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CompletedNCT06768671Updated Nov 9, 2026

An Open-label, Single-arm Study to Evaluate Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Subcutaneous Sonelokimab in Adolescents With Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa (VELA-TEEN)

A Phase 3 interventional study of Sonelokimab in Hidradenitis Suppurativa, sponsored by MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG. Completed at 18 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-09.

Sponsored by MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Updated Nov 9, 2026Now CompletedEnrollment updatedGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
35
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
12 Years to 17 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a study to evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK) and safety of sonelokimab in adolescent patients with HS.

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Conditions studied

  • Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Keywords

  • Hidradenitis Suppurativa
  • Hidradenitis
  • Sweat Gland Diseases
  • Skin Diseases
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial
  • Suppuration
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Sonelokimab
  • Nanobody
  • Apocrine Gland Disease
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In context

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

284 studies on the registry are indexed under Hidradenitis Suppurativa; 87 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 35 is below the median of 45 across 199 interventional studies indexed under Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

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Lead sponsor

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG is the lead sponsor of 10 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Of its 5 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (40%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years to 17 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Participants must be between ≥12 and ≤17 years of age at the time of signing the .
  2. Participants who are diagnosed with HS as determined by the investigator and have a history of signs and symptoms of HS for ≥6 months before signing the informed consent.
  3. Participants who have moderate to severe HS as determined by the refined Hurley staging (Stages IB and IC, IIB and IIC, and III).
  4. Participants who have had an inadequate response to appropriate systemic antibiotics for treatment of HS .
  5. Participants must be up to date with age-appropriate vaccine requirements 8 weeks prior to entry in the study.
  6. Participants with a body weight of ≥ 40 kg.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participants with a known to sonelokimab or any of its .
  2. Participants with a draining fistula count of ≥20 at the Screening Visit.
  3. Participants with any other active skin disease or condition that may, in the opinion of the investigator, interfere with the assessment of HS.
  4. Participants with underlying conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, potentially compromise the participant and/or places the participant at unacceptable risk.
  5. Participants who have history or concurrent medical conditions or any other reason, including any physical, psychological, or psychiatric condition, that in the opinion of the investigator would compromise the safety or interfere with participation in the study, would make the participant an unsuitable candidate to receive study drug, or would put the participant at risk.
  6. Participants with any other skin disease or other medical condition that in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with an accurate assessment of clinical symptoms of HS.
  7. Participants with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

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Informed consent

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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    sonelokimab

    Subjects will receive sonelokimab 120mg subcutaneously (SC) as an induction regimen of 4 doses, followed by sonelokimab SC every 4 weeks maintenance dose starting at Week 8

    Drug: Sonelokimab

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of sonelokimab in adolescents

    PK (trough concentrations) of sonelokimab over 24 weeks of treatment

    Time frame: Week 24

  2. Adverse events (AEs) following treatment with sonelokimab in adolescents

    Incidence, relatedness, severity and seriousness of all AEs over 24 weeks of treatment from baseline

    Time frame: Week 24

  3. Discontinuation of sonelokimab treatment due to AEs

    Number of participants discontinued from sonelokimab treatment due to AE over 24 weeks of treatment from baseline

    Time frame: Week 24

  4. Clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory parameters

    Number of participants with clinically significant changes in hematology, biochemistry and urinalysis from baseline

    Time frame: Week 24

  5. Clinically significant changes in vital signs

    Number of participants with clinically significant changes in vital signs from baseline

    Time frame: Week 24

  6. Clinically significant changes in standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) intervals

    Number of participants with clinically significant changes in 12-lead ECG intervals from baseline

    Time frame: Week 24

Secondary outcomes

  1. Hidradenitis Suppurativa Clinical Response (HiSCR)75

    Percentage of participants achieving a HiSCR75 response over time

    Time frame: Week 24

  2. Hidradenitis Suppurativa Clinical Response (HiSCR) 50

    Percentage of participants achieving a HiSCR50 response over time

    Time frame: Week 24

  3. International Hidradenitis Suppurativa Severity Score System (IHS4)

    Absolute change in IHS4 score over time

    Time frame: Week 24

  4. Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI)

    Percentage of participants achieving a CDLQI total reduction of ≥2.5 over time among participants with a baseline CDLQI ≥2.5

    Time frame: Week 24

  5. Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) 30

    Percentage of participants achieving a ≥30% reduction and a ≥2-unit reduction over time in the NRS30 for pain in PGA among participants with a baseline NRS ≥3

    Time frame: Week 24

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Study locations

18 sites
  • Clinical Site
    North Little Rock, Arkansas 72117, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Stanford, California 94304, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20010, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Hollywood, Florida 33201, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Miami, Florida 33136, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Macon, Georgia 31217, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Columbus, Indiana 47201, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Murray, Kentucky 42071, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Waterford, Michigan 48328, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Fargo, North Dakota 58103, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Dallas, Texas 75246, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Dallas, Texas 75390-8575, United States
  • Clinical Site
    San Antonio, Texas 78218, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Norfolk, Virginia 23502, United States
  • Clinical Site
    Seattle, Washington 98105, United States
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Updates

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
Status
Active, not recruiting→Completed
changed Nov 9, 2026
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  1. Nov 9, 2026
    Active, not recruiting→Completed
    + 2 other changes: verification date and date precision

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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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06768671
Lead sponsor
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 10, 2025
Start date
Dec 30, 2024
Primary completion
Sep 28, 2026
Completion
Sep 28, 2026
Last update
Nov 9, 2026

Oversight

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