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.
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
68
Tablet; Oral
Tablet; Oral
Percentage of Participants Achieving Hidradenitis Suppurativa Clinical Response (HiSCR) at 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.
Time frame: Baseline and Week 12
Percentage of Participants Achieving PGA Skin Pain Numeric Rating Scale 30 (NRS30) Response at Week 12 Among Participants With Baseline NRS ≥ 3
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.
Time frame: Baseline and Week 12
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