New hope for kids with stubborn psoriasis: drug trial shows promise

NCT ID NCT03451851

Ongoing Disease control Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a drug called guselkumab in children aged 6 to 17 with chronic plaque psoriasis. The goal is to see if it safely clears skin patches better than a placebo or another treatment. About 120 participants will receive injections and be monitored for 16 weeks.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

psoriasis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

PSORIASIS

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Locations

AOU di Cagliari

Cagliari, 09124, Italy
Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova - IRCCS

Reggio Emilia, 42123, Italy
Arlington Center for Dermatology

Arlington, Texas, 76011-3800, United States
Arlington Dermatology

Rolling Meadows, Illinois, 60008, United States
Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi

Bologna, 40138, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova

Padova, 35128, Italy
Borsod Abauj Zemplen Varmegyei Kozponti Korhaz es Egyetemi Oktato Korhaz

Miskolc, 3526, Hungary
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege Domaine Universitaire du Sart Tilman

Liège, 4000, Belgium
Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc

Brussels, 1200, Belgium
Company for Medical Study & Service Selters

Selters, 56242, Germany
Debreceni Egyetem

Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

Austin, Texas, 78723, United States
Dermatologic Surgery Specialists

Macon, Georgia, 31217, United States
Dermatology Research Institute Inc

Calgary, Alberta, T2J 7E1, Canada
Dermed Centrum Medyczne Sp z o o

Lodz, 90-265, Poland
Eastern Health Research

Box Hill, 3128, Australia
Hautarztpraxis Dr. Leitz & Kollegen

Stuttgart, 70178, Germany
Kirk Barber Reseach Inc.

Calgary, Alberta, T2G 1B1, Canada
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

New York, New York, 10003, United States
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Obudai Egeszsegugyi Centrum Kft

Budapest, 1036, Hungary
Ospedali Riuniti Di Ancona

Ancona, 60026, Italy
Praxis Dr. med. Beate Schwarz - Germany

Langenau, 89129, Germany
Radboud University Medical Center

Nijmegen, 6525 GA, Netherlands
Royal North Shore Hospital

St Leonards, 2065, Australia
Skin Care Centre

Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E8, Canada
Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94306, United States
Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem

Szeged, 6720, Hungary
Szpital Dzieciecy im. prof. dr. med. Jana Bogdanowicza w Warszawie

Warsaw, 03-924, Poland
Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

Ghent, 9000, Belgium
Universitatsklinikum Bonn

Bonn, 53127, Germany
Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carcus Dresden

Dresden, 01307, Germany
Universitatsklinikum Frankfurt

Frankfurt, 60590, Germany
Universitatsklinikum Schleswig Holstein Kiel

Kiel, 24105, Germany
University of California, San Diego

San Diego, California, 92123, United States
Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im Jana Mikulicza Radeckiego we Wroclawiu

Wroclaw, 50 556, Poland
Veracity Clinical Research

Woolloongabba, 4102, Australia
Windsor Dermatology

East Windsor, New Jersey, 08520-2505, United States
Wright State Physicians Health Center

Dayton, Ohio, 45324, United States