A Safety Study of Ustekinumab in the Treatment of Pediatric Participants Aged 6 Years and Older With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT03218488

Janssen-Cilag International NV135 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to monitor the long-term safety of ustekinumab in pediatric participants (6 years to 17 years of age at the time of inclusion) with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, through monitoring for the following adverse events potentially related to immune modulation: serious infections, malignancies and autoimmunity; and to monitor the long-term effects of ustekinumab on growth (weight, height, body mass index) and development (sexual maturity based on the Tanner Scale).

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

135

Conditions

Psoriasis

Interventions

UstekinumabDRUG

Participants will not receive any intervention as part of this study. Participants with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are initiating treatment with ustekinumab in clinical practice (patients should either start therapy with ustekinumab within 2 months after the first assessment in the study or have started therapy with ustekinumab in the 12-week period before the first assessment in the study for the treatment of psoriasis) will be observed for the long-term safety of ustekinumab and the long-term effects of ustekinumab on growth and development.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 YearsMax age: 17 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Have a confirmed diagnosis of moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis * Either start therapy with ustekinumab for the treatment of psoriasis within 2 months after the first assessment in the study or have started therapy with ustekinumab in the 12-week period before the first assessment in the study; a. the treatment decision must have been taken independently of and prior to a participant's inclusion in the study; b. where participants have started therapy with ustekinumab before the first assessment in the study, appropriate baseline data at the start of ustekinumab treatment must be documented, including psoriasis area and severity index (PASI), physician global assessment of disease (PGA), body surface area (BSA) and children's dermatology life quality index (CDLQI) scores where available * Participants (and/or a legally-acceptable representative/guardian where applicable) must sign a participation agreement/informed consent form (ICF) allowing source data collection and verification in accordance with local requirements and the participants (and/or a legally-acceptable representative/guardian where applicable) must be able to understand and complete the requested patient-reported outcomes (PROs) * Be willing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Is enrolled in an interventional clinical study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of Participants With Adverse Events

An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient administered a medicinal product. An adverse event does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment. An adverse event can be any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not related to that medicinal product. All participants will be monitored for the long-term safety of ustekinumab for the frequency and severity of adverse events potentially related to immune modulation and of clinical interest such as: serious infections, malignancies, and autoimmunity.

Time frame: Baseline up to end of data collection ((maximum of 8 years)

Evaluation of Growth: Height

Growth will be based on height recorded at baseline and throughout the observational period.