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NCT Number: NCT07642557

Remibrutinib in Real-world Clinical Practice - a Germany Sub-study (REASSERT)

Prospective, non-interventional study in patients with CSU where the treatment decision prior enrolment has been made to escalate/switch current treatment to remibrutinib. The primary aim of this study is to gather real-world effectiveness and safety data for remibrutinib, a new treatment option, covering a broader, real-world clinical practice population.

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About this study

This is a prospective, non-interventional study in patients with CSU where the treatment decision prior enrolment has been made to escalate/switch current treatment to remibrutinib. The primary aim of this study is to gather real-world effectiveness and safety data for remibrutinib, covering a broader, real-world clinical practice population. This local Germany study is part of an umbrella design which brings the evidence needs from multiple countries under the REASSERT global program (CLOU064A2402).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

7.2.1 Inclusion criteria Patients must meet all the following criteria to be eligible for inclusion in this study.

  • Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of primary CSU by the treating physician.
  • Aged at least 18 years on the date of enrollment.
  • Written informed consent of the patient to participate in the study and willingness to complete full follow-up period of 24 months.
  • Cohort-specific observational inclusion criteria:
  • Cohort 2: Inadequate control of CSU despite licensed dose or escalated sgH1-AH(s) (no other pre-treatment with exception of first generation H1-AH permitted) with decision (independent of study enrollment) to switch to remibrutinib treatment as per local label.
  • Cohort3: Any other treatment received in addition to H1-AH, any time during patients' CSU treatment history, with decision (independent of study enrollment) to switch to remibrutinib treatment as per local label. Note, occasional steroid rescue medication is out of scope for cohort definition. If a patient had been on continuous steroids for at least 3 weeks during treatment history, they will be included in cohort 3.

Exclusion criteria

Patients are excluded if they meet any of the following criteria:

  • Simultaneous participation in any investigational trial or simultaneous participation in another Novartis-sponsored non-interventional study with remibrutinib.
  • Patients within the safety follow-up phase of a previous interventional or non-interventional study.
  • Patients who received remibrutinib at any time in the past.
  • Patients not capable or willing to continuously provide ePRO/eDiary data via electronic means throughout the duration of the study.
  • Patients who are treated with remibrutinib outside of the local label.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Achievement of well-controlled disease (UCT7 ≥ 12)

    Time frame: 12 weeks after initiating remibrutinib treatment

    Achievement of well-controlled disease (UCT7 ≥ 12). Urticaria Activity Score over 7 days UAS7 is based on 2 daily questions scored 0-3 per day, ranging from 0 (complete control) to 42 (poor control)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number and proportion of participants with well-controlled disease and complete disease

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Proportion of patients with UCT score ≥12 and UAS7 score ≤6 (well controlled disease) and UCT=16 and UAS7=0 (complete control). Urticaria Control Test (UCT) consists of 4 questions scored 0 (very much) to 4 (not at all), with a total score range of 0 to 16. High scores indicates better disease control. Urticaria Activity Score over 7 days (UAS7) is based on 2 daily questions, with daily score of 0 to 6 and weekly score of 0 to 42. Lower scores suggests urticaria free and well controlled urticaria.

  2. Change from baseline (CFB) in UCT score

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Change in UCT score over time. Urticaria Control Test (UCT) consists of 4 questions scored 0 (very much) to 4 (not at all), with a total score range of 0 to 16. Highest scores indicates better disease control. The study is not powered to detect any specific difference and the purpose is to estimate any observed difference descriptively.

  3. Change from Baseline in UAS7 score ≥ minimal important difference

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Urticaria Activity Score over 7 days (UAS7) is based on 2 daily questions, with daily score of 0 to 6 and weekly score of 0 to 42. Lower scores suggests urticaria free and well controlled urticaria. The study is not powered to detect any specific difference and the purpose is to estimate any observed difference descriptively.

  4. Change from baseline in UAS7 score

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Urticaria Activity Score over 7 days (UAS7) is based on 2 daily questions, with daily score of 0 to 6 and weekly score of 0 to 42. Lower scores suggests urticaria free and well controlled urticaria. The study is not powered to detect any specific difference and the purpose is to estimate any observed difference descriptively.

  5. Number of weeks without angioedema

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Number of weeks without angioedema evaluated using application entries.

