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A Clinical Study of MK-6194 for the Treatment of Vitiligo (MK-6194-007)

Phase 2
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Non-segmental Vitiligo
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT06113328
Lead Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Brief Summary

Researchers are looking for a new way to treat people with non-segmental vitiligo (NSV). The goal of this study is to learn about the safety of MK-6194 and how well people tolerate it. Researchers also want to learn if people who take MK-6194 have more of a decrease in the amount of vitiligo on their face compared to people who take placebo.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
169
Inclusion Criteria
  • Has a clinical diagnosis of non-segmental vitiligo
  • Has non-segmental vitiligo with disease duration of at least 6 months
  • Has depigmentation contributing to Facial Vitiligo Area Scoring Index (F-VASI) ≥ 0.3 at screening and baseline
  • Has depigmented facial body surface area (BSA) ≥0.3% at screening and baseline
  • Has Total Vitiligo Area Scoring Index (T-VASI) ≥4 at screening and baseline
  • Has total body vitiligo area ≥4% at screening and baseline excluding hands and feet involvement
Exclusion Criteria
  • Has segmental vitiligo
  • Has ≥50% leukotrichia on face or body
  • Has any other dermatological diseases that would interfere with vitiligo assessments
  • Has history of or current inflammatory condition other than vitiligo that, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with the evaluation of vitiligo
  • Has a known systemic hypersensitivity to interleukin 2 (IL-2), or modified IL-2 including MK-6194, or its inactive ingredients
  • Has an active or clinically significant infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with IV anti-infectives within 4 weeks prior to Randomization, or oral/intramuscular anti-infective therapy within 2 weeks prior to Randomization
  • Has symptomatic heart failure (New York Heart Association class III or IV) or myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris within 6 months prior to Screening
  • Has a severe chronic pulmonary disease requiring oxygen therapy
  • Has a transplanted organ, which requires continued immunosuppression
  • Has a history of any malignancy, except for successfully treated non-melanoma skin cancer or localized carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • Has evidence of active tuberculosis (TB), latent TB, or inadequately treated TB
  • Has confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection
  • Has history of drug or alcohol abuse within 6 months prior to Screening
  • Has had major surgery within 3 months prior to Screening OR has a major surgery planned during the study
  • Has had an inadequate response (as evaluated by a dermatologist or local physician specialist equivalent) to previous treatment with a Janus kinase inhibitor (JAKi) after an appropriate treatment duration (eg, ≥12 weeks)
  • Has received prohibited medications within protocol-specified timeframes prior to Randomization
  • Has participated in another investigational clinical study within 4 weeks prior to Randomization
  • Has donated or lost ≥1 unit of blood (approximately 500 mL) within 4 weeks prior to the Screening Visit
  • Has received cosmetic or other procedures that could interfere with evaluation of vitiligo during the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Extension: Dose 2PlaceboParticipants receive SC MK-6194 regimen 2. Participants from the arms "Base Study: Dose 2" or "Base Study: Placebo" may be enrolled in this arm after completing participation in their original arm.
Extension: Dose 1MK-6194Participants receive SC MK-6194 dose regimen 1. Participants from the arms "Base Study: Dose 1" or "Base Study: Placebo" may be enrolled in this arm after completing participation in their original arm.
Base Study: Dose 2PlaceboParticipants receive SC MK-6194 dose regimen 2.
Base Study: PlaceboPlaceboParticipants receive an SC placebo regimen.
Base Study: Dose 1MK-6194Participants receive subcutaneous (SC) MK-6194 dose regimen 1.
Base Study: Dose 2MK-6194Participants receive SC MK-6194 dose regimen 2.
Extension: Dose 2MK-6194Participants receive SC MK-6194 regimen 2. Participants from the arms "Base Study: Dose 2" or "Base Study: Placebo" may be enrolled in this arm after completing participation in their original arm.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Participants Who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an AEUp to approximately 24 weeks

An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention whether or not considered related to the study intervention.

Change from Baseline in Facial Vitiligo Area Scoring Index (F-VASI) at Week 24Baseline and Week 24

VASI is a validated scoring method that assesses the extent and severity of areas of vitiligo depigmentation. F-VASI will be calculated to indicate facial lesions, using the following scale: At 100% depigmentation, no pigment is present; at 90%, specks of pigment are present; at 75%, the depigmented area exceeds the pigmented area; at 50%, the depigmented and pigmented areas are equal; at 25%, the pigmented area exceeds the depigmented area; and at 10%, only specks of depigmentation are present.

Number of Participants Who Experience an Adverse Event (AE)Up to approximately 24 weeks

An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention whether or not considered related to the study intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from Baseline in Total Vitiligo Area Scoring Index (T-VASI) at Week 24Baseline and Week 24

VASI is a validated scoring method that assesses the extent and severity of areas of vitiligo depigmentation. T-VASI will be calculated to indicate all lesions on the body, using the following scale: At 100% depigmentation, no pigment is present; at 90%, specks of pigment are present; at 75%, the depigmented area exceeds the pigmented area; at 50%, the depigmented and pigmented areas are equal; at 25%, the pigmented area exceeds the depigmented area; and at 10%, only specks of depigmentation are present.

