Clinical trial • Phase III|Phase IV • Immunology|Dermatology

UPADACITINIB for Atopic dermatitis

Phase III|Phase IV trial of UPADACITINIB for Atopic dermatitis.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Immunology|Dermatology
Trial Disease
Atopic dermatitis
Trial Stage
Phase III|Phase IV
Drug Modality
Small molecule|Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
09-10-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
02-02-2026

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, dupilumab (comparator). route: subcutaneous injection. dose/schedule not specified in available ctis data.-controlled Phase III|Phase IV trial in Spain, Italy, Romania.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Dupilumab (comparator). Route: subcutaneous injection. Dose/schedule not specified in available CTIS data.
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
150
Trial Duration For Participant
224

Eligibility

Recruits 150 Vulnerable population not selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected=false). Informed consent is via subject information and informed consent form documents (country-specific ICFs listed for Romania, Spain, Italy). No paediatric consent/assent procedures described..

Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population not selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected=false). Informed consent is via subject information and informed consent form documents (country-specific ICFs listed for Romania, Spain, Italy). No paediatric consent/assent procedures described.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- - Participant meets all the following disease activity criteria at Baseline Visit:\n- • Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score >= 12;\n- • Validated Investigator´s Global Assessment for AD (vIGA-AD) score >= 3;\n- • Body surface area (BSA) involvement of >= 10% in a majority of subjects (>= 50% of the overall study population)\n- • Baseline weekly average of daily Worst Pruritus-Numerical Rating Scale (WP-NRS) >= 4. Note: The Baseline weekly average of daily WP-NRS will be calculated from the 7 consecutive days immediately preceding the Baseline Visit. A minimum of 4 daily scores out of the 7 days is needed.\n- • Inadequate response to dupilumab treatment after at least 4 months of current use.\n- • Particpant has applied a topical emollient (an additive-free, bland emollient moisturizer) twice daily for at least 7 days before the Baseline Visit and for the duration of the study. Note: Subject may use prescription moisturizers or moisturizers containing ceramide, urea, filaggrin degradation products or hyaluronic acid if such moisturizers were initiated before the Screening visit.\n- • Chronic AD with onset of symptoms at least 3 years prior to Baseline and subject meets Hanifin and Rajka criteria."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Meeting any of the following conditions at Baseline:\n- • Participants with current or past history of infection including, Evidence of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) or Hepatitis C virus (HCV)\n- • At Baseline any of the following medical diseases or disorders:\n- • Recent (within past 6 months) cerebrovascular accident, myocardial infarction, coronary stenting, and aorto-coronary bypass surgery or venous thromboembolism;\n- • Any unstable clinical condition which, in the opinion of the investigator would put the subject at risk by participating in the protocol;\n- • Diagnosed active parasitic infection, suspected or high risk of parasitic infection unless clinical (and if necessary) laboratory assessment have ruled out active infection before randomization;\n- • History of an organ transplant which requires continued immunosuppression;\n- • History of an allergic reaction or significant sensitivity to constituents of the study drug (and its excipients) and/or other products in the same class;\n- • History of GI perforation (other than due to appendicitis or mechanical injury), diverticulitis, or significantly increased risk for GI perforation per investigator judgment;\n- • Conditions that could interfere with drug absorption including but not limited to short bowel syndrome or gastric bypass surgery including sleeve gastrectomy; subjects with a history of gastric banding/ segmentation are not excluded;\n- • History of malignancy except for successfully treated or localized carcinoma in situ of the cervix\n- • Other active skin diseases or skin infections (bacterial, fungal, or viral) requiring systemic treatment within 4 weeks of the Baseline Visit or would interfere with assessment of AD lesions;\n- • Two or more past episodes of herpes zoster, or one or more episodes of disseminated herpes zoster;\n- • One or more past episodes of disseminated herpes simplex (including eczema herpeticum);\n- • HIV infection defined as confirmed positive anti- HIV Ab test;\n- • Active TB or meet TB exclusionary parameters (specific requirements for TB testing are provided in the operations manual);\n- • Active infection(s) requiring treatment with intravenous anti-infectives within 30 days, or oral/intramuscular anti-infectives within 14 days prior to the Baseline Visit;\n- • Chronic recurring infection and/or active viral infection that, based on the investigator's clinical assessment, makes the subject an unsuitable candidate for the study;\n- • COVID-19 infection: In subjects who tested positive for COVID-19, at least 5 days must have passed between a COVID-19 positive test result and the Baseline visit of asymptomatic subjects. Subjects with mild/moderate COVID-19 infection can be enrolled if fever is resolved without use of antipyretics for 24 hours and other symptoms improved, or if 5 days have passed since the COVID-19 positive test result (whichever comes last). Subjects may be rescreened if deemed appropriate by the investigator based upon the subject's health status."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Participants who achieve at least a 90% reduction in Eczema Area and Severity Index from Baseline (EASI 90) at Week 8","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as at least a 90% reduction in Eczema Area and Severity Index from baseline (EASI 90) assessed at Week 8."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage of participants who achieve a Worst Pruritus Numerical Rating Scale of 0 or 1 (WP-NRS 0/1) at Week 8","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as proportion of participants with WP-NRS score of 0 or 1 at Week 8."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Participants who simultaneous achieve at least a 90% reduction in Eczema Area and Severity Index from Baseline (EASI 90) and Worst Pruritus Numerical Rating Scale of 0 or 1 (WP-NRS 0/1) at Week 8","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Composite responder defined as achieving both EASI 90 and WP-NRS 0/1 at Week 8."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage of participants achieving worst pruritus numerical rating scale (WP-NRS) 0/1 at Week 4","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as proportion of participants with WP-NRS score of 0 or 1 at Week 4."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
150
Recruitment Window Months
15
Consent Approach
Informed consent obtained using subject information and informed consent forms (ICFs). Country-specific ICF documents are listed for Romania, Spain and Italy. Participants are adults; no paediatric assent described.

