New hope for painful skin condition: drug trial targets chinese patients
NCT ID NCT07489573
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests a drug called secukinumab in Chinese adults with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa, a painful skin condition that causes boils and tunnels under the skin. The goal is to see if the drug reduces skin lesions and prevents flare-ups over 16 weeks. About 36 participants will receive the drug every two or four weeks.
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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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About 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Signed informed consent must be obtained before any assessment is performed. * Chinese male and female participants ≥ 18 years of age. * Confirmed/documented diagnosis of HS ≥ 6 months prior to baseline. * Participants with moderate to severe HS at baseline defined as: * A total of at least 5 inflammatory lesions, i.e., abscesses and/or inflammatory nodules AND * Inflammatory lesions should affect at least 2 distinct anatomic areas (e.g., left and right axillae) Exclusion Criteria: * Total fistulae count ≥ 20 at baseline. * Any other active skin disease or condition that may interfere with assessment of HS at baseline. * Active inflammatory bowel disease. * Underlying conditions (including, but not limited to, metabolic, hematologic, renal, hepatic, pulmonary, neurologic, endocrine, cardiac, infectious including tuberculosis and hepatitis, or gastrointestinal conditions), which in the opinion of the investigator, significantly immunocompromise the participant and/or place the participant at unacceptable risk for receiving an immunomodulatory therapy. * Use or planned use of systemic biological/non-biological immunomodulator, corticosteroid treatment for HS, or participation in any interventional trial * Previous exposure to secukinumab (AIN457) or any other biologic drug directly targeting IL-17A, IL-17 A/F or the IL-17 receptor. * Women of childbearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using methods of contraception during the entire study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510091, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGShijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGNingbo, Zhejiang, 315016, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGWenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100191, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100730, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200040, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGTianjin, 300052, China
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