New study tests ilaris to tame rare inflammatory disease
NCT ID NCT07598422
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study looks at how well and how safely the drug Ilaris (canakinumab) works for people with Schnitzler's syndrome, a rare condition that causes hives, fever, joint pain, and fatigue. About 5 participants will receive the drug and be monitored for up to 48 weeks. The goal is to see if symptoms improve or go away completely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Schnitzler's syndrome patients receiving canakinumab for the first time for the indication of Schnitzler's syndrome as described in the package insert.
- Ages
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0 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria 1\. Patients diagnosed with Schnitzler's syndrome using canakinumab for the first time for the indication of Schnitzler's syndrome as described in the package insert. Patients starting treatment with canakinumab before conclusion of the contract for this study will also be included in the study so that all patients diagnosed with Schnitzler's syndrome who received canakinumab will be registered in this study. Exclusion criteria 1. Patients previously treated with canakinumab in Study IACT21071. 2. All patients treated with canakinumab for the following indications: Indications: Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome, Muckle-Wells syndrome, neonatal onset multisystem inflammatory disease), hyper immunoglobulin D (IgD) syndrome (mevalonate kinase deficiency), tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated periodic syndrome, familial mediterranean fever, systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, adult-onset Still's disease. 3. Patients receiving canakinumab for off-label use under the Clinical Trials Act or GCP (e.g., patient-proposed healthcare services, investigator-initiated clinical trial).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGKobe, Hyōgo, 6500047, Japan
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGUshiku, Ibaraki, 300-1231, Japan
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGKanoya, Kagoshima-ken, 8930024, Japan
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGYokohama, Kanagawa, 2360004, Japan
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGOsaka, 5458586, Japan