  6. Change in Angioedema Control Test (AECT)

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 24 months

    The AECT consists of 4 questions scored 0 (very much) to 4 (not at all) that measures angioedema control over recent weeks, with a total score ≥10 indicating well-controlled disease

  7. Number of participants with rescue medication requirement

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Number of participants with rescue medication requirement

  8. Characterize CSU relapse

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    CSU relapse by frequency and presentation

  9. UCT7 score

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

    Urticaria Control Test is looking retrospectively for 7 days (UCT7) and consists of 4 questions. Each question is scored 0-4, with a total score range of 0 (poor control) to 16 (well controlled).

  10. UAS7 score

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

    Urticaria Activity Score over 7 days (UAS7) is based on 2 daily questions, with daily score of 0 to 6 and weekly score of 0 to 42. Lower scores suggests urticaria free and well controlled urticaria. The study is not powered to detect any specific difference, descriptive analysis of difference over time will be presented.

  11. Number of participants with administration of remibrutinib according to label

    Time frame: Up to 24 weeks

    Number of participants with administration of remibrutinib according to label

  12. Number of participants with usage of concomitant sgH1-AHs and additional prescribed CSU treatments

    Time frame: Up to 24 weeks

    Descriptive analysis of concomitant sgH1-AHs

  13. Number of participants with administration of CSU-related treatment(s) outside of local and/or international guidelines

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Number of participants with administration of CSU-related treatment(s) outside of local and/or international guidelines

  14. Demonstrate relationship between non-adherence to local/international guidelines and impact on patient, disease control, treatment patterns and HCRU during early and long-term follow-up

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Composite analytical endpoint comprising the proportion of participants non-adherent to local/international CSU treatment guidelines, and associated impact of patient (WPAI, DLQI), disease control (UAS7, UCT/UCT7), treatment patterns (treatment switches, discontinuations, dose modifications), and healthcare resource utilisation (CSU-related inpatient hospitalizations, length of stay, emergency room visits, outpatient visits) during early (up to Week 12) and long-term (up to Month 24) follow-up

  15. Time without escalation, with UCT<12 or UAS7>6

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Time in days/months without escalation while UCT score is below 12 OR UAS7 score above 6. Urticaria Control Test consists of 4 questions, score below 12 indicates poor disease control. Urticaria Activity Score over 7 days is based on 2 daily questions with a maximum daily score of 6 and weekly total score up to 42. Lower scores indicates better urticaria control.

  16. Quality of life measured through DLQI score

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) score consists of 10 questions scored from 0 (no impact at all) to 3 (very much). Total score ranges from 0 to 30, with lower scores showing lowest impact of disease on quality of life

  17. Quality of life evaluated through Chronic Urticaria Quality of Life Questionnaire (CU-Q2oL) questionnaire scores

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Change over time in Chronic Urticaria Quality of Life Questionnaire (CU-Q2oL) questionnaire. CU-Q2oL consists of 20 items rated from 0 (never) to 5 (very often). Total score ranges from 0 to 25, with lower scores showing better urticaria control. The study is not powered to detect any specific difference, descriptive analysis of difference over time will be presented.

  18. Quality of life measured through Sleep interference score

    Time frame: Up to week 12

    Sleep interference will be evaluated though bespoke question. Maximum score along 7 days ranges from 0 to 21, lower scores showing lowest interference of CSU with sleep.

  19. Quality of life measured through Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS)

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Quality of life will be evaluated through HADS measuring anxiety and depression components, as well as change from baseline in HADS score. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score (HADS) is a 14 item questionnaire, 7 item rating anxiety and 7 depression. Responses are rated from 0 (never) to 3 (almost all time) at each question. Total score for anxiety and total score for depression range from 0 to 21, higher scores showing higher anxious/depressive symptomatology. Descriptive analysis will be presented

  20. Number of events related to CSU or Health Care Resource utilisation

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Health Care resource utilisation (HCRU) will be evaluated based on quarterly and annualized number of health care resource utilisation related to CSU.

  21. Work productivity and activity impairment (WPAI-CU) score

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Work productivity assessed through WPAI questionnaire which consists of 6 questions, used to calculate 4 types of scores, absenteeism (work time missed), presenteeism (impairment at work/reduced on the job effectiveness), work productivity loss (overall work impairment), and activity impairment. The scores are expressed in percentage with higher numbers indicating greater impairment and less productivity at work.

  22. Incidence of AEs

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Incidence of AEs, including serious AEs in patients who initiated remibrutinib

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Remibrutinib in Real-world Clinical Practice: a Prospective, Multi-country, Non-interventional, Effectiveness and Safety Study (REASSERT) - Local Adaptation in Germany From Global Umbrella Protocol (CLOU064A2402)

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2029
Study completion
2029
First posted
Jun 11, 2026
Registry last updated
Jun 11, 2026

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