Psoriatic arthritis is a heterogeneous chronic inflammatory disorder involving joints, tendon sheaths, entheses, and the axial skeleton as well as skin and nails. This is an open-label trial with H.P. Acthar Gel (80 units/1mL) Subcutaneous injection administered twice weekly. To evaluate the signs and symptoms of psoriatic arthritis after 12 weeks, including American College of Rheumatology 20,Clinical Disease Activity Index, Disease Activity Index 28, Dactylitis and adverse events.
The subjects in this study will be adult men and women ages 18-75 years of age at the time of screening with chronic, moderately-to-severely active PsA and meeting ACR criteria.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
Open-label H.P. Acthar Gel 80 units given subcutaneously twice weekly for 12 weeks with 12 week extension.
Justus J. Fiechtner, MD, PC
Lansing, Michigan, United States
RECRUITINGACR20 (American College of Rheumatology 20)
To evaluate the efficacy of H.P. Acthar Gel given subcutaneously twice weekly on the signs and symptoms of psoriatic arthritis after 12 weeks of administration. ACR20 (American College of Rheumatology 20) at week 12
Time frame: Week 12
Adverse Events
Adverse events and vital signs will be measured and monitored for 24 weeks.
Time frame: 24 Weeks
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