Psoriasis patients: does your injection schedule matter?
NCT ID NCT07642544
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at 120 adults with moderate-to-severe psoriasis who take secukinumab, a biologic drug. It compares two maintenance schedules: the standard every-4-week injection versus a non-standard schedule (longer intervals or lower dose). The goal is to see which schedule keeps psoriasis under control longer and how well patients recover if the drug stops working. The study is observational and uses medical records, so it cannot prove cause and effect.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- secukinumab (a biologic drug that targets inflammation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the best maintenance schedule for secukinumab to keep psoriasis under control longer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center retrospective study, not a randomized trial. Results may not apply to all patients, and the study only looks back at existing records.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years, with a clinical diagnosis of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. * Initiated secukinumab treatment at our center between January 2020 and December 2025, and completed the standard 5-week induction period. * Achieved PASI 75 response at the end of the induction period. * Had a clearly defined maintenance treatment pattern (standard or non-standard), with complete treatment records and regular efficacy assessments. * Complete electronic medical record data available for extraction. Exclusion Criteria: * Failure to complete the induction period, or failure to achieve PASI 75 response by the end of the induction period. * Irregular maintenance treatment pattern, or substantial missing data. * Use of other targeted biologic agents or small molecule drugs during the maintenance period. * Permanent discontinuation of treatment for non-efficacy reasons, such as pregnancy, severe infection, or malignancy. * Participation in other interventional clinical trials that may confound efficacy assessment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medicine School
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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