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The Purpose of This Study is to Evaluate the Effects of Ruxolitinib Cream on Adults With Atopic Dermatitis Experiencing Sleep Disturbance.

An Open-Label, Single-Arm, Phase 4 Study of Ruxolitinib Cream in Adults With Atopic Dermatitis Experiencing Sleep Disturbance in the United States (MORPHEUS)

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05696392
Acronym
MORPHEUS
Enrollment
47
Registered
2023-01-25
Start date
2023-03-16
Completion date
2025-01-22
Last updated
2025-12-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Atopic Dermatitis

Keywords

ruoltitinib, atopic dermatitis, sleep distubance, itch, Opzelura

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of ruxolitinib cream on sleep disturbances with participants with Atopic Dermatitis.

Interventions

DRUGruxolitinib cream

ruxolitinib cream 1.5% will be applied twice daily as a thin film

Sponsors

Incyte Corporation
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Has clinically confirmed diagnosis of active AD according to Hanifin and Rajka (1980) criteria. * Has at least a 2-year history of AD (information obtained from medical chart, participant's physician, or directly from the participant). * Has an overall BSA affected by AD of 3%-20% (excluding scalp) at the screening and baseline visits. * Has an IGA score ≥ 2 at the screening and baseline visits. * Has an Itch NRS score ≥ 4 at the screening and baseline visits. * Willing to complete the once-daily Itch NRS (24-hour recall period) entries at approximately the same time each day during the study. * Agrees to maintain a regular sleep schedule during the study period. * Willing and able to follow required study procedures for measuring sleep for the duration of the study.

Exclusion criteria

* Currently using a wearable or other device for monitoring sleep patterns and unwilling to discontinue its use during the study. * Currently has a schedule that includes nighttime work shifts. * Has had significant flares or unstable course in AD (ie, condition worsened significantly or required significant change in medications, as per medical judgment) in the previous 4 weeks before screening (information obtained from medical chart, participant's physician, or directly from the participant). * Has received any ultraviolet B phototherapy (including tanning beds) or excimer laser within 4 weeks prior to the screening period. * Has had psoralen plus ultraviolet A treatment within 4 weeks prior to the screening period. * Has received a nonbiological investigational product or device within 4 weeks prior to the screening period, or is currently enrolled in another investigational drug study. * Has received treatment with JAK inhibitors (systemic or topical) within 4 weeks prior to the screening period. * Has had prior treatment with a JAK inhibitor that was discontinued for safety reasons or tolerance problems. * Has a known or suspected allergy to ruxolitinib or any component of the study drug.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change From Baseline in Total Sleep Time (TST) as Measured by Ōura Ring Wearable Device at Week 8Baseline; Week 8TST is the total amount of time spent during a planned sleep episode. Decreased TST is indicative of increased sleep disturbance. Baseline TST was the average hours of sleep within the last 7 nights prior to Visit 1. The Week 8 TST was the average hours of sleep within the last 7 nights prior to Visit 3/Week 8. Change from baseline was calculated as the post-baseline value minus the baseline value.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change From Baseline in PROMIS Sleep Disturbance - Short Form 8b Score (24-hour Recall) at Week 8Baseline; Week 8The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sleep Disturbance - Short Form 8b is a validated instrument used to measure the severity of sleep disturbance. The PROMIS score includes 8 items, each of which asks the participant to rate the severity of their sleep disturbance on a daily basis on a severity scale of 1 to 5. The PROMIS total score is calculated as the sum of the 8 items and ranges from 8 to 40. A higher PROMIS score indicates more severe sleep disturbance. The baseline score was the 7-day average of nonmissing scores for the 6 days preceding a participant's Visit 1 and their response at Visit 1. Week 8 scores comprised the 7-day average of nonmissing scores for the 6 days preceding a participant's Visit 3 and their response at Visit 3. The average was not valid and was set to missing if scores were missing on 4 or more days. Change from baseline was calculated as the post-baseline value minus the baseline value.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

This study was conducted at 17 study centers in the United States.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Ruxolitinib 1.5% Cream BID
Participants applied ruxolitinib 1.5% cream twice daily (BID) for up to 8 weeks to a total maximum allowed treatment area of ≤20% body surface area.
47
Total47

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up3
Overall StudyProtocol Violation1
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicRuxolitinib 1.5% Cream BID
Age, Continuous40.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.43
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
7 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
39 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
8 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
16 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Captured as Other in Database
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Not Reported
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
21 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
27 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
20 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 47
other
Total, other adverse events
7 / 47
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 47

Outcome results

Primary

Change From Baseline in Total Sleep Time (TST) as Measured by Ōura Ring Wearable Device at Week 8

TST is the total amount of time spent during a planned sleep episode. Decreased TST is indicative of increased sleep disturbance. Baseline TST was the average hours of sleep within the last 7 nights prior to Visit 1. The Week 8 TST was the average hours of sleep within the last 7 nights prior to Visit 3/Week 8. Change from baseline was calculated as the post-baseline value minus the baseline value.

Time frame: Baseline; Week 8

Population: Per Protocol Population: all participants who had no important protocol deviations. Participants must have had ≥4 nights worth of sleep data in order for the average to have been calculated; otherwise, it was set to missing. The average was based on non-missing nights of sleep data. Only participants with available data were analyzed.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Ruxolitinib 1.5% Cream BIDChange From Baseline in Total Sleep Time (TST) as Measured by Ōura Ring Wearable Device at Week 8Baseline5.69 hoursStandard Deviation 0.956
Ruxolitinib 1.5% Cream BIDChange From Baseline in Total Sleep Time (TST) as Measured by Ōura Ring Wearable Device at Week 8Change from baseline at Week 80.09 hoursStandard Deviation 1.145
p-value: 0.8357paired t-test
Secondary

Change From Baseline in PROMIS Sleep Disturbance - Short Form 8b Score (24-hour Recall) at Week 8

The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sleep Disturbance - Short Form 8b is a validated instrument used to measure the severity of sleep disturbance. The PROMIS score includes 8 items, each of which asks the participant to rate the severity of their sleep disturbance on a daily basis on a severity scale of 1 to 5. The PROMIS total score is calculated as the sum of the 8 items and ranges from 8 to 40. A higher PROMIS score indicates more severe sleep disturbance. The baseline score was the 7-day average of nonmissing scores for the 6 days preceding a participant's Visit 1 and their response at Visit 1. Week 8 scores comprised the 7-day average of nonmissing scores for the 6 days preceding a participant's Visit 3 and their response at Visit 3. The average was not valid and was set to missing if scores were missing on 4 or more days. Change from baseline was calculated as the post-baseline value minus the baseline value.

Time frame: Baseline; Week 8

Population: Intent-to-Treat (ITT) Population: all participants who enrolled in the study. Only participants with available data were analyzed.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Ruxolitinib 1.5% Cream BIDChange From Baseline in PROMIS Sleep Disturbance - Short Form 8b Score (24-hour Recall) at Week 8Baseline27.58 scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 4.955
Ruxolitinib 1.5% Cream BIDChange From Baseline in PROMIS Sleep Disturbance - Short Form 8b Score (24-hour Recall) at Week 8Change from baseline at Week 8-7.47 scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 7.802
p-value: 0.0001paired t-test

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