Hope for kids with painful joints: new drug trial launches

NCT ID NCT04804553

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 13, 2026 · Updated 27 times

Summary

This study tests whether the drug apremilast can help children aged 5 to 17 with active juvenile psoriatic arthritis, a condition causing joint pain and skin problems. About 60 kids will receive either the drug or a placebo for 16 weeks. The main goal is to see if apremilast reduces joint inflammation and improves daily function.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Agia Sofia Children Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Athens, 11527, Greece

  • Alder Hey Childrens Hospital

    TERMINATED

    Liverpool, L12 2AP, United Kingdom

  • An der Schoen Klinik Hamburg Eilbek

    RECRUITING

    Hamburg, 22081, Germany

  • Asklepios Kinderklinik Sankt Augustin GmbH

    COMPLETED

    Sankt Augustin, 53757, Germany

  • Attikon University General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Athens, 12462, Greece

  • Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini

    RECRUITING

    Milan, 20122, Italy

  • Birmingham Childrens Hospital

    TERMINATED

    Birmingham, B4 6NH, United Kingdom

  • Centre Hospitalier Regional de la Citadelle

    TERMINATED

    Liège, 4000, Belgium

  • Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow

    RECRUITING

    Berlin, 13353, Germany

  • General Hospital of Thessaloniki Ippokrateio

    RECRUITING

    Thessaloniki, 54642, Greece

  • Groote Schuur Hospital

    TERMINATED

    Cape Town, 7700, South Africa

  • Hacettepe Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    RECRUITING

    Ankara, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Hopital Jeanne de Flandre

    RECRUITING

    Lille, 59037, France

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon Hopital Femme Mere Enfant

    RECRUITING

    Bron, 69677, France

  • Hospital Sant Joan de Deu

    RECRUITING

    Esplugues de Llobregat, Catalonia, 08950, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d Hebron

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Catalonia, 08035, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

    RECRUITING

    Valencia, Valencia, 46026, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario La Paz

    TERMINATED

    Madrid, 28046, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, 28034, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario de Canarias

    RECRUITING

    San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, 38320, Spain

  • IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini

    RECRUITING

    Genova, 16147, Italy

  • IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu

    RECRUITING

    Roma, 00165, Italy

  • Istanbul Universitesi Cerrahpasa Tip Fakultesi

    RECRUITING

    Istanbul, 34098, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Istanbul Universitesi Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    RECRUITING

    Istanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • John Radcliffe Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Oxford, OX3 7LD, United Kingdom

  • Landeskrankenhaus Bregenz

    RECRUITING

    Bregenz, 6900, Austria

  • Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii Reumatologii i Rehabilitacji im prof dr hab med Eleonory Reicher

    TERMINATED

    Warsaw, 02-637, Poland

  • Nottingham Childrens Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Nottingham, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom

  • Ospedale Santissima Annunziata

    TERMINATED

    Chieti, 66100, Italy

  • Panorama Medical Centre

    RECRUITING

    Panorama, Western Cape, 7500, South Africa

  • SPZOZ Centralny Szpital Kliniczny Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi

    TERMINATED

    Lodz, 91-738, Poland

  • Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta pentru Copii Cluj

    RECRUITING

    Cluj-Napoca, 400124, Romania

  • Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta pentru Copii Louis Turcanu Timisoara

    RECRUITING

    Timișoara, 300011, Romania

  • Umraniye Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi

    RECRUITING

    Istanbul, 34764, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Unidade Local de Saude de Gaia-Espinho, EPE

    RECRUITING

    Vila Nova de Gaia, 4430-502, Portugal

  • Unidade Local de Saude de Lisboa Ocidental, EPE - Hospital Egas Moniz

    RECRUITING

    Lisbon, 1349-019, Portugal

  • Unidade Local de Saude de Santa Maria, EPE - Hospital de Santa Maria

    RECRUITING

    Lisbon, 1649-035, Portugal

  • Unidade Local de Saude de Sao Joao, EPE - Hospital de Sao Joao

    TERMINATED

    Porto, 4200-319, Portugal

  • Unidade Local de Saude do Alto Minho EPE - Hospital do Conde de Bertiandos

    RECRUITING

    Ponte de Lima, 4990-041, Portugal

  • Universitaetsklinikum Dresden

    RECRUITING

    Dresden, 01307, Germany

  • Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

    RECRUITING

    Utrecht, 3584 EA, Netherlands

  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

    TERMINATED

    Ghent, 9000, Belgium

  • Viesoji istaiga Vilniaus universiteto ligonine Santaros klinikos, Vaiku ligonine

    RECRUITING

    Vilnius, 08406, Lithuania

  • Wojewodzki Specjalistyczny Szpital Dzieciecy im sw Ludwika w Krakowie

    TERMINATED

    Krakow, 31-503, Poland

  • Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen Jan Palfijn

    TERMINATED

    Merksem, 2170, Belgium

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