A Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Remibrutinib in Adult Participants With Severe Chronic Pruritus of Unknown Origin (CPUO)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorNovartis Pharmaceuticals

About this trial

The purpose of this phase 3 study is to establish the efficacy, safety and tolerability of remibrutinib in adult participants with severe chronic pruritus of unknown origin (CPUO).

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Participant must be ≥ 18 years of age, at the time of signing the informed consent.

Participants with chronic pruritus for at least 4 months prior to screening.

Chronic pruritus considered of unknown origin as assessed by the investigator at baseline (e.g., excluding chronic pruritus related to primary dermatological or systemic conditions, neuropathic or psychogenic origin or secondary to drugs or other allergen exposures).

Chronic pruritus must affect at least 2 of the following body areas: trunk, arms, or legs (cannot be unilateral and/or dermatomal in distribution).

Disqualifiers

Any active skin conditions (e.g., atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, etc.) that may interfere with the assessment of CPUO.

Known systemic condition(s) or medication(s) that are considered by the investigator to be the primary cause of current pruritus.

Known or suspected infectious disease that is active, chronic or recurrent which precludes the participant from participating in the clinical trial as per Investigator´s assessment. These infectious diseases include but are not limited to opportunistic infections (e.g., tuberculosis, atypical mycobacterioses, listeriosis or aspergillosis) and/or known or suspected HIV infection.

History of malignancy of any organ system (other than localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ cervical cancer), treated or untreated, within the past 5 years, regardless of whether there is evidence of local recurrence or metastases.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Remibrutinib

    Drug

    Oral administration of remibrutinib

  • Placebo

    Drug

    Oral administration of matching placebo.

Treatment groups

180 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: RemibrutinibExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Placebo followed by remibrutinibExperimental treatment 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Proportion of participants achieving ≥4 point reduction from baseline in Worst itch Numerical Rating Scale (WI NRS)

The WI-NRS is a patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument consisting of a single question that asks participants to rate the severity of their worst itch over a defined period. The score range is from 0 (no itch) to 10 (worst imaginable itch). Higher scores indicate worse itch severity.

Time frame
Baseline, Week 12

Secondary outcomes

1

Proportion of participants achieving ≥4 point reduction from baseline in WI NRS

The WI-NRS is a PRO instrument consisting of a single question that asks participants to rate the severity of their worst itch over a defined period. The score range is from 0 (no itch) to 10 (worst imaginable itch). Higher scores indicate worse itch severity.

Time frame
Baseline, Week 4
2

Proportion of participants achieving Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGIS) score of 0 (none) or 1 (mild)

The PGIS of pruritus is a PRO measure consisting of a single item that captures the participant's overall self-assessment of the severity of their pruritus (itch) over a defined recall period. The score range is from 0 (none) to 3 (severe). Lower scores indicate better outcome.

Time frame
Week 12
3

Proportion of participants achieving Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGIS) score of 0 (none) or 1 (mild)

The PGIS of pruritus is a PRO measure consisting of a single item that captures the participant's overall self-assessment of the severity of their pruritus (itch) over a defined recall period. The score range is from 0 (none) to 3 (severe). Lower scores indicate better outcome.

Time frame
Week 24
4

Change from baseline in Pruritus-related Sleep Disturbance Numerical Rating Scale (SD-NRS)

The SD-NRS is a PRO instrument used to assess the degree of sleep disturbance caused by pruritus (itch). The score range is from 0 (No sleep disturbance) to 10 (Worst possible sleep disturbance). Higher scores indicate greater sleep disturbance due to pruritus.

Time frame
Week 12

Other outcomes

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