A Phase 3 interventional study of Dupilumab and Placebo in Pruritus, sponsored by Sanofi. Recruiting at 94 sites in 13 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-15.
Sponsored by Sanofi · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment
The main objective of the study is to assess efficacy and safety of dupilumab given up to 24 weeks in adults with CPUO.
This is a master protocol which includes 2 parallel-treatment, double-blind, 2- arm Phase 3 staggered studies of similar design (Study A and Study B) in male and female participants aged 18 to 90 years with CPUO. Study B design was to be adapted based on the results of Study A.
For both Study A and B, after an up-to-4-week screening period, participants with severe pruritus (worst-itch numerical rating scale [WI-NRS ≥7) will enter a 4-week run-in period and will be treated with a non-sedative antihistamine and an emollient (moisturizer). Participants with severe pruritus (WI-NRS ≥7) at baseline will be randomized (1:1) to be treated for 24 weeks with either dupilumab or matching placebo in addition to their non-sedative antihistamine and emollient regimen. The treatment period for both study A and B will be followed by a 12-week follow-up period.
Study duration per participant will be up to 44 weeks for both Study A and Study B.
490 studies on the registry are indexed under Pruritus; 93 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 284 is above the median of 60 across 422 interventional studies indexed under Pruritus.
Browse Pruritus studies →Sanofi is the lead sponsor of 1,557 studies on the registry; 91 are open to participants now.
Of its 205 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 123 (60%) have results posted.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply:
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The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.
Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.
Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.
Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.
Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.
An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.
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Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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HIV
The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.
Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.
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Cancer (malignancy)
Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.
Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.
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Metastases
Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.
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Hypersensitivity
An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Loading dose administered subcutaneous (SC), followed by SC once every 2 weeks (Q2W) on top of non-sedative antihistamine and moisturizer
Drug: Dupilumab · Drug: Fexofenadine (loratadine if not available)
Loading dose administered SC, followed by SC Q2W on top of non-sedative antihistamine and moisturizer
Drug: Placebo · Drug: Fexofenadine (loratadine if not available)
Injection solution subcutaneous
Injection solution SC
Tablet or capsule Oral
Study A: Proportion of participants with improvement (reduction) in weekly average of daily worst-itch numerical rating scale (WI-NRS) by ≥4 from baseline to Week 24
WI-NRS is a patient reported outcome (PRO) comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study B: Proportion of participants with improvement (reduction) in weekly average of daily WI-NRS by ≥4 from baseline to Week 12
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Study A; Proportion of participants with improvement (reduction) in weekly average of daily WI-NRS by ≥4 from baseline to Week 12
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Study A: Proportion of participants who scored "none" or "mild" in Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGIS) of pruritus at Week 24
The PGIS of pruritus is a one-item categorical scale that asks participants to provide the overall self-assessment of their pruritus severity on a 4-point scale for the past week. Response choices are: "None", "Mild", "Moderate", "Severe".
Time frame: Week 24
Study A: Proportion of participants with improvement (reduction) in weekly average of daily WI-NRS by ≥4 from baseline over time until Week 24
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study A: Time to first response of WI-NRS ≥4 points reduction from baseline by Week 24
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study A: Absolute change from baseline in weekly average of daily WI-NRS at Week 24
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study A: Percent change from baseline in weekly average of daily WI-NRS at Week 24
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study A: Proportion of participants who scored "none" or "mild" in PGIS of pruritus at Week 12
The PGIS of pruritus is a one-item categorical scale that asks participants to provide the overall self-assessment of their pruritus severity on a 4-point scale for the past week. Response choices are: "None", "Mild", "Moderate", "Severe".
