Assessing the safety and effectiveness of risankizumab and adalimumab in children with juvenile psoriatic arthritis
Official title: Open-label, Randomized, Assessor-blinded, Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics Study of Subcutaneous Risankizumab With an Adalimumab Reference Arm in Children With Active Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis
Run by AbbVie · NCT06100744 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is testing a new medication called risankizumab to see if it works better and is safer than the standard treatment adalimumab for children with juvenile psoriatic arthritis.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 3 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 5 Years to 17 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 40 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | AbbVie Industry-sponsored |
| Drugs / interventions | methotrexate, risankizumab, adalimumab |
| Locations | 34 sites (Little Rock, Arkansas and 33 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | July 8, 2024 |
| Main results expected | September 2026 |
| Study ends | October 2028 |
| Registry record updated | September 1, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06100744 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates for this study are children diagnosed with juvenile psoriatic arthritis who have had an inadequate response to previous treatments.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with other autoimmune or rheumatic diseases may not benefit from this study.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This clinical trial evaluates the safety and efficacy of risankizumab, a new treatment, compared to the established treatment adalimumab in children diagnosed with juvenile psoriatic arthritis (jPsA). Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either medication through subcutaneous injections based on their body weight. The study aims to assess adverse events, changes in disease activity, and how the drug is processed in the body. Approximately 40 juvenile participants will be enrolled across 30 sites worldwide, focusing on those with active disease in multiple joints.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this study could provide a new effective treatment option for children suffering from juvenile psoriatic arthritis.
How similar studies have gone: Other studies have shown success with similar biologic treatments for juvenile psoriatic arthritis, indicating a promising approach.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of juvenile psoriatic arthritis (jPsA) according to International League of Associations for Rheumatology criteria for at least 3 months prior to screening. * Active Disease in \>= 3 joints at screening and at Baseline (swelling not due to deformity, or limitation of motion with pain, tenderness, or both) are eligible for inclusion in the study. * Have had an inadequate response (lack of efficacy after minimum 2-month duration of therapy at maximally tolerated dose), or intolerance to previous or current treatment with at least 1 of the following conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (csDMARDs): methotrexate (MTX), sulfasalazine, leflunomide, or hydroxychloroquine. Exclusion Criteria: * Have any other autoimmune disease, rheumatic disease (including systemic Juvenile idiopathic arthritis \[JIA\], rheumatoid factor-positive or rheumatoid factor-negative polyarticular JIA, extended oligoarticular JIA, persistent oligoarticular JIA, enthesitis-related arthritis, and undifferentiated JIA), or overlap syndrome. * Prior inadequate response to treatments in the anti-TNF or IL-23 inhibitor classes.
Where it's running
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Arkansas Children's Hospital /ID# 258776
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Recruiting -
Childrens National Medical Center /ID# 259284
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States Recruiting -
Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital Hollywood /ID# 260634
Hollywood, Florida, United States Recruiting -
All X Ray Diagnostic Services Corp /ID# 278523
Miami, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Indiana University Health Riley Hospital for Children /ID# 259067
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Recruiting -
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - West Bank /ID# 260111
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Recruiting
Show 28 more locations
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Columbia University Medical Center /ID# 262587
New York, New York, United States Recruiting -
Boston Childrens Health Physicians /ID# 258061
Valhalla, New York, United States Recruiting -
University of North Carolina - Children's Hospital /ID# 259286
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States Recruiting -
MetroHealth Medical Center /ID# 262377
Cleveland, Ohio, United States Recruiting -
Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland /ID# 276655
Cleveland, Ohio, United States Recruiting -
Child Neurology Consultants of Austin /ID# 260562
Austin, Texas, United States Recruiting -
Monash Health - Monash Medical Centre - Clayton /ID# 260255
Clayton, Victoria, Australia Recruiting -
Alberta Children's Hospital /ID# 257880
Calgary, Alberta, Canada Recruiting -
British Columbia Children and Women's Hospital and Health Centre /ID# 257884
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Recruiting -
Hospital for Sick Children /ID# 257879
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Recruiting -
Chu Bordeaux - Hopital Pellegrin /ID# 258729
Bordeaux, New Aquitaine, France Recruiting -
AP-HP - Hopital Bicetre /ID# 258728
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Paris, France Recruiting -
Asklepios Klinik Sankt Augustin /ID# 259106
Sankt Augustin, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Recruiting -
Helios Klinikum Berlin - Buch /ID# 268803
Berlin, Germany Recruiting -
Hamburger Zentrum fuer Kinder- und Jugendrheumatologie /ID# 259104
Hamburg, Germany Recruiting -
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Meyer /ID# 258587
Florence, Firenze, Italy Recruiting -
ASST Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO /ID# 276753
Milan, Milano, Italy Recruiting -
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu /ID# 258869
Rome, Roma, Italy Recruiting -
Malopolskie Badania Kliniczne /ID# 258777
Cracow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland Recruiting -
Uniwersytecki Szpital Dzieciecy w Lublinie /ID# 258781
Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland Recruiting -
Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii, Reumatologii i Rehabilitacji im. prof. dr hab. med. /ID# 277050
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland Recruiting -
Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka i Rodziny im Jana Pawla II w Sosnowcu /ID# 277058
Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Recruiting -
SPZOZ Centralny Szpital Kliniczny Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi /ID# 258785
Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland Recruiting -
Hospital Sant Joan de Deu /ID# 257568
Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain Recruiting -
Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe /ID# 257567
Valencia, Spain Recruiting -
Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 258848
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom Recruiting -
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 258847
Bristol, United Kingdom Recruiting -
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 262770
Liverpool, United Kingdom Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Abbvie Call Center
- Email: abbvieclinicaltrials@abbvie.com
- Phone: 844-663-3742
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.