A Study of Guselkumab in Participants With Active Psoriatic Arthritis

Study Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of guselkumab treatment in participants with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) by assessing the reduction in signs and symptoms of PsA.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms	No
Study Type An interventional clinical study is where participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes. An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes. Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.	Interventional
Eligible Ages	18 Years and Over
Gender	All

More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Have active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) despite previous non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD), apremilast, and/or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy.

- Have a diagnosis of PsA for at least 6 months before the first administration of study agent and meet Classification criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) at screening.

- Have active PsA as defined by: at least 3 swollen joints and 3 tender joints at screening and at baseline; and C-reactive protein (CRP) greater than or equal to (>=) 0.3 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) at screening from the central laboratory.

- Have >= 2 joints with erosions on baseline radiographs of the hands and feet as determined by central read.

- Have at least one of the following PsA subsets: distal interphalangeal joint involvement, polyarticular arthritis with absence of rheumatoid nodules, arthritis mutilans, asymmetric peripheral arthritis, or spondylitis with peripheral arthritis.

- Have active plaque psoriasis, with at least one psoriatic plaque of >= 2 centimeter (cm) diameter or nail changes consistent with psoriasis.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Has known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to study intervention or its excipients.

- Has other inflammatory diseases that might confound the evaluations of benefit of guselkumab therapy, including but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (AS)/non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), systemic lupus erythematosus, or Lyme disease.

- Has previously received any biologic treatment.

- Has ever received tofacitinib, baricitinib, filgotinib, peficitinib, decernotinib, upadacitinib or any other Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor.

- Has received any systemic immunosuppressants (example, azathioprine, cyclosporine, 6 thioguanine, mercaptopurine, mycophenolate mofetil, hydroxyurea, tacrolimus) within 4 weeks of the first administration of study intervention

Trial Details

Trial ID: This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.	NCT04882098
Phase Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans. Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data. Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs. Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.	Phase 3
Lead Sponsor The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.	Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Principal Investigator The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.	Janssen Research & Development, LLC Clinical Trial
Principal Investigator Affiliation	Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Agency Class Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.	Industry
Overall Status	Recruiting
Countries	Australia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Philippines, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States
Conditions The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.	Arthritis, Psoriatic
Study Website:	View Trial Website

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Group 1: Guselkumab and Placebo

Participants will receive guselkumab and placebo subcutaneously (SC) to maintain the blind. Participants who have not discontinued will be eligible to enter a long-term extension (LTE) and will receive guselkumab and placebo SC. After the study is unblinded to the investigative sites, participants will receive guselkumab and no longer be required to dose with placebo to maintain the blind.

Experimental: Group 2: Guselkumab

Participants will receive guselkumab SC. Participants who have not discontinued will be eligible to enter an LTE and will receive guselkumab SC.

Experimental: Group 3: Placebo Followed by Guselkumab

Participants will receive placebo SC and will cross over to receive SC guselkumab. Participants who have not discontinued will be eligible to enter an LTE and will receive guselkumab SC.

Interventions

Drug: - Guselkumab

Participants will receive guselkumab as SC injection.

Drug: - Placebo

Participants will receive matching placebo as SC injection.

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Rheumatology Associates, Birmingham, Alabama

Status

Recruiting

Address

Rheumatology Associates

Birmingham, Alabama, 35205

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