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Registration number
NCT03895203
Ethics application status
Date submitted
27/03/2019
Date registered
29/03/2019
Date last updated
4/04/2024

Titles & IDs
Public title
A Study to Test the Efficacy and Safety of Bimekizumab in the Treatment of Subjects With Active Psoriatic Arthritis
Scientific title
A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Active Reference (Adalimumab) Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Bimekizumab in the Treatment of Subjects With Active Psoriatic Arthritis
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2017-002322-20
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
PA0010
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
BE OPTIMAL
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Psoriatic Arthritis 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Musculoskeletal 0 0 0 0
Osteoarthritis
Inflammatory and Immune System 0 0 0 0
Rheumatoid arthritis
Inflammatory and Immune System 0 0 0 0
Other inflammatory or immune system disorders
Musculoskeletal 0 0 0 0
Other muscular and skeletal disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Bimekizumab
Treatment: Drugs - Adalimumab
Other interventions - Placebo

Experimental: Bimekzumab dosage regimen - Subjects randomized to this arm will receive assigned bimekizumab dosage regimen and placebo to maintain the blinding with adalimumab and placebo arms during the Treatment Period.

Active Comparator: Adalimumab dosage regimen - Subjects randomized to this arm will receive the assigned adalimumab dosage regimen during the Treatment Period.

Placebo Comparator: Placebo - Subjects randomized to this arm will receive placebo during the Double-Blind Treatment Period and will be reallocated to receive bimekizumab dosage regimen during the Maintenance Period.


Treatment: Drugs: Bimekizumab
Subjects will receive bimekizumab at pre-specified time-points.

Treatment: Drugs: Adalimumab
Adalimumab will be administered according to the labeling recommendations.

Other interventions: Placebo
Subjects will receive placebo at pre-specified time-points.

Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Intervention code [2] 0 0
Other interventions
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 50 response at Week 16
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Week 16
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Change from Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) at Week 16
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Baseline, Week 16
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Psoriasis Area Severity Index 90 (PASI90) response at Week 4 in the subgroup of subjects with psoriasis (PSO) involving at least 3% body surface area (BSA) at Baseline
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Baseline, Week 4
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Psoriasis Area Severity Index 90 (PASI90) response at Week 16 in the subgroup of subjects with psoriasis (PSO) involving at least 3% body surface area (BSA) at Baseline
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Baseline, Week 16
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Change from Baseline in the Short Form 36-item Health Survey (SF-36) Physical Component Summary (PCS) at Week 16
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Baseline, Week 16
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Minimal Disease Activity (MDA) at Week 16
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Week 16
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Change from Baseline in Van der Heijde modified Total Sharp Score (vdHmTSS) in subjects with elevated hs-CRP and/or at least 1 bone erosion at Baseline at Week 16
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Baseline, Week 16
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Enthesitis-free state in the Leeds Enthesitis Index (LEI) at Week 16 in the subgroup of subjects with enthesitis at Baseline in the pooled population of PA0010 and PA0011
Timepoint [7] 0 0
Baseline, Week 16
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Dactylitis-free state based on the Leeds Dactylitis Index (LDI) at Week 16 in the subgroup of subjects with dactylitis at Baseline in the pooled population of PA0010 and PA0011
Timepoint [8] 0 0
Baseline, Week 16
Secondary outcome [9] 0 0
American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20 response at Week 16
Timepoint [9] 0 0
Week 16
Secondary outcome [10] 0 0
Change from Baseline in Van der Heijde modified Total Sharp Score (vdHmTSS) in the overall population at Week 16
Timepoint [10] 0 0
Baseline, Week 16
Secondary outcome [11] 0 0
American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 70 response at Week 16
Timepoint [11] 0 0
Week 16
Secondary outcome [12] 0 0
Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) response defined as score of 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) AND at least a 2-grade reduction from Baseline at Week 4 in the subset of subjects with psoriatic skin lesions at Baseline
Timepoint [12] 0 0
Baseline, Week 4
Secondary outcome [13] 0 0
Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) response defined as score of 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) AND at least a 2-grade reduction from Baseline at Week 16 in the subset of subjects with psoriatic skin lesions at Baseline
Timepoint [13] 0 0
Baseline, Week 16
Secondary outcome [14] 0 0
Change from Baseline in the Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain (PtAAP) at Week 16: PtAAP Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Timepoint [14] 0 0
Baseline, Week 16
Secondary outcome [15] 0 0
Enthesitis-free state based on the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) index at Week 16 in the subgroup of subjects with enthesitis at Baseline
Timepoint [15] 0 0
Baseline, Week 16
Secondary outcome [16] 0 0
Change from Baseline in Psoriatic Arthritis Impact of Disease-12 (PsAID-12) total score at Week 16
Timepoint [16] 0 0
Baseline, Week 16
Secondary outcome [17] 0 0
Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) during the study
Timepoint [17] 0 0
From Baseline until Safety Follow-Up (up to Week 72)
Secondary outcome [18] 0 0
Incidence of treatment-emergent serious adverse events (SAEs) during the study
Timepoint [18] 0 0
From Baseline until Safety Follow-Up (up to Week 72)
Secondary outcome [19] 0 0
Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) leading to withdrawal from investigational medicinal product (IMP) during the study
Timepoint [19] 0 0
From Baseline until Safety Follow-Up (up to Week 72)

