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CompletedNCT03311464Updated Mar 9, 2021

A Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab in Active Ulcer(s) of Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Participants in Japan

A Phase 3 interventional study of adalimumab in Pyoderma Gangrenosum, sponsored by AbbVie. Completed at 20 sites in Japan. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-03-09.

Sponsored by AbbVie · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
22
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is designed to investigate the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of adalimumab in subjects in Japan with active ulcer(s) due to Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG).

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Conditions studied

  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Keywords

  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum
  • Ulcer
  • Efficacy
  • Safety
  • Adalimumab
  • Humira®
  • Japan
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In context

Pyoderma Gangrenosum

36 studies on the registry are indexed under Pyoderma Gangrenosum; 7 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 22 is above the median of 10 across 26 interventional studies indexed under Pyoderma Gangrenosum.

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Lead sponsor

AbbVie is the lead sponsor of 973 studies on the registry; 133 are open to participants now.

Of its 357 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 214 (60%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Participant must be able and willing to provide written . If the participant is \< 20 years old, a parent or legal guardian must be willing to give written informed consent
  • Participants must have a diagnosis of ulcerative (classic) PG made by the Investigator
  • Participants must have demonstrated an inadequate response to conventional PG therapy or in the opinion of the Investigator they are not a suitable candidate for conventional PG treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants with pustular, bullous/atypical, or vegetative variants of PG
  • Participants with clinical evidence of ulceration that is non-PG related, vasculitis, thrombosisprone conditions, or monoclonal gammopathy
  • Participants with a histopathological finding that is consistent with a diagnosis other than PG
  • Participants receiving a therapeutic dose of prednisolone
  • Participants with prior exposure to adalimumab or previous participation in an adalimumab clinical study.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
22 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Arm A

    Participants receiving adalimumab for Pyoderma Gangrenosum active ulcer(s).

    Drug: adalimumab

Interventions

  • Study drug will be administered subcutaneously.

    Also known as: Humira®

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of participants who have achieved target Pyoderma Gangrenosum Area Reduction (PGAR)

    The participants will be assessed whether they meet target PGAR at Week 26 based on PGAR score.

    Time frame: Week 26

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of participants achieving Physician's Global Assessment (PGA) 0 or 1

    The Investigator assesses the global improvement of all ulcers including the target ulcer according to the scales at the specified visits.

    Time frame: Week 6 and Week 26

  2. Mean time to occurrence of new PG ulcers

    A new PG ulcer is defined as not present at Baseline and not caused by the epithelial bridging of an existing ulcer at Baseline. The time after Baseline when the new lesion was observed will be recorded.

    Time frame: Up to Week 26

  3. Change from Baseline in total number of active ulcers

    The number of all active PG ulcers will be counted at the specified visits.

    Time frame: Week 26

  4. Change from Baseline in Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)

    The DLQI will be used to assess the symptoms and the impact of skin problems on quality of life.

    Time frame: Week 6 and Week 26

  5. Changes from Baseline in total ulcer area

    The change in total ulcer area is assessed.

    Time frame: Week 6 and Week 26

  6. Proportion of participants with inflammation reduction as assessed on an Investigator Inflammation Assessment (IIA) Score

    The Investigator assesses the inflammation status of the target ulcer at the specified visits according to the scales.

    Time frame: Up to Week 26

  7. Mean time to occurrence of a new PG ulcer(s)

    Mean time to occurrence of a new PG ulcer(s) is assessed.

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  8. Mean time to healing of target ulcer

    The PG Area Reduction (PGAR) is calculated as the percentage area change in the target PG ulcer from Baseline.

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  9. Proportion of participants achieving healing per PGAR for the target ulcer

    The PG Area Reduction (PGAR) is calculated as the percentage area change in the target PG ulcer from Baseline.

    Time frame: Week 52

  10. Proportion of participants who have achieved target PGAR

    The PG Area Reduction (PGAR) is calculated as the percentage area change in the target PG ulcer from Baseline.

    Time frame: Up to Week 26

  11. Percentage change in target Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG) ulcer area

    The percentage change in target PG ulcer area is assessed.

    Time frame: Up to Week 26

  12. Proportion of participants achieving PGA 0

    The Investigator assesses the global improvement of all ulcers including the target ulcer according to the scales at the specified visits.

