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NCT Number: NCT03135548

Initial Dosing of BI 655130 in Palmoplantar Pustulosis Patients

The primary objective of this trial is to investigate the safety and efficacy of BI 655130 in patients with PPP following multiple intravenous administrations compared to placebo.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Dr. Irina Turchin PC Inc., Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female patients, 18 to 65 years of age at screening.
  • Palmoplantar Pustulosis
  • Further inclusion criteria apply

Exclusion criteria

  • Presence or known history of anti- Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-induced Palmoplantar Pustulosis (PPP)-like disease.
  • Active or latent tuberculosis
  • Further exclusion criteria apply

Treatment and study plan

Spesolimab (low dose)

Drug

12 weeks treatment

Placebo

Drug

12 weeks treatment

Spesolimab (high dose)

Drug

12 weeks treatment

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With Palmoplantar (pp) Pustular Psoriasis Area and Severity Index 50 (PASI) (ppPASI50) at Week 16

    Time frame: Week 16

    Percentage of participants who achieved 50% reduction in ppPASI score was assessed by ppPASI50.

    ppPASI is modification of PASI score and an investigator assessment of the extent and severity of pustular and plaque lesions on the palms and soles presenting in PPP participants. This tool provides a numeric scoring for participants overall PPP disease state, ranging from 0 to maximum 72, where 0 corresponds to no signs of psoriasis. It is a linear combination of the percent of surface area of skin that is affected on the palms and soles and the severity of Erythema (E), Pustules (P) (total), and scaling (Desquamation (D)). Missing values for severity or area of involvement were not imputed.

    ppPASI was calculated as a weighted sum of the scores obtained for E, P, D and Area affected (in%) (where area assessed is glabrous skin on the palms/ soles) (A): [(E+P+D) x A x 0.2 (right palm)] + [(E+P+D) x A x 0.2 (left palm)] + [(E+P+D) x A x 0.3 (right sole)] + [(E+P+D) x A x 0.3 (left sole)].

  2. Number of Participants With Drug-related Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: From first drug administration until 16 weeks after the last drug administration, up to 32 weeks.

    Number of participants with drug-related AEs are presented.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With Palmoplantar Pustular Psoriasis Area and Severity Index 75 (ppPASI75) at Week 16

    Time frame: Week 16

    Percentage of participants who achieved >75% reduction in ppPASI score was assessed by ppPASI75.

    ppPASI is modification of PASI score and an investigator assessment of the extent and severity of pustular and plaque lesions on the palms and soles presenting in PPP participants. This tool provides a numeric scoring for participants overall PPP disease state, ranging from 0 to maximum 72, where 0 corresponds to no signs of psoriasis. It is a linear combination of the percent of surface area of skin that is affected on the palms and soles and the severity of Erythema (E), Pustules (P) (total), and scaling (Desquamation (D)). Missing values for severity or area of involvement were not imputed.

    ppPASI was calculated as a weighted sum of the scores obtained for E, P, D and Area affected (in%) (where area assessed is glabrous skin on the palms/ soles) (A): [(E+P+D) x A x 0.2 (right palm)] + [(E+P+D) x A x 0.2 (left palm)] + [(E+P+D) x A x 0.3 (right sole)] + [(E+P+D) x A x 0.3 (left sole)].

  2. Percent Change From Baseline in the ppPASI at Week 16

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 16

    The percentage change in the ppPASI score from Baseline to Week 16 was measured.

    ppPASI is modification of PASI score and an investigator assessment of the extent and severity of pustular and plaque lesions on the palms and soles presenting in PPP participants. This tool provides a numeric scoring for participants overall PPP disease state, ranging from 0 to maximum 72, where 0 corresponds to no signs of psoriasis. It is a linear combination of the percent of surface area of skin that is affected on the palms and soles and the severity of Erythema (E), Pustules (P) (total), and scaling (Desquamation (D)). Missing values for severity or area of involvement were not imputed.

    ppPASI was calculated as a weighted sum of the scores obtained for E, P, D and Area affected (in%) (where area assessed is glabrous skin on the palms/ soles) (A): [(E+P+D) x A x 0.2 (right palm)] + [(E+P+D) x A x 0.2 (left palm)] + [(E+P+D) x A x 0.3 (right sole)] + [(E+P+D) x A x 0.3 (left sole)].

  3. Percentage of Participants Achieving Treatment Success (Treatment Success Defined as Achieving a Clinical Response of 0 or 1=Clear/Almost Clear) Via Palmoplantar Pustulosis Physicians Global Assessment (pppPGA) at Week 16

    Time frame: Week 16

    pppPGA was relied on the participant's overall skin lesions status on the lesions of the most severely affected palmoplantar surface of the palms and sole was assessed by investigator as clear (0), almost clear (1), mild (2), moderate (3) and severe (4) at week 16.

    Score Wording were:

    0 = Clear = No signs of PPP; no scaling or crusts or pustule remains.

    • = Almost clear = Slight scaling and/or erythema and / or slight crusts; very few new (yellow) and / or old (brown) pustules.
    • = Mild = Scaling and/or erythema and/or crusts; visible new (yellow) and/or old (brown) pustules of limited number and extent.
    • =Moderate = Prominent scaling and/or erythema and / or crusting; prominent new (yellow) and / or old (brown) pustules covering most of the area involved.
    • =Severe = Severe scaling and/or erythema and / or crusting; numerous new (yellow) or old (brown) pustules with and/or without major conflence covering the entire area of at least 2 palmoplantar surfaces.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Boehringer Ingelheim

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Multi-center, Double-blind, Randomised, Placebo-controlled, Phase IIa Study to Investigate Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenomics of Multiple Intravenous Doses of BI 655130 in Patients With Palmoplantar Pustulosis (PPP)

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
May 1, 2017
Registry last updated
Oct 16, 2025

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