A Randomized, Active-Controlled, Efficacy Assessor-Blinded Study to Evaluate Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of Risankizumab in Patients From 6 to Less Than 18 Years of Age With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
A Randomized, Active-Controlled, Efficacy Assessor-Blinded Study to Evaluate Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of Risankizumab in Patients From 6 to Less Than 18 Years of Age With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease in which skin cells build up and develop thick, red and white scaly patches on the skin. There is an unmet medical need for effective treatment in pediatric patients and this study is being done to evaluate risankizumab in pediatric participants with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. This study will assess the change in disease symptoms.
Risankizumab is a drug being studied for the treatment for plaque psoriasis in pediatric participants. This study has 4 parts.
Part 1: Participants aged 12 < 18 will receive a fixed dose of risankizumab. Part 2: Participants aged 12 < 18 will receive;
Part 3: Participants aged 6 < 12 will receive risankizumab based on body weight.
Part 4: Participants aged 6 < 12 will receive risankizumab based on body weight (Japan only: Participants aged 12 > 18 will receive risankizumab based on body weight).
Around 132 participants will be enrolled in approximately 50 sites worldwide.
Risankizumab and ustekinumab are given as a subcutaneous (under the skin) injection.
Parts 1, 3, and 4: Risankizumab for 40 weeks with a follow-up call 20 weeks later for a study duration of approximately 65 weeks.
Part 2:
There may be a higher burden for study participants compared to standard treatment. Participants will attend monthly visits and medical assessments will check the effect of treatment through blood tests, questionnaires, and checking for side effects.
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
- Concurrent clinically significant medical conditions other than the indication being studied or any other reason that the investigator determines would interfere with the participant's participation in this study, would make the participant an unsuitable candidate to receive study drug, or would put the participant at risk by participating in the study.
San Diego, California 92123, United States
St. Petersburg, Florida 33709-1405, United States
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136-7049, United States
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53144-1782, United States
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate 55131, Germany
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein 24105, Germany
Hirakata-shi, Osaka 573-1191, Japan
Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8606, Japan
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
Rzeszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship 35-055, Poland
Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship 80-546, Poland
Exeter, Devon EX2 5DW, United Kingdom