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At a Glance
Age
18 – 80
Sex
Any
Trial phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
315 (estimated)
Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · Industry
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for people with a type of arthritis called radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. Participants will take a medication called tulisokibart to see if it helps improve their symptoms compared to a placebo, which looks like the medication but doesn’t contain any active ingredients.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
I have been diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis.
I have had back pain for at least 3 months.
My back pain started before I turned 45.
I have active disease.
I have not responded well to NSAIDs.
I have not used biologic drugs before.
I have tried up to 2 classes of biologic drugs without success.
You may not be able to join if
I was diagnosed with any arthritis before age 17.
I have another kind of inflammatory joint disease.
I have had cancer in the last 5 years.
I have an active infection.
I am allergic to tulisokibart or its ingredients.
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria.
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Researchers are looking for new ways to treat radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA). R-axSpA is a type of arthritis that causes pain, stiffness, and inflammation (swelling) in the spine and joints in the pelvis (hip bone). Radiographic means the damage it causes can be seen on X-rays.
This study will help find out if a study medicine called tulisokibart can treat symptoms of r-axSpA. Res…
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA). R-axSpA is a type of arthritis that causes pain, stiffness, and inflammation (swelling) in the spine and joints in the pelvis (hip bone). Radiographic means the damage it causes can be seen on X-rays.
This study will help find out if a study medicine called tulisokibart can treat symptoms of r-axSpA. Researchers will look at different doses of tulisokibart.
Researchers want to know if at least one of the study doses of tulisokibart works better than a placebo to improve r-axSpA symptoms. A placebo looks like the study medicine but has no study medicine in it. Using a placebo helps researchers better understand the effects of the study medicine.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:
* Has a clinical diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and meets the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) classification criteria for axSpA including ≥3 months of back pain …
Inclusion Criteria:
The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:
* Has a clinical diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and meets the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) classification criteria for axSpA including ≥3 months of back pain with age at symptom onset \<45 years
* Meets the radiographic criterion of the modified New York criteria for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) as determined by central reading at Screening
* Has active disease at Screening and Randomization
* Has a history of inadequate response (IR)/intolerance to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and is biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD)-naive, or has a history of IR/intolerance to up to a maximum of 2 bDMARD classes
Exclusion Criteria:
The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:
* Has any arthritis with onset before age 17 years or current diagnosis of inflammatory joint disease other than radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) (such as, but not limited to, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, psoriatic arthritis (PsA), systemic sclerosis, myositis, etc.), or any other conditions that may, in the judgment of the investigator, interfere with the assessment of r-axSpA
* Has a history of cancer (except fully treated non-melanoma skin cancers or cervical carcinoma in situ after complete surgical removal) within the last 5 years
* Has any active infection
* Has known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to tulisokibart or its excipients
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