A Study to Investigate Efficacy and Safety of Apremilast 30 mg Twice Daily (BID) in Chinese Participants With Moderate to Severe Plaque-type Psoriasis (PsO)

NCT ID: NCT06122649

Last Updated: 2026-01-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

203 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-11-27

Study Completion Date

2025-12-05

Brief Summary

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The study aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy of oral apremilast 30 mg BID compared with placebo in Chinese participants with moderate to severe PsO

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Plaque Psoriasis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Placebo-controlled Treatment Phas

Participants are randomized in a 1:1 ratio to take either apremilast or placebo BID for 16 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

apremilast

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral tablet

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral tablet

Active Treatment Phase

Participants who received placebo during the placebo-controlled treatment phase will receive apremilast BID for 36 weeks. Participants who took apremilast will continue receiving it BID for 36 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

apremilast

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral tablet

Interventions

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apremilast

Oral tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Oral tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Otezla®

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Chinese participants aged ≥18.
* Diagnosis of chronic, stable moderate to severe plaque PsO for ≥ 12 months before screening. The participant must have sPGA score ≥ 3, PASI score ≥ 12, and BSA involvement ≥ 10% at both screening and baseline (week 0).

Exclusion Criteria

* Psoriasis flare within 4 weeks of screening.
* Evidence of skin conditions that would interfere with evaluations of the effect of study medication on psoriasis.
* Prior medical history of suicide attempt at any time in the participant's lifetime before screening or randomization, or major psychiatric illness requiring hospitalization within the last 3 years.
* Participant has a malignancy or history of malignancy or myeloproliferative or lymphoproliferative disease within the past 3 years.
* Active tuberculosis or a history of incompletely treated tuberculosis.
* History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
* Prior treatment with apremilast.
* Female participants of childbearing potential unwilling to use protocol specified method of contraception.
* Female participants who are breastfeeding or who plan to breastfeed.
* Female participants planning to become pregnant.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Amgen

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Amgen

Locations

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Peking University First Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

Peking University Third Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Site Status

Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University

Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

Site Status

Nanyang First Peoples Hospital

Nanyang, Henan, China

Site Status

Yichang Central Peoples Hospital

Yichang, Hubei, China

Site Status

The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

Changsha, Hunan, China

Site Status

Changshu No2 Peoples Hospital

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

Wuxi Peoples Hospital

Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

Dermatology Hospital of Jiangxi Province

Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

Site Status

The First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University

Changchun, Jilin, China

Site Status

General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University

Yinchuan, Ningxia, China

Site Status

Shandong Provincial Hospital For Skin Diseases,Shandong First Medical University

Jinan, Shandong, China

Site Status

Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status

Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status

Chengdu Second Peoples Hospital

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Site Status

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Chongqing, Sichuan, China

Site Status

Tianjin Medical University General Hospital

Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China

Site Status

Peoples Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China

Site Status

Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Related Links

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http://www.amgentrials.com

AmgenTrials clinical trials website

Other Identifiers

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20200250

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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