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A Study to Evaluate the Drug Levels, Efficacy, and Safety of Deucravacitinib (BMS-986165) in Pediatric Participants With Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis

A Phase 3, Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized Withdrawal Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Deucravacitinib in Children and Adolescents From 5 to Less Than 18 Years of Age With Active Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06869551
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-03-11
Start date
2025-03-13
Completion date
2031-03-04
Last updated
2026-08-19

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

Conditions

Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis

Keywords

Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis (JPsA), Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Pediatric PsA, Deucravacitinib, BMS-986165

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the drug levels, efficacy, and safety of Deucravacitinib (BMS-986165) in pediatric participants with juvenile psoriatic arthritis.

Interventions

DRUGDeucravacitinib

Specified dose on specified days

OTHERPlacebo

Specified dose on specified days

Sponsors

Bristol-Myers Squibb
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

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

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Participants must have been diagnosed with Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis (JPsA). * Participants must have at least three joints that are affected by arthritis. * Participants must have tried at least one type of medicine for JPsA for at least three months, but it didn't work well or caused problems.

Exclusion criteria

* Participants must not have been diagnosed with JPsA before 5 years of age. * Participants must not have other types of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) that aren't JPsA, * Participants must not have a history of chronic eye inflammation (uveitis), or were diagnosed with uveitis within the last three months. * Other protocol-defined Inclusion/

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time to first flare during the withdrawal periodFrom week 16 up to week 42

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Trough concentration at steady state (Cminss)At week 16
Time-averaged steady-state concentration (Cavgss)At week 16
Steady-state maximum observed concentration (Cmaxss)At week 16
Number of participants with flare during the withdrawal periodFrom week 16 up to week 42
Number of participants achieving low disease activity (Juvenile arthritis disease activity 71-joint score based on C-reactive protein (JADAS71-CRP) score: for oligoarthritis 1.1 to 2; for polyarthritis 1.1 to 3.8)Through week 16 and up to week 42
Number of participants achieving inactive disease (JADAS71-CRP score ≤ 1)Through week 16 and up to week 42
Number of participants attaining clinical remission for at least 6 consecutive monthsAt week 42
Number of participants achieving psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) 75At week 42
Number of participants with adverse events (AEs)Up to week 42
Number of participants with adverse event of special interest (AESIs)Up to week 42
Number of participants with AEs leading to discontinuationUp to week 42
Number of participants with serious adverse events (SAEs)Up to week 42
Number of participants with UveitisUp to week 42
Number of participants achieving each of juvenile idiopathic arthritis-American College of Rheumatology (JIA-ACR) (30/50/70/90)Through week 16 and up to week 42
Change from baseline in juvenile idiopathic arthritis-American College of Rheumatology (JIA-ACR) Core CriteriaThrough week 16 and up to week 42
Number of participants for each assessment who evaluate palatability scale as ≥ 3 (good or better), swallowability scale as ≤ 4 (neutral or easier), and taste scales (Sweetness, Bitterness, Flavor, and Overall Taste) as "None" or "Weak"At week 16
Assessment of exposure-response (E-R) utilizing steady-state exposure of deucravacitinib from the pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis and efficacy results using JIA-ACR 30At week 16

Countries

Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Czechia, Germany, Italy, Puerto Rico, Romania, Spain, Turkey (Türkiye), United States

Contacts

CONTACTBMS Clinical Trials Contact Center www.BMSClinicalTrials.com
Clinical.Trials@bms.com855-907-3286
CONTACTFirst line of the email MUST contain NCT # and Site #.
STUDY_DIRECTORBristol-Myers Squibb

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 20, 2026