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NCT Number: NCT06807424

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Icotrokinra (JNJ-77242113) in Biologic-experienced and Biologic-naive Participants With Active Psoriatic Arthritis

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of icotrokinra (JNJ-77242113) compared to placebo in biologic-experienced and biologic-naive participants with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) by assessing the reduction in signs and symptoms of PsA.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

ARCIS Salud SRL Aprillus asistencia e investigacion, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Have active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) despite current or previous use of greater than or equal to (>=) 1 of the following: a. Non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy; b. Apremilast therapy; c. Biologic-agent (limited to only 1)
  • Have a diagnosis of PsA for at least 3 months before the first administration of study intervention and meet classification criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) at screening
  • Have active PsA as defined by: (a) At least 3 swollen joints and at least 3 tender joints at screening and at baseline (b) C-reactive protein (CRP) >= 0.1 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) at screening from the central laboratory
  • Have at least 1 of the PsA subsets: distal interphalangeal joint involvement, polyarticular arthritis with absence of rheumatoid nodules, arthritis mutilans, asymmetric peripheral arthritis, or spondylitis with peripheral arthritis
  • Have active plaque psoriasis with at least one psoriatic plaque of >= 2 cm diameter or nail changes consistent with psoriasis
  • A female participant of childbearing potential must have a negative highly sensitive serum pregnancy test (Beta-hCG) at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test at Week 0 prior to administration of study intervention

Exclusion criteria

  • Has a history or current signs or symptoms of severe, progressive, or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neurologic, hematologic, rheumatologic (with the exception of PsA), psychiatric, genitourinary, or metabolic disturbances
  • Currently has a malignancy or has a history of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening
  • Has known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to icotrokinra or its excipients
  • Has other inflammatory diseases that might confound the evaluations of benefit of icotrokinra therapy, including but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus, or Lyme disease
  • Participants with fibromyalgia or osteoarthritis symptoms that, in the investigator's opinion, would have potential to interfere with efficacy assessments

Treatment and study plan

Icotrokinra

Drug

Icotrokinra will be administered.

Other names: JNJ-77242113

Placebo

Drug

Placebo will be administered.

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of Participants who Achieved an American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20 Response at Week 16

    Time frame: Week 16

    The ACR 20 responders are participants with an improvement of greater than or equal to (>=) 20 percent (%) from baseline in both the tender and swollen joint count and in at least 3 of the 5 assessments (patient's assessment of pain visual analog scale (VAS), patient's global assessment of disease activity [arthritis, VAS] scale, Physician's global assessment of disease activity VAS scale, Health Assessment Questionnaire and C-reactive protein).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of Participants Who Achieved Psoriatic Area and Severity Index (PASI) 75 Response at Week 16 Among Participants with Baseline Body Surface Area (BSA) Greater Than Equal to (>=) 3 Percent (%) and With Baseline IGA Score of >=2

    Time frame: Week 16

    The PASI is a system used for assessing and grading the severity of psoriatic lesions. In the PASI system, the body is divided into 4 regions: the head, trunk, upper extremities, and lower extremities. Each of these areas were assessed separately for the percentage of the area involved, which translates to a numeric score that ranges from 0 to 6, and for erythema, induration, and scaling, which are each rated on a scale of 0 to 4. The PASI produces a numeric score that can range from 0 to 72. A higher score indicates more severe disease. A PASI 75 response represents participants who achieved at least a 75 percent improvement from baseline in the PASI score.

  2. Proportion of Participants Who Achieved PASI 90 Response at Week 16 Among Participants with Baseline BSA >=3% and With Baseline IGA Score of >=2

    Time frame: Week 16

    The PASI is a system used for assessing and grading the severity of psoriatic lesions. In the PASI system, the body is divided into 4 regions: the head, trunk, upper extremities, and lower extremities. Each of these areas were assessed separately for the percentage of the area involved, which translates to a numeric score that ranges from 0 to 6, and for erythema, induration, and scaling, which are each rated on a scale of 0 to 4. The PASI produces a numeric score that can range from 0 to 72. A higher score indicates more severe disease. A PASI 90 response represents participants who achieved at least a 90 percent improvement from baseline in the PASI score.

  3. Proportion of Participants Who Achieved PASI 100 Response at Week 16 Among Participants with Baseline BSA >=3% and With Baseline IGA Score of >=2

    Time frame: Week 16

    The PASI is a system used for assessing and grading the severity of psoriatic lesions. In the PASI system, the body is divided into 4 regions: the head, trunk, upper extremities, and lower extremities. Each of these areas were assessed separately for the percentage of the area involved, which translates to a numeric score that ranges from 0 to 6, and for erythema, induration, and scaling, which are each rated on a scale of 0 to 4. The PASI produces a numeric score that can range from 0 to 72. A higher score indicates more severe disease. A PASI 100 response represents participants who achieved at least a 100 percent improvement from baseline in the PASI score.

  4. Proportion of Participants with an Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) Psoriasis Score of 0 or 1 And >=2 Grade Improvement From Baseline at Week 16 Among Participants with Baseline BSA >=3% and With Baseline IGA Score of >=2

    Time frame: Week 16

    Proportion of participants with an IGA psoriasis score of 0 or 1 And >=2 grade improvement from baseline at Week 16 among participants with >=3% BSA and an IGA Score of >=2 at Baseline will be reported. The IGA documents the investigator's assessment of the participant's psoriasis at a given time point. Overall lesions are graded for induration, erythema, and scaling, each using a 5-point scale: using 0 (no evidence), 1 (minimal), 2 (mild), 3 (moderate), and 4 (severe) scale. The IGA score of psoriasis is based upon the average of induration, erythema, and scaling scores. The participant's psoriasis is assessed as cleared (0), minimal (1), mild (2), moderate (3), or severe (4).

