New pill shows promise for stubborn scalp psoriasis
NCT ID NCT05478499
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an oral medication called deucravacitinib against a placebo in 154 adults with moderate-to-severe scalp psoriasis. The main goal was to see if more people achieved clear or almost clear scalp skin after 16 weeks of treatment. This is a disease-control study, meaning the treatment aims to manage symptoms rather than cure the condition.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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154 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- 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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18 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. Men and women diagnosed with stable plaque psoriasis with scalp involvement for 6 months or more. Stable psoriasis is defined as no morphology changes or significant flares of disease activity in the opinion of the Investigator 2. Deemed by the Investigator to be a candidate for phototherapy or systemic therapy 3. Moderate-to-severe scalp psoriasis as defined by scalp-specific Physician's Global Assessment (ss-PGA) ≥ 3; ≥ 20% scalp surface area (SSA); Psoriasis Scalp Severity Index (PSSI) ≥ 12 at the Screening visit and Day 1 4. ≥ 3% of Body Surface Area (BSA) involvement at the Screening visit and Day 1 5. Evidence of plaque psoriasis in a non-scalp area 6. Failed to respond to, or intolerant of ≥ 1 topical therapy for scalp psoriasis Exclusion Criteria: * Target Disease Exceptions: 1. Has nonplaque psoriasis (ie, guttate, inverse, pustular, erythrodermic or drug-induced psoriasis) at Screening or Day 1 Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion 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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Local Institution - 0001
Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71913, United States
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Local Institution - 0002
New Brighton, Minnesota, 55432, United States
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Local Institution - 0003
Portland, Oregon, 97201, United States
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Local Institution - 0004
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Local Institution - 0005
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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Local Institution - 0006
Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States
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Local Institution - 0007
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46256, United States
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Local Institution - 0008
Beverly, Massachusetts, 01915, United States
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Local Institution - 0011
Mahlow, 15831, Germany
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Local Institution - 0012
Lübeck, 23538, Germany
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Local Institution - 0013
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60590, Germany
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Local Institution - 0014
Rzeszów, 35-055, Poland
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Local Institution - 0015
Wroclaw, 51-685, Poland
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Local Institution - 0017
Lodz, 90-436, Poland
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Local Institution - 0019
Paris, 75010, France
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Local Institution - 0022
Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States
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Local Institution - 0026
Krakow, 30438, Poland
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Local Institution - 0031
London, Greater London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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Local Institution - 0033
Houston, Texas, 77004, United States
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Local Institution - 0038
Witten, Deutschland, 58454, Germany
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Local Institution - 0039
Southampton, HAMPSHIRE, SO16 6DU, United Kingdom
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Local Institution - 0040
Romans-sur-Isère, 26102, France
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Local Institution - 0041
Louisville, Kentucky, 40217, United States
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Local Institution - 0044
Rouen, 76031, France
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Local Institution - 0045
Salford, Greater Manchester, M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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Local Institution - 0047
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 48302, United States
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Local Institution - 0048
Hamburg, 20246, Germany
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Local Institution - 0049
East Windsor, New Jersey, 08520, United States
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Local Institution - 0051
Kew Gardens, New York, 11415, United States
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