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New arthritis drug trial for kids: could filgotinib help?

NCT ID NCT06222034

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study is testing the drug filgotinib in children aged 8 to 17 with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), a condition causing joint pain and swelling. The goal is to see how the drug moves through the body and if it is safe. Ten children with moderate to severe JIA that is not well controlled by current treatments will take filgotinib once daily for several weeks.

What this could mean

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Active substance
filgotinib (Jyseleca)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis that is not well controlled by current therapies.
What could go wrong
This is a very early (Phase 1) study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The drug may cause side effects or not work as well as hoped.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 1

The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.

Participants

9 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2024

Finished

Jun 2026

Lead sponsor

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

8 to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Key Inclusion Criteria: * Participant with a body mass index (BMI) within the 5th to 95th percentiles for the age and gender (based on World Health Organization BMI charts). Participant must have a minimum weight of 15 kg. * Participant must meet the International League of Associations for Rheumatology classification for 1 of the following categories and have, according to the investigator's judgment, moderately to severely active disease that is not adequately controlled with his/her current therapy. * Rheumatoid factor (RF)-positive polyarthritis * RF-negative polyarthritis * Oligoarthritis * Psoriatic arthritis * Enthesis-related arthritis (ERA) Note: Historical Human leukocyte antigen B-27 (HLA-B27) results are considered appropriate for ERA diagnosis during screening. * Systemic JIA with active arthritis without active systemic features, or with active systemic features that are stable in the prior 6 months of time of enrollment * Participant with intolerance or a history of inadequate response to at least one of the following medications for the treatment of JIA, administered for at least 12 weeks, based on current treatment guidelines: conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (including methotrexate) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for ERA and psoriatic arthritis. * Female participants of childbearing potential (i.e. who have passed menarche) must have a negative highly sensitive urine pregnancy test. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Participant with persistent oligoarthritis. * Participant with undifferentiated arthritis. * Participant with any other any other rheumatic, inflammatory, or immunologic disease (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease, hypogammaglobulinemia, systemic lupus erythematosus, or uncontrolled uveitis). * Active infection that is clinically significant, as per judgment of the investigator. * Participant with a history of complicated herpes zoster infection (with multi-dermatomal, disseminated, ophthalmic, or central nervous system involvement). * Currently on any therapy for chronic infection (such as pneumocystis, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, or atypical mycobacteria). Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/ Exclusion criteria may apply.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Asklepios Klinik Sankt Augustin GmbH

    Sankt Augustin, 53757, Germany

  • Bicêtre University Hospital

    Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270, France

  • CHU Amiens - Hopital Nord

    Amiens, 80054, France

  • Children's university hospital Charité, Campus Virchow, SPZ

    Berlin, 13353, Germany

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital

    London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom

  • Hamburger Zentrum fur Kinder und Jugendrheumatologie

    Hamburg, 22081, Germany

  • Hospital Sant Joan de Deu

    Barcelona, 08950, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

    Valencia, 46026, Spain

  • Malopolskie Badania Kliniczne

    Krakow, 30-002, Poland

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