New study checks drug levels in breast milk for nursing moms
NCT ID NCT06888193
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at how much of the drug bimekizumab passes into breast milk. Researchers will collect milk samples from 20 breastfeeding mothers with conditions like psoriasis or arthritis over several weeks. The goal is to understand potential exposure for nursing infants, not to treat the disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Study participant must be at least 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent. * Study participant is being treated with commercial bimekizumab per locally approved prescribing information and in accordance with her treating physician. * Study participant is breastfeeding and intends to breastfeed throughout the Sampling Period. * The decision to treat with bimekizumab and to breastfeed is made independently from and prior to the study participant consenting to participate in the study. * Study participant must be on bimekizumab treatment for at least 12 weeks after delivery and since starting/restarting/continuing bimekizumab prior to sampling (prior to start of the Sampling Period). * A female study participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant and does not plan to become pregnant during the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Study participant has any medical, obstetrical, or psychiatric condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could jeopardize or would compromise the study participant's ability to participate in this study. * The infant has any abnormality noted on physical examination or medical history that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may jeopardize or compromise study participation. * Study participant has a history of chronic alcohol or drug abuse within the previous last year. * Study participant has history of breast implants, breast augmentation, or breast reduction surgery. * Study participant plans a surgical intervention during the Screening Period and Sampling Period or anticipates having surgery while participating in the Sampling Period (does not apply to tubal ligation). * Study participant or her infant has participated in another study of an investigational medicinal product (IMP) (and/or an investigational device) within the previous 6 months or is currently participating in another study of an IMP (and/or an investigational device), unless the study is UCB PS0036 or a bimekizumab registry study. * Study participant or her infant has previously participated (ie, entered the sampling period) in this study.
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
14 sites in 5 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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RECRUITINGSouth Miami, Florida, 33155, United States
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RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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RECRUITINGSanta Monica, California, 90404, United States
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RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
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RECRUITINGVancouver, Canada
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RECRUITINGCalgary, Canada
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RECRUITINGFreiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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RECRUITINGHerne, Germany
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RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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RECRUITINGSankt Gallen, Switzerland
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RECRUITINGLausanne, Switzerland
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