Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory skin disease that causes painful lesions in the axilla (underarm), inguinal (groin) and anogenital (anal/genital) regions. This study will assess how safe and effective upadacitinib is in treating adult and adolescent participants with moderate to severe HS who have failed to respond to or are intolerant of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy. Adverse events and change in disease activity will be assessed. Upadacitinib is an approved drug for ulcerative colitis, atopic dermatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondylarthritis and is being developed for the treatment of HS. This study is "double-blinded", meaning that neither the trial participants nor the study doctors will know who will be given upadacitinib and who will be given placebo. This study is comprised of 3 periods. In Period 1, participants are randomized into 2 groups called treatment arms where each group receives a different treatment. There is a 1 in 2 chance that participants will be assigned to placebo. In Period 2, participants are placed into 6 different groups depending on their placement and results in Period 1. Period 3 is the long-term extension period where participants will continue treatment from Period 2. Approximately 1328 adult and adolescent participants diagnosed with HS will be enrolled in approximately 300 sites worldwide. Participants will receive oral tablets of upadacitinib or placebo once daily for 36 weeks in Period 1 and Period 2. Eligible participants from Period 1 and Period 2 will enter Period 3 and receive oral tablets of upadacitinib or placebo once daily for 68 weeks. Participants will be followed up for approximately 30 days. There may be higher treatment burden for participants in this trial compared to their standard of care. Participants will attend regular outpatient visits during the study. The effect of the treatment will be checked by medical assessments, checking for side effects and completing questionnaires.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
1,328
Oral Tablets
Oral Tablets
Cahaba Dermatology & Skin Health Center /ID# 254876
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Peak Dermatology Aesthetics and Wellness Fountain Hills /ID# 272564
Fountain Hills, Arizona, United States
Medical Dermatology Specialists /ID# 254226
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Mayo Clinic - Scottsdale /ID# 254388
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Banner University Medicine Dermatology /ID# 255853
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Percentage of Participants Achieving Hidradenitis Suppurative Clinical Response (HiSCR) 50
HiSCR 50 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 to Week 16
Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs)
An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation in which a participant is administered a pharmaceutical product which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.
Time frame: Up to Approximately Week 108
Change from Baseline in Draining Fistula Count
Change from baseline in draining fistula count.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 16
Percentage of Participants Achieving Hidradenitis Suppurative Clinical Response (HiSCR) 75
HiSCR 75 is defined as at least a 75% 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 to Week 16
Percentage of Participants Achieving Numeric Rating Scale 30 (NRS30) at Week 4 Among Participants with NRS ≥ 3 at Baseline
Achievement will be considered at least a 30% reduction and at least 2 units reduction from Baseline in the Participant's Global Assessment (PGA) of HS-related skin pain NRS based on worst skin pain in a 24-hour recall period (maximal daily pain). The PGA Skin Pain is an 11-point numerical rating scale with ratings for the item ranging from 0 (no skin pain) to 10 (skin pain as bad as you can imagine).
Time frame: Baseline to Week 4
Change from Baseline in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Symptom Assessment (HSSA)
The HSSA (24-hour recall) is a 9-item PRO questionnaire developed to assess the primary symptoms of HS in the 7 consecutive days prior to assessments. Each item of the HSSA is scored on an 11-point (0 to 10) NRS, where 0 represents no symptoms and 10 represents extreme symptom experience.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 16
Change from Baseline in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Impact Assessment (HSIA)
The HSIA is an 18-item PRO questionnaire developed to assess the impact of HS on the daily lives of subjects in the 7 days prior to the assessment. Items 1 - 16 of the HSIA are scored on a 0 to 10 NRS, where 0 represents no impact and 10 represents extreme impact.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 16
Change from Baseline in Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) for Adult Participants and Adolescent Participants Age ≥16 Years Old and Older
The DLQI and the CDLQI are both 10-item questionnaires used to assess the impact of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) disease symptoms and treatment on quality of life that consists of 10 questions scored on a 4-point scale where 0 = not at all/not relevant; 1 = a little; 2 = a lot; and 3 = very much.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 16
Change from Baseline in Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS)-Related Odor, Based on Hidradenitis Suppurativa Symptom Assessment (HSSA) Question 8
The HSSA (24-hour recall) is a 9-item PRO questionnaire developed to assess the primary symptoms of HS in the 7 consecutive days prior to assessments. Each item of the HSSA is scored on an 11-point (0 to 10) NRS, where 0 represents no symptoms and 10 represents extreme symptom experience.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 16
Change from Baseline in the Patient's Global Assessment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS)-Related Skin Pain NRS
The PGA Skin Pain is an 11-point numerical rating scale with ratings for the item ranging from 0 (no skin pain) to 10 (skin pain as bad as you can imagine) that is used to assess the worst pain due to HS. Patients are asked to respond to the item based on a recall period of "the last 24 hours
Time frame: Baseline to Week 8
Occurrence of Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Flare During Period 1
Defined as at least one occurrence of a ≥ 25% increase in AN count, with a minimum absolute increase of 2 relative to Baseline.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 16
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