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secukinumab high dose for Chronic Plaque-type Psoriasis
Study Summary
This trial was testing a new medication for plaque psoriasis in children aged 6 to 18. 84 subjects were enrolled and most had moderate severity.
- Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque-type Psoriasis
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- The researcher thinks you might need medication that affects your whole body.You are currently taking medications that are not allowed in this study.Your psoriasis must be the chronic plaque type and active at the time of enrollment. Other forms of psoriasis are not allowed.You have psoriasis caused by a medication.
- Group 1: secukinumab high dose
- Group 2: secukinumab low dose
- No Placebo-Only Group - All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
- All Individual Drugs Already Approved - Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
- Pivotal Trial - The final step before approval, pivotal trials feature drugs that have already shown basic safety & efficacy.
- Screening: It may take up to 3 Weeks to process to see if you qualify in this trial.
- Treatment: The duration you will receive the treatment varies.
- Follow Ups: You may be asked to continue sharing information regarding the trial for 6 Months after you stop receiving the treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are people currently being recruited for this experiment?
"This clinical trial is no longer admitting patients. The study began on 8/29/2018 and was last updated on 7/22/2021. However, there are presently 179 other trials enrolling psoriasis patients and 28 secukinumab high dose trials recruiting participants."
Has the FDA given its blessing to high doses of secukinumab?
"There is some data supporting the efficacy of secukinumab high dose, and it has undergone multiple rounds of testing for safety, so our team at Power gave it a score of 3."
Are the findings from this study unique or have other researchers looked at high doses of secukinumab?
"secukinumab high dose was first investigated in 2014 at Attikon Hospital. So far, there have been 110 completed studies with 28 more currently underway. A large portion of these active clinical trials are based out of San Antonio, Texas."
What are the conditions that high doses of secukinumab have been known to effectively manage?
"Secukinumab high dose is frequently used in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis. However, it has also been shown to mitigate symptoms of psoriatic arthritis, enthesitis related arthritis (era), and severe plaque psoriasis."
How many people are being enrolled in this clinical trial?
"This study is not admitting patients at the moment. The most recent update on this trial was on July 22nd, 2021 and it was initially posted on August 29th, 2018. If you are looking for other trials, there are presently 179 clinical trials actively admitting patients with psoriasis and 28 trials for secukinumab high dose actively looking for patients."
Is this a widespread trial or are the sites limited to a specific region?
"There are 4 primary sites conducting this clinical trial, however other locations include San Antonio, Lebanon and Fountain Valley. To reduce the amount of travelling required, patients are encouraged to select the location nearest them."
Does this experiment only use test subjects that are 55 years or older?
"This particular clinical trial is only open to people aged 6-17, which falls in line with the 37 other trials for minors and the 175 trials for adults over 65."
Are there any exclusionary factors for this research?
"Children aged 6 to 17 that have psoriasis can participate in this clinical trial. A total of 84 patients are needed for the study."
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