Time frame: Week 12
Study A: Absolute change from baseline in weekly average of daily WI-NRS at Week 12
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Study A: Percent change from baseline in weekly average of daily WI-NRS at Week 12
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Study A: Absolute change from baseline in weekly average of daily sleep disturbance numerical rating scale (NRS) at Week 24
The sleep disturbance NRS is to be used by the participants to report the degree of their sleep loss related to itch over the past 24 hours. Participants will rate their sleep disturbance from 0 ('no sleep loss related to itch') to 10 ('I cannot sleep at all due to itch') once daily in the morning.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study A: Percent change from baseline in weekly average of daily sleep disturbance NRS at Week 24
The sleep disturbance NRS is to be used by the participants to report the degree of their sleep loss related to itch over the past 24 hours. Participants will rate their sleep disturbance from 0 ('no sleep loss related to itch') to 10 ('I cannot sleep at all due to itch') once daily in the morning.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study A: Change from baseline in Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) score at Week 24
The DLQI is a validated 10-item questionnaire to measure dermatology-specific quality of life (QoL) in adult patients. Overall scoring ranges from 0 to 30, with a higher score indicating a poorer QoL.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study A: Change from baseline in the Itchy quality of life (ItchyQoL) score at Week 24
ItchyQoL is a pruritus-specific QoL instrument that measures specifically disease burden in pruritus patients.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study A: Change from baseline in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) total score at Week 24
The HADS is a validated questionnaire for screening anxiety and depression in non-psychiatric populations. The total score ranges from 0 to 42. 0 to 7= normal; 8 to 10= borderline abnormal; 11 to 21= abnormal.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study A: Absolute change from baseline in weekly average of daily sleep disturbance NRS at Week 12
The sleep disturbance NRS is to be used by the participants to report the degree of their sleep loss related to itch over the past 24 hours. Participants will rate their sleep disturbance from 0 ('no sleep loss related to itch') to 10 ('I cannot sleep at all due to itch') once daily in the morning.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Study A: Percent change from baseline in weekly average of daily sleep disturbance NRS at Week 12
The sleep disturbance NRS is to be used by the participants to report the degree of their sleep loss related to itch over the past 24 hours. Participants will rate their sleep disturbance from 0 ('no sleep loss related to itch') to 10 ('I cannot sleep at all due to itch') once daily in the morning.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Study A: Change from baseline in DLQI score at Week 12
The DLQI is a validated 10-item questionnaire to measure dermatology-specific quality of life (QoL) in adult patients. Overall scoring ranges from 0 to 30, with a higher score indicating a poorer QoL.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Study A: Change from baseline in the ItchyQoL score at Week 12
ItchyQoL is a pruritus-specific QoL instrument that measures specifically disease burden in pruritus patients. It is a 22-item instrument that measures the degree to which pruritus affects quality-of-life for the past week. The overall score is the average of the 22 items ranging from 1 to 5. A higher score corresponds to a more adverse impact on QoL.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Study A: Change from baseline in HADS total score at Week 12
The HADS is a validated questionnaire for screening anxiety and depression in non-psychiatric populations. The total score ranges from 0 to 42. 0 to 7= normal; 8 to 10= borderline abnormal; 11 to 21= abnormal.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Study A: Percentage of participants experiencing treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) or serious adverse events (SAEs) from baseline through end of study (EOS)
Percentage of participants experiencing TEAEs or SAEs from baseline through EOS
Time frame: Baseline to Week 36
Study A: Incidence of treatment-emergent antidrug antibodies (ADA) against dupilumab
Incidence of treatment-emergent ADA against dupilumab
Time frame: Baseline to Week 36
Study B: Proportion of participants who scored "none" or "mild" in PGIS of pruritus at Week 24
The PGIS of pruritus is a one-item categorical scale that asks participants to provide the overall self-assessment of their pruritus severity on a 4-point scale for the past week. Response choices are: "None", "Mild", "Moderate", "Severe".
Time frame: Week 24
Study B: Proportion of participants who scored "none" or "mild" in PGIS of pruritus at Week 12
The PGIS of pruritus is a one-item categorical scale that asks participants to provide the overall self-assessment of their pruritus severity on a 4-point scale for the past week. Response choices are: "None", "Mild", "Moderate", "Severe".
