New drug hope for painful hand and foot pustules
NCT ID NCT07000630
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tested the drug deucravacitinib in people with moderate-to-severe palmoplantar pustulosis, a skin condition causing painful pustules on the palms and soles. The study planned to enroll 25 participants who would take the drug daily for 16 weeks, but it was terminated early with only 3 participants. Researchers aimed to see if the drug could reduce pustules and improve quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Deucravacitinib
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new oral treatment option for palmoplantar pustulosis, a chronic skin condition with limited therapies.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early with only 3 participants, so results are very limited. It is a small, non-randomized study, and the drug may not prove effective or safe in larger groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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3 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 to 65 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: * Men and women between ages 18 - 65 years who have suffered from palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) for at least 6 months. * Patients were required to have over 10 well-demarcated white or yellow pustules across all regions, with or without plaque psoriasis * Patients were required to have a Palmoplantar Pustular Physician's Global Assessment (PPPGA) score of at least moderate severity (≥3) and a minimum PPPASI score of 12. * Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with ICH GCP and local legislation prior to admission to the trial. * Further criteria apply. Exclusion Criteria: * Systemic treatment for PPP ended less than five half-lives or 12 weeks ago * Topical treatment for PPP ended less 4 weeks ago * Women who are pregnant, nursing, or who plan to become pregnant while in the trial. * Severe, progressive, or uncontrolled condition such as renal, hepatic, haematological, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurologic, cerebral, or psychiatric disease, or signs and symptoms thereof. * Presence or known history of anti-TNF-induced PPP-like disease. * Patient with a transplanted organ (with exception of a corneal transplant \>12 weeks Prior to screening) or who have ever received stem cell therapy. * Known history of lymphoproliferative disease, including lymphoma, or signs and symptoms suggestive of possible lymphoproliferative disease, such as lymphadenopathy and/or splenomegaly. * Further criteria apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University First Hospital
Beijing, 100034, China
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