Methods

  • Recruitment materials: adverts, recruitment brochures and recruitment flyers (documents titled 'Ad and Recruitment_Recruitment Brochure' and 'Recruitment Flyer' are listed for multiple countries).
  • Third-party agencies contracted for patient recruitment and retention (Clinical Trial Media Inc. listed with duty 'Patient Recruitment and Retention'; WCG Clinical Inc. listed with duties including 'Patient Recruitment').
  • Country-specific recruitment arrangements and ICF procedures documents available for Romania, Spain and Italy (K1/K2/I CF documents listed).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
13
Total Number Of Participants
50

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
02-12-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
02-02-2026
Processing Time Days
62
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
24

Sites

Site Name
Consorcio Hospital General Universitario De Valencia
Department Name
Dermatology
Contact Person Name
Violeta Zaragoza
Contact Person Email
viozaragozaninet@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre
Department Name
Dermatology
Contact Person Name
FATIMA TOUS ROMERO
Contact Person Email
fatimatousro@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
Department Name
Dermatology
Contact Person Name
Mercedes Rodriguez Serna
Contact Person Email
merroser@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Virgen De Las Nieves
Department Name
Servicio de Dermatología
Contact Person Name
Trinidad Montero Vilchez
Contact Person Email
tmonterov@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario De La Princesa
Department Name
Dermatology
Contact Person Name
Pablo Chicharro Manso
Contact Person Email
somniem@gmail.com

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
14-01-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
18-02-2026
Processing Time Days
35
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
14

Sites

Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Department Name
U.O.C. Dermatologia
Contact Person Name
Ketty Peris
Contact Person Email
ketty.peris@unicatt.it
Site Name
Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Department Name
Dermatology
Contact Person Name
Silvia Ferrucci
Site Name
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Avezzano Sulmona L'Aquila
Department Name
Department of Biotechnological and Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila
Contact Person Name
Maria Esposito
Contact Person Email
maria.esposito3@univaq.it
Site Name
Humanitas Mirasole S.p.A.
Department Name
Dermatology
Contact Person Name
Antonio Costanzo
Contact Person Email
acostanzo2000@gmail.com

Romania

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
03-02-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
23-02-2026
Processing Time Days
20
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
12

Sites

Site Name
Futuremeds S.R.L.
Department Name
Dermatology
Contact Person Name
Diana Sabina Radaschin
Contact Person Email
dianaradaschin@yahoo.com
Site Name
Dr Tirziu Dermato-Chirurgie S.R.L.
Department Name
Dermatology
Contact Person Name
Claudia Tirziu
Contact Person Email
claudiatirziu@gmail.com
Site Name
Futuremeds S.R.L.
Department Name
Dermatology
Contact Person Name
Mihaela Anca Jian
Contact Person Email
ancajian@yahoo.com
Site Name
CABINET MEDICAL DE DERMATO VENEROLOGIE Prof.Dr. ORASAN R. REMUS IOAN
Department Name
Dermatology
Contact Person Name
Remus Orasan
Contact Person Email
rorasan@yahoo.com

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Germany

Contract research organisations

Name
IQVIA Limited
Responsibilities
code:3
Name
WCG Clinical Inc.
Responsibilities
Patient Recruitment; Web Based Training; Adjudication Committee

Third parties

  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Veeva Systems Inc.","duties_or_roles":"code:7","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Switzerland","full_name":"Labcorp Central Laboratory Services SARL","duties_or_roles":"code:4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Clinical Trial Media Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Patient Recruitment and Retention; code:2","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"WCG Clinical Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Patient Recruitment; Web Based Training; Cardiovascular and Gastrointestinal Perforation Adjudication Committee","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"IQVIA Limited","duties_or_roles":"code:3","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"eCOA/ ePRO","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Upadacitinib (15 mg product entry)
Active Substance
UPADACITINIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL USE
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:1
Dose Levels
15 mg
Maximum Dose
15
Dose Escalation Increase
15 mg
Investigational Product Name
Upadacitinib (30 mg product entry)
Active Substance
UPADACITINIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL USE
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:1
Dose Levels
30 mg
Maximum Dose
30
Dose Escalation Increase
30 mg
Investigational Product Name
DUPILUMAB
Active Substance
DUPILUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
Route
SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:2
Maximum Dose
300

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