Time frame: Week 12
Study B: Absolute change from baseline in weekly average of daily WI-NRS at Week 12
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Study B: Percent change from baseline in weekly average of daily WI-NRS at Week 12
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Study B: Absolute change from baseline in weekly average of daily WI-NRS at Week 24
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study B: Percentage change from baseline in weekly average of daily WI-NRS at Week 24
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study B: Proportion of participants with improvement (reduction) in weekly average of daily WI-NRS by ≥4 from baseline, sustained from Week 19 through Week 24
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 19 through Week 24
Study B: Proportion of participants with improvement (reduction) in weekly average of daily WI-NRS by ≥5 from baseline to Week 24
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study B: Proportion of participants with improvement (reduction) in weekly average of daily WI-NRS by ≥4 from baseline to Week 24
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study B: Proportion of participants with weekly average of daily WI-NRS <2 at Week 24
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Week 24
Study B: Time to first response of WI-NRS ≥4 points reduction from baseline by Week 24
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Study B: Proportion of participants with improvement (reduction) in weekly average of daily WI-NRS by ≥5 from baseline to Week 12
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Study B: Proportion of participants with weekly average of daily WI-NRS <2 at Week 12
WI-NRS is a PRO comprised of a single item rated on a scale from 0 ("No itch") to 10 ("Worst imaginable itch").
Time frame: Week 12
Study B: Absolute change from baseline in weekly average of daily itch-related sleep disturbance NRS at Week 12 and Week 24
The sleep disturbance NRS is to be used by the participants to report the degree of their sleep loss related to itch over the past 24 hours. Participants will rate their sleep disturbance from 0 ('no sleep loss related to itch') to 10 ('I cannot sleep at all due to itch') once daily in the morning.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12 and Week 24
Study B: Percent change from baseline in weekly average of daily itch-related sleep disturbance NRS at Week 12 and Week 24
The sleep disturbance NRS is to be used by the participants to report the degree of their sleep loss related to itch over the past 24 hours. Participants will rate their sleep disturbance from 0 ('no sleep loss related to itch') to 10 ('I cannot sleep at all due to itch') once daily in the morning.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12 and Week 24
Study B: Change from baseline in DLQI score at Week 12 and Week 24
The DLQI is a validated 10-item questionnaire to measure dermatology-specific quality of life (QoL) in adult patients. Overall scoring ranges from 0 to 30, with a higher score indicating a poorer QoL.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12 and Week 24
Study B: Change from baseline in the ItchyQoL score at Week 12 and Week 24
ItchyQoL is a pruritus-specific QoL instrument that measures specifically disease burden in pruritus patients. It is a 22-item instrument that measures the degree to which pruritus affects quality-of-life for the past week. The overall score is the average of the 22 items ranging from 1 to 5. A higher score corresponds to a more adverse impact on QoL.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12 and Week 24
Study B: Change from baseline in HADS total score at Week 12 and Week 24
The HADS is a validated questionnaire for screening anxiety and depression in non-psychiatric populations. The total score ranges from 0 to 42. 0 to 7= normal; 8 to 10= borderline abnormal; 11 to 21= abnormal.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12 and Week 24
Study B: Percentage of participants experiencing TEAEs or SAEs from baseline through EOS
Percentage of participants experiencing TEAEs or SAEs from baseline through EOS
Time frame: Baseline to Week 36
Study B: Incidence of treatment-emergent ADA against dupilumab
Incidence of treatment-emergent ADA against dupilumab
Time frame: Baseline to Week 36
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Plan to share: Yes — Qualified researchers may request access to patient level data and related study documents including the clinical study report, study protocol with any amendments, blank case report form, statistical analysis plan, and dataset specifications. Patient level data will be anonymized and study documents will be redacted to protect the privacy of trial participants. Further details on Sanofi's data sharing criteria, eligible studies, and process for requesting access can be found at: https://vivli.org
Started Feb 2022 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jun 2027, 63 months after the start.
Of 42 industry-sponsored phase 3 interventional studies under Pruritus, half reached primary completion within 19 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 27. This study's planned 63 months is above that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 48 studies reached it within 19 months; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 38.
How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.
From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Studies of the drug tested here: Dupilumab