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A Study of Oral Upadacitinib Tablet Compared to Placebo in Adult Participants With Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa to Assess Change in Disease Symptoms

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS)
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT04430855
Lead Sponsor
AbbVie
Brief Summary

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory skin disease that causes painful lesions in the axilla (underarm), inguinal (groin) and anogenital (anal and genital) regions. This study will evaluate how well upadacitinib compared to placebo (no medicine) works to treat hidradenitis suppurativa in adult participants with moderate to severe disease. The study will assess change in disease signs and symptoms.

Detailed Description

Upadacitinib is an investigational drug being developed for the treatment of HS. This study is "double-blinded," which means that neither the trial participants nor the study doctors will know who will be given study drug and who will receive placebo (no medicine). Participants are randomly (by chance) put into 1 of 2 groups, called treatment arms. They are randomized in a 2 to 1 ratio meaning more participants have a chance to receive upadacitinib compared to placebo.

Participants will undergo approximately 35-days of screening followed by a 48-week treatment period and a 30-day follow-up visit after the last dose of study drug for a total study duration of up to 57 weeks. The treatment period will consist of a 12-week placebo-controlled, double-blind period (Period 1) and a 36-week blinded extension period (Period 2).

There may be a higher burden for participants in this trial compared to their standard of care. Participants will attend visits every other week, once a month, or once every 2 months during the course of the study at a hospital or clinic. The effect of the treatment will be checked by medical assessments, blood tests, checking for side effects and completing questionnaires.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
68
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) for at least 1 year prior to Baseline.
  • Total abscess and inflammatory nodule (AN) count of ≥ 5 at Baseline, presence of HS lesions in at least 2 distinct anatomical areas, and draining fistula count of ≤ 20 at Baseline.
  • History of inadequate response or an intolerance to adequate trial of oral antibiotics for treatment of HS.
  • Required to use a daily antiseptic wash on HS lesions.
Exclusion Criteria

-History of active skin disease (other than HS) that could interfere with assessment of HS, including skin infections requiring systemic treatment within 4 weeks of the Baseline visit.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Placebo followed by Upadacitinib 15 mgPlaceboParticipants will receive matching placebo orally once a day for 12 weeks (Period 1) followed by 15 mg upadacitinib orally once a day for 36 weeks (Period 2).
Upadacitinib 30 mgUpadacitinibParticipants will receive 30 mg upadacitinib orally once a day for 12 weeks (Period 1) followed by 30 mg upadacitinib orally once a day for 36 weeks (Period 2).
Placebo followed by Upadacitinib 15 mgUpadacitinibParticipants will receive matching placebo orally once a day for 12 weeks (Period 1) followed by 15 mg upadacitinib orally once a day for 36 weeks (Period 2).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Participants Achieving Hidradenitis Suppurativa Clinical Response (HiSCR) at Week 12Baseline and Week 12

HiSCR is defined as at least a 50% reduction in the total abscess and inflammatory nodule (AN) count with no increase in abscess count and no increase in draining fistula count relative to Baseline.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Participants Achieving PGA Skin Pain Numeric Rating Scale 30 (NRS30) Response at Week 12 Among Participants With Baseline NRS ≥ 3Baseline and Week 12

The Patient's Global Assessment (PGA) of Skin Pain Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) was used to assess the worst skin pain due to HS. Participants were asked to rate their worst skin pain in the last 24 hours on an 11-point numerical rating scale ranging from 0 (no skin pain) to 10 (skin pain as bad as you can imagine) on a daily basis using an electronic diary. The weekly average score was calculated based on the daily scores from the 7 days prior to the visit (with non-missing values in 4 or more days of the 7 day period).

NRS30 is defined as the percentage of participants who achieved at least a 30% reduction and at least 1 unit reduction from Baseline in the PGA of skin pain NRS in participants with Baseline skin pain NRS ≥ 3.

Trial Locations

Locations (26)

Medical Dermatology Specialist /ID# 221084

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center /ID# 218306

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Takagi Dermatology Clinic /ID# 218587

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Obihiro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan

Medderm Associates /ID# 218317

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San Diego, California, United States

Washington University-School of Medicine /ID# 218331

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Southside Dermatology /ID# 218321

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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

University of Pittsburgh MC /ID# 218329

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Lynderm Research Inc. /ID# 218778

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Markham, Ontario, Canada

Winnipeg Clinic /ID# 218963

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

University Hospitals Case Medical Center /ID# 218326

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /ID# 218404

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Skin Care Research - Boca Raton /ID# 218809

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Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Lakes Research, LLC /ID# 218854

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Miami, Florida, United States

ForCare Clinical Research /ID# 218013

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Northshore University Health System Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit /ID# 218319

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Skokie, Illinois, United States

Dawes Fretzin, LLC /ID# 218310

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Dermatology Specialists of Spokane /ID# 218760

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Spokane, Washington, United States

Duplicate_Center for Clinical Studies /ID# 218307

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Houston, Texas, United States

Toranomon Hospital /ID# 218588

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Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Cruz-Santana, Carolina, PR /ID# 221188

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Carolina, Puerto Rico

Dermatology Research Institute Inc. /ID# 218780

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey /ID# 218330

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East Windsor, New Jersey, United States

University Hospital Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine /ID# 220859

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Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan

Medical University of South Carolina /ID# 218318

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Duke Cancer Center /ID# 218526

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Dr. Wei Jing Loo Medicine Prof /ID# 218779

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London, Ontario, Canada

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