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

NCT03478280.

Study name Effect of brodalumab compared to placebo on vascular inflammation in moderate‐to‐severe psoriasis
Methods RCT, placebo‐controlled, double‐blind study
Date of study: September 2018
Location: Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Phase 4
Participants Randomised: 50 participants
Inclusion criteria
  • Written informed consent obtained from the participant prior to performing any protocol‐related procedures

  • Age 40 and above

  • Diagnosis of chronic plaque psoriasis confirmed by a dermatologist

  • PASI ≥ 10


Exclusion criteria
Non‐Danish speaking
Interventions Intervention
A. Participants will receive 210 mg of Kyntheum administered by subcutaneous injection at weeks 0, 1 and 2 followed by 210 mg every other week (EOW) thereafter
Control interventions
B. Placebo
Outcomes At week 16
Primary outcome
Average of maximum TBR values (MeanTBRmax) of the entire aorta at baseline and at week 16 (aortic wall inflammation)
Secondary outcome
The splenic inflammation at baseline and at week 16 in brodalumab‐treated psoriasis participants compared to placebo. (Time frame: 16 weeks); the spleen‐to‐liver ratio (SLR) based on splenic and liver mean standardised uptake values (SUVmean)
Starting date Study start date: September 2018
Estimated study completion date: March 2020
Last update posted: July 2019, Recruiting
Contact information Contact: Anne Bregnhøj, MD, PhD +45 2183 5720 annebreg@rm.dk
Notes Ongoing study
Last checked in September 2020