4-Year arthritis drug study shows promise for kids
NCT ID NCT03769168
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at the long-term safety and effectiveness of the drug secukinumab in children with two types of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: juvenile psoriatic arthritis and enthesitis related arthritis. Fifty-five children who had already completed a previous study continued treatment for up to 4 years. The goal was to see if the drug kept working and remained safe over time.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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55 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2019
- Finished
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Nov 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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2 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Key Inclusion Criteria: * Patients had to have participated in the core study CAIN457F2304 and completed the entire treatment period up to and including Week 104. * Patients had to be deemed by the investigator to benefit from continued secukinumab therapy. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with plans for administration of live vaccines during the extension study period were excluded. * Patients taking any other concomitant biologic immunomodulating agent(s) except secukinumab were excluded. * Patients who were deemed not to be benefiting from the study treatment based on lack of improvement or worsening of their symptoms were excluded.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cincinnati Childrens Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Legacy Emanuel Research Hospital Portland
Portland, Oregon, 97232, United States
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Novartis Investigative Site
Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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Novartis Investigative Site
Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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Novartis Investigative Site
Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
Hamburg, 22081, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
Saint Augustin, 53757, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
Genova, GE, 16147, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
Naples, 80131, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
Krakow, 31503, Poland
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Novartis Investigative Site
Moscow, 119991, Russia
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Novartis Investigative Site
Saint Petersburg, 194100, Russia
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Novartis Investigative Site
Voronezh, 394036, Russia
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Novartis Investigative Site
Yekaterinburg, 620149, Russia
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Novartis Investigative Site
Panorama, Western Cape, 7500, South Africa
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Novartis Investigative Site
Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
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Novartis Investigative Site
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, 15706, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Istanbul, Halkali, 34303, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Novartis Investigative Site
Istanbul, TUR, 34098, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Novartis Investigative Site
Ankara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Novartis Investigative Site
Istanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)
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St Lukes Intermountain Research Center
Boise, Idaho, 83702, United States
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