Apremilast Pediatric Study in Children With Active Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis (PEAPOD)
Active Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Active Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis focused on measuring Apremilast, Otezla®, Juvenile psoriatic arthritis, Inflammatory disorders
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or Female participants 5 to < 18 years of age at the time of randomization.
Participant must have a confirmed diagnosis of juvenile psoriatic arthritis (JPsA) according to the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) Edmonton Revision (Petty, 2001) classification criteria of at least 6 months duration:
- Arthritis and psoriasis, OR
- Arthritis with at least 2 of the following:
- Dactylitis
- Nail pitting or onycholysis
- Psoriasis in a first-degree relative
- Active disease: at least 3 active joints (including distal interphalangeal joints).
- Inadequate response (at least 2 months) or intolerance to ≥ 1 disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD), (which may include methotrexate [MTX] or biologic agents).
Exclusion Criteria:
Exclusions per ILAR Edmonton Revision (Edmonton, 2001) criteria for JPsA include:
- Arthritis in an HLA-B27-positive male with arthritis onset after 6 years of age
- Ankylosing spondylitis, enthesitis-related arthritis, sacroiliitis with inflammatory bowel disease, Reiter's syndrome, acute anterior uveitis, or a history of one of these disorders in a first-degree relative
- History of IgM rheumatoid factor on at least 2 occasions at least 3 months apart
- Presence of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
- Rheumatic autoimmune disease other than psoriatic arthritis (PsA), including, but not limited to: systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed connective tissue disease, scleroderma, polymyositis, or fibromyalgia.
- Prior history of or current inflammatory joint disease other than PsA (eg, gout, reactive arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Lyme disease).
Sites / Locations
- Landeskrankenhaus BregenzRecruiting
- Universitair Ziekenhuis GentRecruiting
- Centre Hospitalier Regional de la CitadelleRecruiting
- Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen Jan PalfijnRecruiting
- Hospices Civils de Lyon Hopital Femme Mere EnfantRecruiting
- Hopital Jeanne de FlandreRecruiting
- Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Campus VirchowRecruiting
- Universitaetsklinik Carl Gustav CarusRecruiting
- An der Schoen Klinik Hamburg EilbekRecruiting
- Asklepios Kinderklinik Sankt Augustin GmbHRecruiting
- Agia Sofia Children HospitalRecruiting
- Attikon University General HospitalRecruiting
- General Hospital of Thessaloniki IppokrateioRecruiting
- Ospedale Santissima AnnunziataRecruiting
- IRCCS Istituto Giannina GasliniRecruiting
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano PiniRecruiting
- IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino GesuRecruiting
- Viesoji istaiga Vilniaus universiteto ligonine Santaros klinikos, Vaiku ligonineRecruiting
- Universitair Medisch Centrum UtrechtRecruiting
- Wojewodzki Specjalistyczny Szpital Dzieciecy im sw Ludwika w KrakowieRecruiting
- SPZOZ Centralny Szpital Kliniczny Uniwersytetu Medycznego w LodziRecruiting
- Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii Reumatologii i Rehabilitacji im prof dr hab med Eleonory ReicherRecruiting
- Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, EPE - Hospital Egas MonizRecruiting
- Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Lisboa Norte, EPE - Hospital de Santa MariaRecruiting
- Centro Hospitalar Universtario de Sao Joao, EPERecruiting
- Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta pentru Copii ClujRecruiting
- Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta pentru Copii Louis Turcanu TimisoaraRecruiting
- Panorama Medical CentreRecruiting
- Groote Schuur HospitalRecruiting
- Hospital Universitario de CanariasRecruiting
- Hospital Universitari Vall d HebronRecruiting
- Hospital Sant Joan de DeuRecruiting
- Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La FeRecruiting
- Hospital Universitario Ramon y CajalRecruiting
- Hospital Universitario La PazRecruiting
- Hacettepe Universitesi Tip FakultesiRecruiting
- Istanbul Universitesi Istanbul Tip FakultesiRecruiting
- Istanbul Universitesi Cerrahpasa Tip FakultesiRecruiting
- Umraniye Egitim ve Arastirma HastanesiRecruiting
- Birmingham Childrens HospitalRecruiting
- Alder Hey Childrens HospitalRecruiting
- Nottingham Childrens HospitalRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Apremilast
Placebo to Apremilast
Participants will receive apremilast in the double-blind 16 week treatment phase. Then the participants will continue to receive apremilast in the active 36 weeks treatment phase.
Participants will receive the matching placebo in the double-blind 16 week treatment phase. Then the participants will receive apremilast in the active 36 weeks treatment phase.