New hope for sinus sufferers: drug targets stubborn inflammation
NCT ID NCT06691113
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called itepekimab in 66 adults with chronic sinusitis who have not improved with standard treatments. Participants receive either the drug or a placebo for 24 weeks. The goal is to see if itepekimab can reduce sinus inflammation and ease symptoms like congestion, runny nose, and facial pain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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66 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- 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: * Participant must be 18 years of age or older. * Participants must have ongoing symptoms of nasal congestion/obstruction at least 12 consecutive weeks before Visit 1 and a Nasal Congestion Score (NCS) ≥2 at Visit 1 (day score) and Visit 2 (weekly average score). * Participants must have sinus Total Symptom Score (sTSS) (NC, rhinorrhea, facial pain/pressure) ≥5 at Visit 1 (day score) and Visit 2 (weekly average score). * Participants must have at least one of the following features: * Prior sinonasal surgery (as protocol defined) for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). * Treatment with systemic corticosteroid(s) (SCS) within the prior 2 years before Screening (Visit 1) * Worsening symptoms of CRS in the past 2 years which would have required treatment with SCS, however participant is intolerant or has a contraindication to SCS. * Participants must have bilateral inflammation of paranasal sinuses with bilateral ethmoid and maxillary opacification on screening CT scan. Participants must have ≥25% opacification of the ethmoid sinuses and ≥25% opacification of at least 1 maxillary sinus by central reading of CT scan. * Participants must have a Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22-Items (SNOT-22) score of ≥20 at Visit 1 and Visit 2. * Participants who have received a stable dose of mometasone furoate nasal spray (MFNS) for at least 3 weeks before Visit 2. * A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or breastfeeding, and at least 1 of the following conditions applies: * Is not a women of childbearing potential (WOCBP). OR * Is a WOCBP and agrees to use a contraceptive method that is highly effective, with a failure rate of \<1% during the study (at a minimum until 20 weeks after the last dose of study intervention). Exclusion Criteria: Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply: * Participants with conditions/concomitant diseases making them non-evaluable at Visit 1 or for the primary efficacy endpoint. * Participants with nasal cavity malignant tumor and benign tumors (eg, papilloma, blood boil). * Radiological suspicion or confirmed invasive or expansive fungal rhinosinusitis. * Have any clinically significant diseases or disorders (eg, cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, liver, kidney, neurological, musculoskeletal, endocrine, metabolic, psychiatric, physical impairment) that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may put the subject at risk by participating in the study, or interfere with the subject's intervention, assessment, or influence the results of the study, or have compliance issues with the study. * Sinus surgery within 6 months before Screening (Visit 1) * Participants who received SCS 1 month prior to Screening (Visit 1) or during the screening period (between Visit 1 and Visit 2). * Participants treated with other intranasal corticosteroid(s) (INCS) (only study provided AxMP \[MFNS\] is permitted), intranasal emitting devices/stents, nasal spray using exhalation delivery system such as Xhance™ during the screening period. * Participants with a history of severe systemic hypersensitivity reaction to mAb. * Known allergy to itepekimab or to its excipients. Any drug or other allergy that, in the opinion of the Investigator, contraindicates participation in the study. The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advanced Research Associates (ARA) Professionals- Site Number : 8400002
Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Alamo ENT Associates- Site Number : 8400026
San Antonio, Texas, 78258, United States
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Allervie Clinical Research - Birmingham- Site Number : 8400006
Birmingham, Alabama, 35209, United States
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana-Site Number : 3800003
Pisa, 56124, Italy
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ENT Associates of Texas - McKinne- Site Number : 8400013
McKinney, Texas, 75070, United States
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Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) Medical Group- Site Number : 8400007
Norfolk, Virginia, 23510, United States
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS-Site Number : 3800001
Rome, Roma, 00168, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico-Site Number : 3800002
Rome, Roma, 00128, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 0320001
Buenos Aires, 1425, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0320003
San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, 4000, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0320004
Corrientes, 3400, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0560001
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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Investigational Site Number : 0560002
Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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Investigational Site Number : 0560003
Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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Investigational Site Number : 0560004
Gesves, 5340, Belgium
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Investigational Site Number : 1240001
Québec, Quebec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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Investigational Site Number : 1240002
Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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Investigational Site Number : 1240003
Québec, Quebec, G1V 4W2, Canada
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Investigational Site Number : 1240005
London, Ontario, N6A 4V2, Canada
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Investigational Site Number : 1240009
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, G8T 7A1, Canada
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Investigational Site Number : 1240012
Québec, Quebec, G2J 0C4, Canada
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Investigational Site Number : 1520001
Santiago, Reg Metropolitana de Santiago, 7500505, Chile
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Investigational Site Number : 1520002
Concepción, Biobio, 4070094, Chile
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Investigational Site Number : 1520003
Santiago, Reg Metropolitana de Santiago, 7500692, Chile
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Investigational Site Number : 1560001
Beijing, 100730, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560002
Shanghai, 200127, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560003
Zibo, 255036, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560004
Baotou, 014040, China
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Investigational Site Number : 2500004
Marseille, 13005, France
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Investigational Site Number : 2500005
Montpellier, 34295, France
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Investigational Site Number : 2500010
Poitiers, 86021, France
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Investigational Site Number : 2500012
La Rochelle, 17019, France
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Investigational Site Number : 4100001
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi, 07061, South Korea
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Investigational Site Number : 4100002
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi, 06351, South Korea
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Investigational Site Number : 4100003
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi, 03080, South Korea
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Investigational Site Number : 4100004
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi, 03722, South Korea
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Investigational Site Number : 4100005
Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31116, South Korea
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Investigational Site Number : 6160001
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 00-909, Poland
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Investigational Site Number : 6160002
Poznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 60-693, Poland
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Investigational Site Number : 6160004
Bielsko-Biala, Silesian Voivodeship, 43-300, Poland
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Investigational Site Number : 6160006
Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 31-513, Poland
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Investigational Site Number : 6160008
Lodz, Lódzkie, 90-302, Poland
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Investigational Site Number : 6200001
Guimarães, 4800-055, Portugal
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Investigational Site Number : 6200002
Porto, 3814-501, Portugal
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Investigational Site Number : 6420001
Brasov, 500283, Romania
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Investigational Site Number : 6420002
Bucharest, 022328, Romania
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Investigational Site Number : 7240001
Seville, Sevilla, 41009, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240002
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalunya [Cataluña], 08907, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240003
Barcelona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08003, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240004
Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, 11407, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240005
Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240006
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Modena Allergy + Asthma- Site Number : 8400005
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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Sacramento Ear Nose & Throat - Roseville- Site Number : 8400008
Roseville, California, 95661, United States
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Treasure Valley Medical Research- Site Number : 8400022
Boise, Idaho, 83706, United States
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United Medical Doctors - Murrieta- Site Number : 8400001
Murrieta, California, 92563, United States
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Western States Clinical Research- Site Number : 8400009
Wheat Ridge, Colorado, 80033, United States
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