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Apremilast 30mg Bid With Narrowband UVB in the Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis

Efficacy and Safety of Combining Apremilast 30mg Bid With Narrowband UVB in the Treatment of Moderate-to-severe Plaque Psoriasis

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02412644
Enrollment
29
Registered
2015-04-09
Start date
2015-05-28
Completion date
2016-07-31
Last updated
2019-01-28

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Conditions

Plaque Psoriasis

Brief summary

12 weeks open label with Otezla® and NUVB, followed by 6 month double blind Otezla® (apremilast) or placebo to subjects who obtain PASI 75 at week 12 of phototherapy

Detailed description

Primary Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of Otezla (apremilast®) in promoting maintenance of response in those subjects who obtained PASI-75 at week 12 of phototherapy.

Interventions

DRUGapremilast

Sponsors

Celgene
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Subjects must meet the following criteria to be enrolled in this study: 1. Male or female adult ≥ 18 years of age; 2. Diagnosis of chronic plaque-type 3. Moderate to severe plaque type psoriasis as defined at baseline by: * PASI score of 12 or greater, * PGA score of 3 or greater * BSA affected by plaque-type psoriasis of 10% or greater, 4. Able and willing to give written informed consent prior to performance of any study-related procedures

Exclusion criteria

Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: 1. Forms of psoriasis other than chronic plaque-type (e.g., pustular, erythrodermic, and/or guttate psoriasis) or drug induced psoriasis 2. Subjects with previous exposure to apremilast 3. Malignancy or history of malignancy, except for: * treated \[ie, cured\] basal cell or squamous cell in situ skin carcinomas; * treated \[ie, cured\] malignancy with no evidence of recurrence within the previous 5 years.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Maintaining Psoriasis Area Severity Index Score (PASI) 75 at Week 3636weeksAnalysis of Psoriasis Area Severity Index Score at week 36 to determine number of subjects who maintained PASI 75 at week 36

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Subjects Achieving Psoriasis Area Severity Index Score (PASI) 75 Response at Week 1212WEEKSPsoriasis Area Severity Score of 75 or greater at week 12
Number of Subjects Achieving Psoriasis Area Severity Index Score 90 at Week 3636 weeksPASI 90 or greater at week 36
Number of Subjects Achieving Physician Global Assessment Score of 0 or 1 at Week 3636 weeksPGA score 0 or 1

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Recruitment May 28 2015-November 2015 through practice database

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Apremilast + Apremilast
apremilast + apremilast 30mg bid after week 12
21
Apremilast + Placebo
apremilast + Placebo bid after week 12
8
Total29

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicApremilast + ApremilastTotalApremilast + Placebo
Age, Continuous44 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 22
47 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 50
55 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 38
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
3 Participants3 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
3 Participants4 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
15 Participants21 Participants6 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
21 participants29 participants8 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
9 Participants12 Participants3 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
12 Participants17 Participants5 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 290 / 80 / 8
other
Total, other adverse events
13 / 293 / 85 / 8
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 290 / 81 / 8

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants Maintaining Psoriasis Area Severity Index Score (PASI) 75 at Week 36

Analysis of Psoriasis Area Severity Index Score at week 36 to determine number of subjects who maintained PASI 75 at week 36

Time frame: 36weeks

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Apremilast + ApremilastNumber of Participants Maintaining Psoriasis Area Severity Index Score (PASI) 75 at Week 364 participants
Apremilast + PlaceboNumber of Participants Maintaining Psoriasis Area Severity Index Score (PASI) 75 at Week 362 participants
Secondary

Number of Subjects Achieving Physician Global Assessment Score of 0 or 1 at Week 36

PGA score 0 or 1

Time frame: 36 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Apremilast + ApremilastNumber of Subjects Achieving Physician Global Assessment Score of 0 or 1 at Week 361 participants
Apremilast + PlaceboNumber of Subjects Achieving Physician Global Assessment Score of 0 or 1 at Week 360 participants
Secondary

Number of Subjects Achieving Psoriasis Area Severity Index Score 90 at Week 36

PASI 90 or greater at week 36

Time frame: 36 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Apremilast + ApremilastNumber of Subjects Achieving Psoriasis Area Severity Index Score 90 at Week 361 participants
Apremilast + PlaceboNumber of Subjects Achieving Psoriasis Area Severity Index Score 90 at Week 360 participants
Secondary

Number of Subjects Achieving Psoriasis Area Severity Index Score (PASI) 75 Response at Week 12

Psoriasis Area Severity Score of 75 or greater at week 12

Time frame: 12WEEKS

Population: 22 subjects completed week 12

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Apremilast + ApremilastNumber of Subjects Achieving Psoriasis Area Severity Index Score (PASI) 75 Response at Week 1216 participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026