New hope for kids with psoriasis: drug trial targets severe skin symptoms

NCT ID NCT05565560

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 12, 2026 · Updated 32 times

Summary

This study tests a drug called apremilast in Japanese children aged 6 to 17 with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The goal is to see if it can clear or nearly clear their skin by week 16. Participants must have tried topical treatments without success and be candidates for stronger therapy.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Dokkyo Medical University Hospital

    Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan

  • Fukuoka University Hospital

    Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan

  • Fukushima Medical University Hospital

    Fukushima, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan

  • Gifu University Hospital

    Gifu, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan

  • Gunma University Hospital

    Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan

  • Hokkaido University Hospital

    Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8648, Japan

  • Hospital of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

    Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, 807-8556, Japan

  • Kanazawa Medical University Hospital

    Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa-ken, 920-0293, Japan

  • Kansai Medical University Hospital

    Hirakata-shi, Osaka, 573-1191, Japan

  • Kindai University Hospital

    Osakasayama-shi, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan

  • Kurume University Hospital

    Kurume-shi, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan

  • Mita Dermatology Clinic

    Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0014, Japan

  • Nagasaki University Hospital

    Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan

  • Nagoya City University Hospital

    Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 467-8602, Japan

  • Nippon Life Hospital

    Osaka, Osaka, 550-0006, Japan

  • Saruwatari Dermatology Clinic

    Kagoshima, Kagoshima-ken, 890-0046, Japan

  • Seibo International Catholic Hospital

    Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 161-8521, Japan

  • Shinshu University Hospital

    Matsumoto-shi, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan

  • St Lukes International Hospital

    Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-8560, Japan

  • St Marianna University Hospital

    Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan

  • Sugai Dermatology Park Side Clinic

    Utsunomiya, Tochigi, 321-0954, Japan

  • Takagi Dermatological Clinic

    Obihiro-shi, Hokkaido, 080-0013, Japan

  • Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital

    Takamatsu, Kagawa-ken, 760-0017, Japan

  • Takeoka Dermatology Clinic

    Marugame-shi, Kagawa-ken, 763-0074, Japan

  • Teikyo University Hospital

    Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8606, Japan

  • Tokai University Hospital

    Isehara-shi, Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan

  • Tokyo Medical University Hospital

    Shinjyuku-ku, 160-0023, Japan

  • University Hospital Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

    Kyoto, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan

  • University of the Ryukyus Hospital

    Ginowan-shi, Okinawa, 901-2725, Japan

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