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A Study Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Risankizumab to Methotrexate in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis

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Status and phase

Completed
Phase 3

Conditions

Psoriasis

Treatments

Drug: risankizumab
Drug: methotrexate

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT03219437
M16-177

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of risankizumab to methotrexate in participants with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Enrollment

104 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Have a diagnosis of plaque psoriasis (with or without concurrent psoriatic arthritis) for at least 6 months before the first administration of study drug
  • Have stable moderate to severe plaque psoriasis with or without psoriatic arthritis at both Screening and Baseline Visits
  • Be a candidate for systemic therapy for plaque psoriasis as assessed by the investigator
  • Be a candidate for treatment with methotrexate (MTX) according to local label

Exclusion criteria

  • Subjects with non-plaque forms of psoriasis, current drug-induced psoriasis, or active ongoing inflammatory diseases other than psoriasis that might confound study evaluations according to investigator's judgment
  • Previous exposure to risankizumab
  • Previous exposure to MTX
  • Use of any prohibited medication or any drug considered likely to interfere with the safe conduct of the study, as assessed by the investigator
  • Subject has a history of clinically significant hematologic, renal, or liver disease

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

104 participants in 2 patient groups

Methotrexate
Active Comparator group
Description:
Participants to receive double-blind methotrexate.
Treatment:
Drug: methotrexate
Risankizumab
Experimental group
Description:
Participants to receive double-blind risankizumab.
Treatment:
Drug: risankizumab

Trial contacts and locations

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