitinib in Participants With Moderate to Severe Psoriasis
Official title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging, Phase 2b Study of Baricitinib in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Psoriasis
Skin Diseases
Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous
Keywords: Moderate
Severe
Plaque
Chronic
Lead sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
Collaborators: name: Incyte Corporation
First posted: 2011-12-13
Enrollment: 271
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This is a dose-ranging study designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of Baricitinib in the treatment of participants with moderate to severe, chronic plaque psoriasis as assessed by the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score and routine safety assessments.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* You must have active chronic plaque psoriasis for at least 6 months prior to entry into the study
* You are a candidate for systemic therapy and/or phototherapy
* You must have active plaque psoriasis covering at least 12% body surface area
* You must have Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score of at least 12
* You must have Static Physician's Global Assessment (sPGA) score of at least 3

Exclusion Criteria:

* You must not have received a biologic agent/monoclonal antibody within 8 weeks prior to entry into the study
* You must not have prior treatment with an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor
* You must not have received a systemic psoriasis (Ps) therapy within 4 weeks prior to entry into the study
* You must not have received a phototherapy within 4 weeks prior to entry into the study
* You must not have received a topical Ps therapy with psoralens within 4 weeks prior to entry into the study
* You must not be pregnant or nursing
* If female of childbearing potential or a male, and do not agree to use 2 forms of highly effective methods of birth control for at least 28 days following the last dose of investigational product
* You must not have had symptomatic herpes zoster or herpes simplex infection within 12 weeks or have a history of disseminated/complicated herpes zoster
* You must not have evidence of active infection, such as fever ≥38.0ºC (100.4ºF)
* You must not have a history of active hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
* You must not be immunocompromised and, in the opinion of the investigator, are at an unacceptable risk for participating in the study
* You must not have known history hypogammaglobulinemia
* You must not have had a serious systemic or local infection within 12 weeks prior to entry into the study
* You must not have been exposed to a live vaccine within 12 weeks prior to entry into the study, or expected to need/receive a live vaccine (including herpes zoster vaccination) during the course of the study
* You must not have had household contact with a person with active tuberculosis (TB) and did not receive appropriate and documented prophylaxis for TB
* You must not have a serious and/or unstable illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, poses an unacceptable risk for the your participation in the study
* You must not have or have had a history of lymphoproliferative disease; or signs or symptoms suggestive of possible lymphoproliferative disease, including lymphadenopathy or splenomegaly; or active primary or recurrent malignant disease; or been in remission from clinically significant malignancy for less than 5 years
* You must not have a history of chronic alcohol abuse or intravenous (IV) drug abuse within the last 2 years
* You must not have donated blood of more than 500 mL within 4 weeks
* You must not have received a topical Ps treatment within 2 weeks prior to entry into the study

  * Exceptions:
  * class 6 (mild, such as desonide) or class 7 (least potent, such as hydrocortisone) topical steroids used on the face, axilla, palms, soles, and/or genitalia
  * non-medicated shampoos (for example, that do not contain corticosteroids, coal tar, or vitamin D3 analogues)
  * emollients that do not contain alpha or beta hydroxyl acids

Primary outcomes:
measure: Percentage of Participants Achieving Psoriasis Area and Severity Index Score ≥75% (PASI 75) Improvement (Efficacy of Baricitinib in Participants With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis. Measure: Psoriasis Area and Severity Index [PASI])
timeFrame: Week 12
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Percentage of Participants Achieving a Static Physician Global Assessment (sPGA) of (0, 1) (Efficacy of Baricitinib in Participants With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis. Measure: Static Physician Global Assessment [sPGA])
timeFrame: Week 12
measure: Percentage of Participants Achieving an sPGA of (0, 1) (Efficacy of Baricitinib in Participants With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis. Measure: Static Physician Global Assessment [sPGA])
timeFrame: Week 24
measure: Percentage of Participants Achieving an sPGA of (0, 1) (Efficacy of Baricitinib in Participants With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis. Measure: Static Physician Global Assessment [sPGA])
timeFrame: Week 92
measure: Change From Baseline in Part A in Mean Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) Total Score to Week 12 (Efficacy of Baricitinib in Participants With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis. Measure: Psoriasis Area and Severity Index [PASI])
timeFrame: Baseline Part A, Week 12
measure: Change From Baseline in Part A in Mean Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) Total Score to Week 24 (Efficacy of Baricitinib in Participants With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis: Measure: Psoriasis Area and Severity Index [PASI])
timeFrame: Baseline Part A, Week 24
measure: Change From Baseline in Part D in Mean Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) Total Score to Week 92 (Efficacy of Baricitinib in Participants With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis. Measure: Psoriasis Area and Severity Index [PASI])
timeFrame: Baseline Part D, Week 92
measure: Change From Baseline Part A in Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) Total Score to Week 12
timeFrame: Baseline Part A, Week 12
measure: Change From Baseline Part A in Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) Total Score to Week 24
timeFrame: Baseline Part A, Week 24
measure: Change From Baseline Part D in Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) Total Score to Week 92
timeFrame: Baseline Part D, Week 92
measure: Change From Baseline Part A in Itch Numeric Rating Scale (Itch NRS) Score at Week 12
timeFrame: Baseline Part A, Week 12
measure: Change From Baseline Part A in Itch Numeric Rating Scale (Itch NRS) Score to Week 24
timeFrame: Baseline Part A, Week 24
measure: Change From Baseline Part D in Itch Numeric Rating Scale (Itch NRS) Score to Week 92
timeFrame: Baseline Part D, Week 92
measure: Change From Baseline Part A in Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self Report 16 Items (QIDS-SR16) Total Score at Week 12
timeFrame: Baseline Part A, Week 12
measure: Change From Baseline Part A in Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self Report 16 Items (QIDS-SR16) Total Score to Week 24
timeFrame: Baseline Part A, Week 24
measure: Change From Baseline Part D in Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self Report 16 Items (QIDS-SR16) Total Score to Week 92
timeFrame: Baseline Part D, Week 92
measure: Change From Baseline Part A in European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions-5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) Scores
timeFrame: Baseline Part A, Week 12
measure: Change From Baseline Part A in European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions-5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) Scores
timeFrame: Baseline Part A, Week 24
measure: Change From Baseline Part D in European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions-5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) Scores
timeFrame: Baseline Part D, Week 92
measure: Percentage of Participants Experiencing Rebound Upon Discontinuation of Study Drug in Part C
timeFrame: Week 40
measure: Pharmacokinetics (PK): Maximum Concentration at Steady State of Dosing (Cmax,ss) of Baricitinib
timeFrame: Day 1:15 minutes(m) to 30m and 1hour(h) to 3h Postdose; Week 1:Predose; Week 4:Predose; Week 8:Predose; 15m to 30m and 1h to 3h Postdose, Week 12:Predose; Weeks 14 and 20; Week 24:Predose; Week 28; Week 40. If applicable: Weeks 4, 24, and 52 Post-Relapse
measure: PK: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve Versus Time During One Dosing Interval at Steady State (AUC τ,ss)
timeFrame: Day 1:15 minutes(m) to 30m and 1hour(h) to 3h Postdose; Week 1:Predose; Week 4:Predose; Week 8:Predose; 15m to 30m and 1h to 3h Postdose, Week 12:Predose; Weeks 14 and 20; Week 24:Predose; Week 28; Week 40. If applicable: Weeks 4, 24, and 52 Post-Relapse
Other outcomes:
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city: Toyama
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country: Puerto Rico
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