  5. Proportion of Participants who Achieved an ACR 50 Response at Week 16

    Time frame: Week 16

    The ACR 50 responders are participants with an improvement of >= 50% from baseline in both the tender and swollen joint count and in at least 3 of the 5 assessments (patient's assessment of pain VAS, patient's global assessment of disease activity (arthritis, VAS) scale, Physician's global assessment of disease activity VAS scale, Health Assessment Questionnaire and C-reactive protein).

  6. Proportion of Participants who Achieved an ACR 70 Response at Week 16

    Time frame: Week 16

    The ACR 70 responders are participants with an improvement of >= 70% from baseline in both the tender and swollen joint count and in at least 3 of the 5 assessments (patient's assessment of pain VAS, patient's global assessment of disease activity (arthritis, VAS) scale, Physician's global assessment of disease activity VAS scale, health assessment questionnaire and C-reactive protein).

  7. Change From Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Score At Week 16

    Time frame: From baseline up to Week 16

    The HAQ-DI score consists of questions referring to 8 categories: dressing/grooming, arising, eating, walking, hygiene, reach, grip, and common daily activities. Responses in each functional area are scored from 0 to 3 (0=no difficulty and 3=inability to perform a task in that area). Overall score was computed as the sum of domain scores and divided by the number of domains answered. Total possible score range 0-3 where 0 = least difficulty and 3 = extreme difficulty.

  8. Changes From Baseline in 36 Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) Physical Component Summary (PCS) Score at Week 16

    Time frame: From baseline up to Week 16

    SF-36 is a standardized survey evaluating 8 aspects of functional health and wellbeing: physical and social functioning, physical and emotional role limitations, bodily pain, general health, vitality, mental health. The score for a domain was an average of the individual question scores, which were scaled 0 to 100 (100=highest level of functioning). Score from physical function, role physical, bodily pain, and general health domains were averaged to calculate PCS. Total score range for PCS was 0-100 (100=highest level of physical functioning).

  9. Proportion of Participants With Resolution of Enthesitis at Week 16 Among Those With Enthesitis at Baseline

    Time frame: Week 16

    Enthesitis will be assessed using the Leeds Enthesitis Index (LEI). The LEI was developed to assess enthesitis in participants with PsA, and evaluates the presence (score of 1) or absence of pain (score of 0) by applying local pressure to Lateral elbow epicondyle, left and right, Medial femoral condyle, left and right, and Achilles tendon insertion, left and right. LEI scores ranging from 0 (0 sites with tenderness) to 6 (worst possible score; 6 sites with tenderness).

  10. Change From Baseline in Enthesitis Score at Week 16 in Participants With Enthesitis at Baseline

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 16

    Enthesitis will be assessed using the LEI. The LEI was developed to assess enthesitis in participants with PsA, and evaluates the presence (score of 1) or absence of pain (score of 0) by applying local pressure to Lateral elbow epicondyle, left and right, Medial femoral condyle, left and right, and Achilles tendon insertion, left and right. LEI scores ranging from 0 (0 sites with tenderness) to 6 (worst possible score; 6 sites with tenderness).

  11. Proportion of Participants With Resolution of Dactylitis at Week 16 Among Those With Dactylitis at Baseline

    Time frame: Week 16

    Dactylitis is characterized by swelling of the entire finger or toe. Presence and severity of dactylitis will be assessed in both hand and feet using a scoring system from 0 to 3 (0: no dactylitis, 1: mild dactylitis, 2: moderate dactylitis, 3: severe dactylitis). The result for each digit are summed to produce a final dactylitis score with a range from 0 to 60. Higher score indicates greater severity.

  12. Change From Baseline in Dactylitis Score at Week 16 in Participants With Dactylitis at Baseline

    Time frame: From baseline up to Week 16

    Dactylitis is characterized by swelling of the entire finger or toe. Presence and severity of dactylitis will be assessed in both hand and feet using a scoring system from 0 to 3 (0: no dactylitis, 1: mild dactylitis, 2: moderate dactylitis, 3: severe dactylitis). The result for each digit are summed to produce a final dactylitis score with a range from 0 to 60. Change from baseline in dactylitis score measure the change in dactylitis, where a negative change indicates an improvement and a positive change indicates a worsening.

  13. Proportion of Participants who Achieved Minimal Disease Activity (MDA) at Week 16

    Time frame: Week 16

    MDA criteria are a composite of 7 outcome measures used in PsA. Participants are classified as achieving MDA if they fulfill at least 5 out of the 7 outcome measures: tender joint count less than or equal to (<=) 1; swollen joint count <= 1; psoriasis activity and severity index <= 1 or body surface area <= 3 percent (%); patient pain VAS score of <= 15; patient global disease activity VAS (arthritis and psoriasis) score of <= 20; health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) score <= 0.5; and tender entheseal points <= 1.

  14. Change From Baseline in Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)-Fatigue Score at Week 16

    Time frame: From baseline up to Week 16

    The FACIT-fatigue is a self-administered, 13 item questionnaire measuring items on tiredness, weakness, and difficulty conducting usual activities due to fatigue. Responses to all items are rated on a 5-point Likert response scale ranging from 0 "not at all" to 4 "very much." The total score ranges from 0 to 52, with higher values indicating less fatigue.

Study contacts

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Study Contact

CONTACT

[email protected]

844-434-4210

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of JNJ-77242113 for the Treatment of Biologic-experienced and Biologic-naive Participants With Active Psoriatic Arthritis

Acronym: ICONIC-PsA 2

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2028
First posted
Feb 4, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 6, 2026

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