Study to Determine the Safety and Effectiveness of Dupilumab for Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis (AD)
Atopic Dermatitis (AD)
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Atopic Dermatitis (AD)
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female, 18 years or older;
- Chronic AD that had been present for at least 3 years before the screening visit;
- Patients with documented recent history (within 6 months before the screening visit) of inadequate response to out-patient treatment with topical medications, or for whom topical treatments were otherwise inadvisable;
- Willing and able to comply with all clinic visits and study-related procedures.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior participation in a Dupilumab clinical trial;
- Treatment with an investigational drug within 8 weeks or within 5 half-lives before the baseline visit;
The following treatments within 4 weeks before the baseline visit, or any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, will likely require such treatment(s) during the first 4 weeks of study treatment:
- Systemic corticosteroids;
- Immunosuppressive/immunomodulating drugs;
- Phototherapy for AD;
- Treatment with topical corticosteroids, tacrolimus and/or pimecrolimus within 1 week before the baseline visit;
- Treatment with certain biologics;
- Regular use (more than 2 visits per week) of a tanning booth/parlor within 4 weeks before the baseline visit;
- Planned major surgical procedure during the participant's participation in this study;
- Participant was a member of the investigational team or his/her immediate family;
- Treatment with a live (attenuated) vaccine within 12 weeks before the baseline visit
- Pregnant or breast-feeding women or women planning to become pregnant or breastfeed during the study;
Note: The information listed above is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial therefore not all inclusion/exclusion criteria are listed.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Placebo qw
Dupilumab 200 mg qw
Two subcutaneous injections of Placebo (for Dupilumab) as a loading dose on Day 1 followed by a single injection once weekly (qw) from Week 1 to Week 15.
Two subcutaneous injections of Dupilumab 200 milligram (mg) (for a total of 400 mg) as a loading dose on Day 1, followed by a single 200 mg injection qw from Week 1 to Week 15.