    Time frame: Week 6 and Week 26

  13. Change from Baseline in Pain as measured by Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)

    The Numerical Rating Scale of Pain sheet will be filled out in the office by participants at the designated visits.

    Time frame: Week 6 and Week 26

  14. Changes from baseline in the proportion of participants taking analgesics

    Proportion of participants taking analgesics is assessed.

    Time frame: Week 6 and Week 26

  15. Velocities of healing

    This is assessed from baseline.

    Time frame: Up to Week 26

  16. Proportion of participants achieving ulcer healing as assessed by PGAR

    The PG Area Reduction (PGAR) is calculated as the percentage area change in the target PG ulcer from Baseline.

    Time frame: Week 6

  17. Proportion of participants achieving PGA 0 of all PG ulcers

    The Investigator assesses the global improvement of all ulcers including the target ulcer according to the scales at the specified visits.

    Time frame: Week 52

  18. Mean time to relapse of the target PG ulcer

    The PG Area Reduction (PGAR) is calculated as the percentage area change in the target PG ulcer from Baseline.

    Time frame: Up to Week 26

  19. Mean time to healing as defined by PGAR

    The PG Area Reduction (PGAR) is calculated as the percentage area change in the target PG ulcer from Baseline.

    Time frame: Up to Week 26

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Study locations

20 sites
  • Nagoya City University Hospital /ID# 164510
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8602, Japan
  • Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital /ID# 164422
    Urayasu Shi, Chiba 279-0021, Japan
  • Fukuoka University Hospital /ID# 164416
    Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
  • Fukushima Medical University Hospital /ID# 164358
    Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
  • Gunma University Hospital /ID# 164464
    Maebashi-shi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
  • Asahikawa Medical University Hospital /ID# 164589
    Asahikawa-shi, Hokkaido 078-8510, Japan
  • Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital /ID# 164406
    Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 227-0043, Japan
  • Mie University Hospital /ID# 164389
    Tsu-shi, Mie 514-8507, Japan
  • Tohoku University Hospital /ID# 164360
    Sendai-shi, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan
  • Shinshu University Hospital /ID# 164852
    Matsumoto-shi, Nagano 〒390-8621, Japan
  • Nagasaki University Hospital /ID# 167604
    Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
  • University of the Ryukyus Hospital /ID# 164981
    Nakagami-gun, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan
  • Hamamatsu University Hospital /ID# 165890
    Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan
  • Tokushima University Hospital /ID# 164359
    Tokushima-shi, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
  • Teikyo University Hospital /ID# 165665
    Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
  • Tokyo Medical University Hospital /ID# 165810
    Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
  • Keio University Hospital /ID# 165680
    Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
  • Yamaguchi University Hospital /ID# 164562
    Ube-shi, Yamaguchi 7558505, Japan
  • Kansai Medical Univ Hosp /ID# 165802
    Hirakata-shi, Osaka, 573-1191, Japan
  • Hokkaido University Hospital /ID# 164419
    Sapporo, 060-8648, Japan
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — AbbVie is committed to responsible data sharing regarding the clinical trials we sponsor. This includes access to anonymized, individual and trial-level data (analysis data sets), as well as other information (e.g., protocols and clinical study reports), as long as the trials are not part of an ongoing or planned regulatory submission. This includes requests for clinical trial data for unlicensed products and indications.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan, Clinical study report, Analytic code

Time frame: Data requests can be submitted at any time and the data will be accessible for 12 months, with possible extensions considered.

Access criteria: Access to this clinical trial data can be requested by any qualified researchers who engage in rigorous, independent scientific research, and will be provided following review and approval of a research proposal and Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) and execution of a Data Sharing Agreement (DSA). For more information on the process, or to submit a request, visit the following link.

Data sharing details ↗ · www.abbvie.com

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Oct 2017 to primary completion in Aug 2019, 21 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 12, 2017
First posted
Oct 17, 2017
StartActual
Oct 27, 2017
Primary completionActual
Aug 20, 2019
CompletionActual
Apr 21, 2020
Last update
Mar 9, 2021
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 9, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03311464
Lead sponsor
AbbVie
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 17, 2017
Start date
Oct 27, 2017
Primary completion
Aug 20, 2019
Completion
Apr 21, 2020
Last update
Mar 9, 2021

Study contacts

AbbVie Inc.
study director · AbbVie

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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