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. 2021 Apr 19;2021(4):CD011535. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011535.pub4

NCT03421197.

Study name A study to assess the efficacy and safety of PPC‐06 (Tepilamide Fumarate)
Methods RCT, active/placebo‐controlled, double‐blind study
Date of study: January 2018
Location: USA
Phase 2
Participants Randomised: 400 participants
Inclusion criteria
  • Generally healthy men or non‐pregnant women age ≥ 18 years at the time of screening (or who have reached the state minimum legal age of consent)

  • Stable, moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis diagnosed for at least 6 months prior to randomisation (no morphology changes or significant flares of disease activity in the last 6 months in the opinion of the investigator or as reported by the person)

  • Severity of disease meeting all 3 of the following criteria prior to randomisation (at the baseline [day 0] visit): PASI score of ≥ 12; Total BSA affected by plaque psoriasis of ≥ 10%; IGA score of > 3

  • Must be a candidate for phototherapy and/or systemic therapy for psoriasis


Exclusion criteria
  • Non‐plaque psoriasis (i.e. predominantly inverse, erythrodermic, predominantly guttate, or pustular psoriasis)

  • Drug‐induced psoriasis or with drug‐exacerbated psoriasis that has not resolved within 4 weeks prior to screening

  • Rreceived systemic non‐biologic psoriasis therapy or phototherapy (including either oral and topical psoralen and ultraviolet A (PUVA) light therapy, ultraviolet B, or self‐treatment with tanning beds or therapeutic sunbathing) within 4 weeks prior to the baseline visit

  • Had topical psoriasis treatment within the previous 2 weeks prior to the baseline visit

  • History of concurrent or recent use of any biologic agent within the following washout periods prior to baseline visit: Etanercept ‐ 35 days; Infliximab, adalimumab ‐ 12 weeks; Ustekinumab ‐ 24 weeks; Any other biologic agent < 5 half‐lives prior to the baseline visit

  • History of use of any investigational drug within 28 days prior to randomisation, or 5 pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic half‐lives (whichever is longer)

Interventions Intervention
A. Tepilamide fumarate 400 mg tablet once a day
Control interventions
B. Tepilamide fumarate 400 mg tablet twice a day
C. Tepilamide fumarate tablets 600 mg twice a day
D. Placebo
Outcomes At week 24
Primary composite outcome
PASI 75 and IGA 0/1
Secondary outcome
PASI 50, PASI 75
IGA
BSA
Starting date Study start date: January 2018
Estimated study completion date: March 2020
Last update posted: March 2020, active not recruiting
Contact information Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
Study director: Srinivas Sidgiddi, MD
Notes Ongoing study
Last checked in September 2020