New hope for teens with severe skin disease: drug trial launches
NCT ID NCT06921850
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a drug called bimekizumab in teenagers (ages 9 to 17) with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa, a painful skin condition that causes boils. The goal is to see how the drug moves through the body and if it is safe. About 40 participants will receive the drug and be monitored for side effects and drug levels.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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43 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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.
- Ages
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9 to 17 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Study participant must be 12 to \<18 years of age at the time of informed consent/assent, at Tanner stage 2 or more, for the first 8 participants only, followed by also including participants ≥9 to \<18 years of age at Tanner stage 2 or more. * Study participant must have a diagnosis of HS for at least 6 months prior to the Baseline Visit. * Study participant must have moderate to severe HS, defined as a total of ≥5 inflammatory lesions (ie, the sum of abscesses and inflammatory nodules), as assessed at both the Screening and Baseline Visits. * Study participant must have HS lesions present in at least 2 distinct anatomic areas, 1 of which must be at least Hurley Stage II or III, as assessed at both the Screening and Baseline Visits. * Study participant must have had a history of inadequate response to a course of a systemic antibiotic for treatment of HS * Study participant must weigh ≥30kg at the Screening Visit. Exclusion Criteria: * Study participant has a draining tunnel count of \>20 at either the Screening or Baseline Visits. * Study participant has experienced primary failure (no response within 12 weeks) to 1 or more IL 17 biologic response modifiers (eg, brodalumab, ixekizumab, secukinumab) OR primary failure to more than 1 biologic response modifier other than an IL-17 biologic response modifier. * Study participant has previously participated in this study or has received previous therapy with bimekizumab. * Study participant has a history of IBD or symptoms suggestive of IBD. * History of active tuberculosis unless successfully treated, latent TB unless prophylactically treated * Study participant has an active infection or history of infections (such as serious infection, chronic infections, opportunistic infections, unusually severe infections) * Study participant has received drugs outside the specified timeframes relative to the Baseline Visit or receives prohibited concomitant treatments * Study participant has the presence of active suicidal ideation, or positive suicide behavior, * Study participant diagnosed with severe depression in the past 6 months prior to the Screening Visit. * Study participant has a history of psychiatric inpatient hospitalization within the past year before enrolling into the study.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hs0006 40095
Wroclaw, Poland
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Hs0006 40326
Berlin, Germany
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Hs0006 40625
Lodz, Poland
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Hs0006 40747
Mainz, Germany
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Hs0006 40761
Warsaw, Poland
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Hs0006 40845
Wroclaw, Poland
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Hs0006 50175
Phoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States
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Hs0006 50178
Clarkston, Michigan, 48346, United States
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Hs0006 50199
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Hs0006 50201
Arlington, Texas, 76011, United States
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Hs0006 50202
Fairborn, Ohio, 45324, United States
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Hs0006 50684
Sacramento, California, 95815, United States
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Hs0006 50706
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
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Hs0006 50707
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Hs0006 50708
Roseville, California, 95661, United States
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Hs0006 50710
Fort Gratiot, Michigan, 48059, United States
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Hs0006 50711
Troy, Michigan, 48084, United States
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Hs0006 50712
Bowling Green, Kentucky, 42104, United States
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