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- An Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) approved
written Informed Consent form is signed and dated by the subject

- Subject is male or female at least 18 years of age

- Female subject must be postmenopausal, permanently sterilized or willing to use a
highly effective method of contraception

- Documented diagnosis of adult-onset Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) meeting the
Classification Criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) for at least 6 months prior
to Screening with active PsA and must have at Baseline tender joint count (TJC) >=3
out of 68 and swollen joint count (SJC) >=3 out of 66

- Subject must be negative for rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide
(CCP) antibodies

- Subject must have at least 1 active psoriatic lesion(s) and/or a documented history of
psoriasis (PSO)

- Subject must be a suitable candidate for treatment with adalimumab and has no
contraindications to receive adalimumab as per the local label as assessed by the
Investigator

- Subjects currently taking NSAIDs, cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitors, analgesics
(including mild opioids), corticosteroids, methotrexate (MTX), leflunomide (LEF),
sulfasalazine (SSZ), hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) AND/OR apremilast can be allowed if they
fulfill specific requirements prior to study entry
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
- Female subjects who are breastfeeding, pregnant, or plan to become pregnant during the
study

- Subjects with current or prior exposure to any biologics for the treatment of
Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) or Psoriasis (PSO)

- Subject has an active infection or a history of recent serious infections

- Subject has known tuberculosis (TB) infection, is at high risk of acquiring TB
infection, or has current or history of nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTMB) infection

- Subject has a diagnosis of inflammatory conditions other than PSO or PsA. Subjects
with a diagnosis of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or other inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD) are allowed as long as they have no active symptomatic disease at
Screening or Baseline

- Subject had acute anterior uveitis within 6 weeks of Baseline

- Subject has any active malignancy or history of malignancy within 5 years prior to the
Screening Visit EXCEPT treated and considered cured cutaneous squamous or basal cell
carcinoma, or in situ cervical cancer

- Subject has a form of PSO other than chronic plaque-type (eg, pustular, erythrodermic
and guttate PSO, or drug-induced PSO)

- Presence of active suicidal ideation, or moderately severe major depression or severe
major depression

- Subject has a history of chronic alcohol or drug abuse within 6 months prior to
Screening

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s

The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
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Actual
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
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Actual
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Final
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Pa0010 30005 - Camberwell
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Pa0010 30002 - Clayton
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Pa0010 30008 - Hobart
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Pa0010 30003 - Maroochydore
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Pa0010 30007 - Victoria Park
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Pa0010 30006 - Woodville
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- Camberwell
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- Clayton
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- Hobart
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- Maroochydore
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- Victoria Park
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- Woodville
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
UCB Biopharma SRL
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
This is a study to demonstrate the clinical efficacy, safety and tolerability of bimekizumab
administered subcutaneously (sc) compared with placebo in the treatment of subjects with
active Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA).
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03895203
Trial related presentations / publications
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Contacts
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UCB Cares
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001 844 599 2273
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03895203