New study tracks HS patient happiness on cosentyx
NCT ID NCT06785779
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study surveys 77 adults with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) in Saudi Arabia who are starting the medication Cosentyx (secukinumab). Researchers will ask patients about their treatment satisfaction and quality of life after 24 weeks. The goal is to understand how convenient, effective, and safe patients feel the treatment is in real-world use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 77 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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
Patients who are newly initiated on Secukinumab as per locally approved labels and routine clinical practice will be enrolled over a period of 6 months and followed up for 24 weeks to assess study outcomes
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- 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. Male or Female adult patients ≥18 years of age at the time of data collection. 2. Patient with a confirmed diagnosis of active moderate to severe HS. 3. Secukinumab naive patients (first dose to coincide within one month of the signature of the informed consent) as per locally approved label. 4. Patients can be using antibiotics or have undergone surgery as per routine clinical practice. 5. Patients agree to sign an informed consent form (ICF) to be able to complete the questionnaires. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients not fulfilling any of the above-mentioned inclusion criteria. 2. Patient's refusal to be included in the study or refusal to sign the ICF. 3. A history of off-label indication uses of biological treatment or JAK inhibitor.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGRiyadh, SAU, 11525, Saudi Arabia
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGJeddah, 21391, Saudi Arabia
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGJeddah, 23311, Saudi Arabia
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGRiyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
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