Trial Locations

Locations (68)

The Vitiligo & Pigmentation Institute of Southern California ( Site 0115)

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Ankara Bilkent Şehir Hastanesi-Dermatology ( Site 1502)

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Ankara, Turkey

Cahaba Dermatology & Skin Health Center ( Site 0127)

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Indiana University Health University Hospital-Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of (

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Dawes Fretzin Clinical Research Group, LLC ( Site 0106)

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Burke Pharmaceutical Research ( Site 0124)

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Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

Metro Boston Clinical Partners ( Site 0110)

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Brighton, Massachusetts, United States

Hamzavi Dermatology - Canton ( Site 0101)

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Canton, Michigan, United States

Remington Davis Clinical Research-Outpatient ( Site 0104)

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Medical University of South Carolina-Dermatology Research ( Site 0114)

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

International Clinical Research - Tennessee LLC ( Site 0120)

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Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States

Progressive Clinical Research ( Site 0108)

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Virginia Clinical Research, Inc. ( Site 0109)

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Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Dermatology Specialists of Spokane ( Site 0126)

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Spokane, Washington, United States

Psoriahue ( Site 0205)

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Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Stat Research S.A. ( Site 0204)

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Buenos Aires, Caba, Argentina

Centro de Investigaciones Metabólicas (CINME)-Dermatology ( Site 0203)

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Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Caba, Argentina

Instituto Medico Strusberg ( Site 0208)

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Córdoba, Cordoba, Argentina

Hospital Aleman-Dermatologia ( Site 0209)

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Paratus Clinical Research Woden ( Site 1703)

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Phillip, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Westmead Hospital-Dermatology ( Site 1701)

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Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

Skin Health Institute Inc.-Trials ( Site 1702)

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Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Sinclair Dermatology ( Site 1704)

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

UZ Gent ( Site 0604)

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Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

UZ Leuven ( Site 0601)

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Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

Enverus Medical Research ( Site 0006)

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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Diex Recherche sherbrooke Inc. ( Site 0007)

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Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Diex Recherche Quebec Inc. ( Site 0008)

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Quebec, Canada

Centre de Recherche Dermatologique du Quebec metropolitain ( Site 0002)

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Quebec, Canada

Dermisur ( Site 0305)

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Osorno, Los Lagos, Chile

Clinical Research Chile SpA ( Site 0304)

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Valdivia, Los Rios, Chile

Clinica Dermacross ( Site 0301)

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Santiago, Region M. De Santiago, Chile

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile-CICUC ( Site 0308)

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Santiago, Region M. De Santiago, Chile

Centro Internacional de Estudios Clinicos (CIEC) ( Site 0302)

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Santiago, Region M. De Santiago, Chile

CliniSalud ( Site 0401)

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Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia

IPS SURA San Diego ( Site 0408)

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Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Centro Integral de Reumatología del Caribe ( Site 0405)

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Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia

Healthy Medical Center S.A.S ( Site 0403)

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Zipaquira, Cundinamarca, Colombia

Fundación Valle del Lili ( Site 0412)

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Cali, Valle Del Cauca, Colombia

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice - Hôpital l'Archet ( Site 0803)

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Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

CHU de Bordeaux Hop St ANDRE ( Site 0804)

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Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France

Hôpital Edouard Herriot ( Site 0802)

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Lyon, Rhone-Alpes, France

HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL ( Site 0801)

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Creteil, Val-de-Marne, France

Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen-Hautklinik Studienambulanz ( Site 0905)

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Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Münster-Hautklinik ( Site 0904)

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Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin - Campus Mitte ( Site 0901)

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Berlin, Germany

Rambam Health Care Campus-Dermatology ( Site 1002)

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Haifa, Israel

Sheba Medical Center-Dermatology ( Site 1001)

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Ramat Gan, Israel

Nagoya City University Hospital-Dermatology ( Site 2002)

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Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Osaka University Hospital ( Site 2004)

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Suita, Osaka, Japan

Tokyo Medical University Hospital ( Site 2001)

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Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Inha University Hospital ( Site 1992)

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Incheon, Korea, Republic of

Seoul National University Hospital-Dermatology ( Site 1991)

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System-Department of Dermatology ( Site 1993)

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Cryptex Investigación Clínica S.A. de C.V. ( Site 0515)

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Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad De México, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Unidad biomedica avanzada monterrey-Clinical Trials ( Site 0504)

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Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Centro de Atención e Investigación Clínica ( Site 0507)

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Aguascalientes, Mexico

Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC-Dermatology ( Site 1101)

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Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar ( Site 1302)

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Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain

Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-Dermatology ( Site 1307)

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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Clinica Universidad de Navarra ( Site 1305)

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Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad De, Spain

Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen ( Site 1402)

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St.Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

UniversitätsSpital Zürich ( Site 1401)

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Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

Hacettepe Universite Hastaneleri-Dermatology ( Site 1501)

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Altindağ, Ankara, Turkey

Erciyes Universitesi Tıp Fakultesi Hastaneleri-Dermatology and Venereology ( Site 1506)

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Kayseri, Turkey

Royal London Hospital-Dermatology Research Unit ( Site 1605)

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London, England, United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham ( Site 1603)

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Birmingham, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

New Cross Hospital ( Site 1601)

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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

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