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WithdrawnNCT04666675Updated Apr 8, 2021

A Study of Oral Upadacitinib Tablets to Assess Change in Disease State in Participants Aged 12-75 Years With Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis in Brazil

A Phase 3 interventional study of Upadacitinib and Placebo for Upadacitinib in Atopic Dermatitis (AD), sponsored by AbbVie. Withdrawn. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-04-08.

Sponsored by AbbVie · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
Strategic considerations
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
12 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that is characterized by intense itching, oozing and crusting, redness, skin erosion and dry skin. This study will evaluate how well upadacitinib compared to placebo (no medicine) works to treat participants with moderate to severe AD in Brazil. The study will assess change in disease signs and symptoms.

Upadacitinib is an investigational drug being developed for the treatment of Atopic Dermatitis (AD). This study is "double-blinded", which means that neither the trial participants nor the study doctors will know who will be given which study drug. Study doctors put the participants into 1 of 4 groups called treatment arms. Each group receives a different treatment. Participants with a diagnosis of AD will be enrolled. Around 150 participants will be enrolled in the study in approximately 20 sites in Brazil.

Participants will receive the following for up to 52 weeks:

Participants will receive oral upadacitinib tablets once daily for up to week 52. Participants may also receive oral placebo tablets once daily up to week 16 followed by oral upadacitinib tablets once daily up to week 52.

Arm 1: Upadacitinib Dose A up to week 52. Arm 2: Upadacitinib Dose B up to week 52. Arm 3: Placebo up to week 16 followed by upadacitinib Dose A up to week 52. Arm 4: Placebo up to week 16 followed by upadacitinib Dose B up to week 52.

There may be higher burden for participants in this trial compared to their standard of care. Participants will attend monthly visits during the course of the study at a hospital or clinic. The effect of the treatment will be checked by medical assessments, blood tests, and checking for side effects.

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Conditions studied

  • Atopic Dermatitis (AD)

Keywords

  • Atopic Dermatitis
  • Upadacitinib
  • ABT-494
  • Rinvoq
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In context

Dermatitis, Atopic

1,419 studies on the registry are indexed under Dermatitis, Atopic; 258 are open to participants now.

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Lead sponsor

AbbVie is the lead sponsor of 953 studies on the registry; 136 are open to participants now.

Of its 350 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 210 (60%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Body weight >= 40 kg at the Baseline Visit for participants between >= 12 and \< 18 years of age.
  • Chronic Atopic Dermatitis (AD) with onset of symptoms at least 3 years prior to Baseline and participant meets Hanifin and Rajka criteria.
  • Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score >= 16 at the Screening and Baseline Visits.
  • Validated Investigator Global Assessment for AD (vIGA-AD) score ≥ 3 at the Screening and Baseline Visits.
  • >= 10% body surface area of AD involvement at the Screening and Baseline Visits.
  • Worst Pruritus Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) ≥ 4 at Screening and Baseline Visits.
  • Documented history (within 1 year prior to the Screening Visit) of inadequate response (IR) to systemic methotrexate (MTX) and/or cyclosporin A (CsA) or not a candidate for systemic treatment with MTX or CsA as a result of intolerance or medical contraindication.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior exposure to any systemic Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor.
  • Prior exposure to dupilumab.
  • Must not have used the following AD treatments within the specified timeframe prior to Baseline Visit:

    • Corticosteroids, MTX, CsA, azathioprine. phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4)-inhibitors, interferon-γ, and mycophenolate mofetil within 4 weeks.
    • Targeted biologic treatments (refer to within 5 half-lives [if known]) or within 12 weeks, whichever is longer.
    • Phototherapy treatment, laser therapy, tanning booth, or extended sun exposure that could affect disease severity or interfere with disease assessments within 4 weeks.
    • Oral or parenteral traditional medicine within 4 weeks.
    • Moisturizers that contain Topical corticosteroids (TCS), Topical calcineurin inhibitor (TCI)s, or topical Phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE-4) inhibitors within 7 days.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Upadacitinib Dose A

    Participants will receive Upadacitinib Dose A once daily (QD).

    Drug: Upadacitinib

  • Experimental
    Upadacitinib Dose B

    Participants will receive Upadacitinib Dose B QD.

    Drug: Upadacitinib

  • Experimental
    Placebo for Upadacitinib Followed by Upadacitinib Dose A

    Participants will receive placebo for Upadacitinib followed by Upadacitinib Dose A QD.

    Drug: Upadacitinib · Drug: Placebo for Upadacitinib

  • Experimental
    Placebo for Upadacitinib Followed by Upadacitinib Dose B

    Participants will receive placebo for Upadacitinib followed by Upadacitinib Dose B QD.

    Drug: Upadacitinib · Drug: Placebo for Upadacitinib

Interventions

  • DrugUpadacitinib

    Oral; Tablet

    Also known as: Rinvoq, ABT-494

  • DrugPlacebo for Upadacitinib

    Oral; Tablet

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Achieving at least a 75% Reduction in Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI 75) from Baseline

    The EASI is a validated measure used in clinical practice and clinical trials to assess the severity and extent of atopic dermatitis (AD).

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 16

  2. Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AE)

    An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Achieving at least a 90% Reduction in Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI 90) from Baseline

    The EASI is a validated measure used in clinical practice and clinical trials to assess the severity and extent of AD.

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 16

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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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, Sap

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 8, 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
NCT04666675
Lead sponsor
AbbVie
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 14, 2020
Start date
Dec 24, 2020 (estimated)
Primary completion
Mar 23, 2021
Completion
Mar 23, 2021
Last update
Apr 8, 2021

Study contacts

AbbVie Inc.
study director · AbbVie

Oversight

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