Study to Evaluate Psoriasis Severity and Its Psychosocial Impact Using the Simplified Psoriasis Index (SPI), as Well as Long-term Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Secukinumab Administered Subcutaneously in Patients With Moderate to Severe Psoria

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-02-09
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Evaluate psoriasis severity and its psychosocial impact using a novel Patient Reported Outcome (the Simplified Psoriasis Index SPI) at 16 weeks, as well as long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of secukinumab administered subcutaneously during 52 weeks (plus extension) in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
• Treatments: Antibodies, Monoclonal

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with a history of chronic, moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PASI ≥12; BSA (body surface area) ≥10 and IGA mod 2011 (Investigator's Global Assessment) ≥3) for at least 6 months

• patient candidates for systemic therapy.

• informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous treatment with agent targeting IL-17 (interleukine-17) or IL-17 receptor.

• recent treatment with topical treatment (2 weeks), systemic agents (4 weeks for methotrexate, Ciclosporine A; systemic retinoids and other systemic treatment), TNF (tumor necrosis factor) inhibitors (3 months) or IL-12/23 inhibitors (6 months).