Testing Icotrokinra against a placebo for psoriatic arthritis
Official title: A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Icotrokinra (JNJ-77242113) in Biologic-experienced and Biologic-naive Participants With Active Psoriatic Arthritis
A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of JNJ-77242113 for the Treatment of Biologic-experienced and Biologic-naive Participants With Active Psoriatic Arthritis
Interventions
Icotrokinra
Icotrokinra will be administered.
Placebo
Placebo will be administered.
Canadian Sites (7)
Eastern Regional Health Authority St Clares Mercy Hospital
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The Waterside Clinic
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Womens College Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alliance Clinical Trials
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Dr Sabeen Anwar Medicine Professional Corporation
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Hospital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Centre de Recherche Musculo Squelettique
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for11 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +Have active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) despite current or previous use of greater than or equal to (\>=) 1 of the following: a. Non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy; b. Apremilast therapy; c. Biologic-agent (limited to only 1)
- +Have a diagnosis of PsA for at least 3 months before the first administration of study intervention and meet classification criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) at screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →
- +Have active PsA as defined by: (a) At least 3 swollen joints and at least 3 tender joints at screening and at baselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → (b) C-reactive protein (CRP) \>= 0.1 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) at screening from the central laboratory
- +Have at least 1 of the PsA subsets: distal interphalangeal joint involvement, polyarticular arthritis with absence of rheumatoid nodules, arthritis mutilans, asymmetric peripheral arthritis, or spondylitis with peripheral arthritis
- +Have active plaque psoriasis with at least one psoriatic plaque of \>= 2 cm diameter or nail changes consistent with psoriasis
- +A female participant of childbearing potential must have a negative highly sensitive serum pregnancy test (Beta-hCG) at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test at Week 0 prior to administration of study intervention
Exclusion
- −Has known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to icotrokinra or its excipients
- −Has a history or current signs or symptoms of severe, progressive, or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neurologic, hematologic, rheumatologic (with the exception of PsA), psychiatric, genitourinary, or metabolic disturbances
- −Currently has a malignancy or has a history of malignancy within 5 years prior to screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →
- −Has other inflammatory diseases that might confound the evaluations of benefit of icotrokinra therapy, including but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus, or Lyme disease
- −Participants with fibromyalgia or osteoarthritis symptoms that, in the investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more →'s opinion, would have potential to interfere with efficacy assessments
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
Phase 3Phase 3A large study comparing a treatment against the current standard.Read more → — a large study comparing this against the current standard, usually across many hospitals.
What is being given or done in this study: Icotrokinra, PlaceboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more →.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.phases
- armsInterventionsModule.interventions[].name
How the study is run
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
Neither you nor the study team would know which group you are in until the study ends.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
One group receives a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → — a dummy treatment with no active medicine in it.
There are 3 groups in this study.
From the trial registry
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- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Who the study is looking for
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
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- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 750 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around October 2028.
The main measurement is taken over: Week 16.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Proportion of Participants who Achieved an American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20 Response at Week 16 — measured over Week 16.
From the trial registry
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- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT06807424 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About IcotrokinraDrug
Icotrokinra will be administered.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About PlaceboDrug
Placebo will be administered.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
Yes. This study includes a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group — a dummy treatment with no active medicine in it.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
Neither you nor the study team would know which group you are in until the study ends.
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: Week 16.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2028-10-18.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 750 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists 9 locations, including: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; Orillia, Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Windsor, Ontario, Canada; Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and 3 more.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of icotrokinra (JNJ-77242113) compared to placebo in biologic-experienced and biologic-naive participants with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) by assessing the reduction in signs and symptoms of PsA.
Other Sites (2)
St Paul Rheumatology PA
Eagan, Minnesota, United States
Seattle Rheumatology
Seattle, Washington, United States
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