New hope for painful hand and foot skin disease: experimental drug enters trial
NCT ID NCT07503652
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new biologic drug called Xeligekimab in 10 adults with moderate to severe palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP), a chronic skin disease causing painful blisters and scales on the palms and soles. The goal is to see if the drug can reduce symptoms and improve quality of life. Participants must have tried other treatments without success.
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Study facts
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- 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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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:Age: 18 - 75 years old, gender not restricted. Clinically diagnosed PPP for at least 6 months, meeting the diagnostic criteria of Navarini et al. (2017, Br J Dermatol). Moderate to severe PPP: Baseline PPPASI score ≥ 12, PPPIGA score ≥ 3 (moderate or severe). Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) score ≥ 10. Has received at least one local or systemic treatment (such as high-dose corticosteroids, methotrexate) in the past and the treatment was ineffective or intolerable. The patient or the patient's family signs the informed consent form. - Exclusion Criteria:oInclude other types of psoriasis (such as pustular, erythrodermic, or punctate). Have used IL-17A inhibitors within the recent 3 months, or IL-23/TNF-α inhibitors within the past 4 months. Have severe comorbidities (such as ALT/AST \> 3 times the upper limit of normal, eGFR \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m²). Active infections (tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV), pregnancy or lactation, drug allergies, participation in other clinical studies, etc. \-
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Locations
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First Hospital of China Medical University
RECRUITINGShenyang, China
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