Efficacy and Safety Study of Jaktinib in Subjects With Active Ankylosing Spondylitis(AS)

NCT ID: NCT05861102

Last Updated: 2026-01-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: PHASE3
• Total Enrollment: 265 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-07-20
• Study Completion Date: 2026-07-31

Brief Summary

This is a Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, efficacy and safety study of Jaktinib in subjects with active Ankylosing Spondylitis(AS).

Detailed Description

Approximately 258 eligible subjects (129 per arm) will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to Jaktinib 100mg BID (twice daily) or matching placebo BID for a total of 16 weeks of blinded treatment. During the 16-week treatment period subjects will visit the clinic every two weeks until the Week 4 visit and then every 4 weeks until the completion of Week 16.

Conditions

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: QUADRUPLE

Study Groups

Jaktinib 100mg BID (twice daily)

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Jaktinib

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants will receive 100 mg Jaktinib orally twice daily for 16 weeks

Placebo

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants will receive matching placebo orally twice daily for 16 weeks

Interventions

Jaktinib

Participants will receive 100 mg Jaktinib orally twice daily for 16 weeks

Intervention Type: DRUG

Placebo

Participants will receive matching placebo orally twice daily for 16 weeks

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants must be able to understand the study and signed the informed consent.
• 18-65 years, male or female.
• Participants with a clinical diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and radiologic evidence (x-ray) fulfilling the Modified New York criteria for AS(1984).
• Participants must have baseline disease activity as defined by having a Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) score ≥ 4 and a Patient's Assessment of Total Back Pain score ≥ 4 based on a 0 - 10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) at the Screening and Baseline Visits.
• Participants may be receiving the following Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs(DMARDs) at the time of the screening visit. These medications should be continued throughout the entire study and doses should remain unchanged.
• Participants has had an inadequate response to at least two Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) over an at least 4-week period in total at maximum recommended or tolerated doses, or participant has an intolerance to or contraindication for NSAIDs.
• Participants who are regularly taking NSAIDs (including COX-1 or COX-2 inhibitors) as part of their AS therapy are required to be on a stable dose for at least 2 weeks before randomisation.
• Participants receiving non-prohibited concomitant medications for any reason must be willing to stay on a stable regimen as defined in the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria

• History of known or suspected complete ankylosis of the spine.
• Any subject with condition affecting oral drug absorption.
• Participants taking high potency opioid analgesics (e.g. methadone, hydromorphone, morphine) within 4 weeks before randomization.
• Participants on any other DMARDs within 4 weeks or five half-lives (whichever is longer) of the drug prior to the Baseline visit.
• Participants has a history of inflammatory arthritis of different etiology other than axial SpA (including but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis, mixed connective tissue disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, reactive arthritis, scleroderma, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, fibromyalgia), or any arthritis with onset prior to 17 years of age.
• Significant trauma or surgery procedure within 8 weeks prior to randomization, or any planned elective surgery during the study period.
• Participants with a known immunodeficiency disorder or a first degree relative with a hereditary immunodeficiency.
• Participants with any condition possibly affecting oral drug absorption, eg, gastrectomy, clinically significant diabetic gastroenteropathy, or certain types of bariatric surgery.
• Use of any investigational drug and/or devices within 4 weeks of randomization or a period of 5 half-lives of the investigational drug, whichever is longer.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Chunde Bao

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

RenJi Hospital

Locations

RenJi Hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Countries

China

Other Identifiers

ZGJAK029

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id