EBUL0. A 20-Week Multicentre, Open Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Apremilast in Patients > 6 years of age with Epidermolysis bullosa simplex generalized

2023-508794-83-00 Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) Ongoing, recruiting

Start 10 Jan 2025 · Status Ongoing, recruiting · 1 EU/EEA countries · 5 sites

Overview

Sponsor-declared trial summary

Phase Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II)
Status Ongoing, recruiting
Participants planned 20
Countries 1
Sites 5

Epidermolysis bullosa simplex

To study the efficacy of apremilast over the 3 periods of a challenge-dechallenge-rechallenge design like study in patients ≥ 6 years presenting with EBS-sev.

Key facts

Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice
Participant type
Pediatric, Patients
Age range
0-17 years, 18-64 years, 65+ years
Gender
Male and Female
Therapeutic area
Diseases [C] - Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
Trial duration
10 Jan 2025 → ongoing
Decision date (initial)
2024-06-18
Transition trial
No
Low-intervention
No
Rare-disease indication
Yes
Vulnerable population
No

Trial design

CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding

Main objective

Scope: Therapy

To study the efficacy of apremilast over the 3 periods of a challenge-dechallenge-rechallenge design like study in patients ≥ 6 years presenting with EBS-sev.

Secondary objectives 4

  1. To describe safety of apremilast treatment over the study period
  2. To describe the evolution of the following efficacy and health outcomes measures within each study period: - Severity (patient and clinician global assessment) - Itch and pain (visual analogic scales) - Duration of dressing - QoL (adult and children dermatological quality of life scales) -EB severity scores
  3. To study the patients’ compliance during treatment periods
  4. To validate a new score developed to evaluate EBS-sev severity

Conditions and MedDRA coding

Epidermolysis bullosa simplex

VersionLevelCodeTermSystem organ class
25.0 LLT 10087382 Epidermolysis bullosa simplex 100000004848

Regulatory references

EMA paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
EMEA-000715-PIP03-11
Plan to share IPD
No

Eligibility criteria

Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor

Inclusion criteria 4

  1. Male or female patients 6 years or older
  2. Laboratory confirmed diagnosis of EBS-sev due to KRT5 or 14 mutation (autosomal)
  3. Mean daily number of new blisters >4.
  4. Subject/caregiver agrees not to use any topical therapies other than the investigator approved

Exclusion criteria 5

  1. EBS lesions requiring oral therapy to treat an infection
  2. Use of any diacerein containing product within 6 months prior to Visit 1
  3. Use of systemic immunotherapy or cytotoxic chemotherapy within 60 days prior to Visit 1
  4. Use of systemic steroidal therapy within 30 days prior to Visit 1
  5. Use of any systemic product that, in the opinion of the investigator, might put the subject at undue risk by study participation or interferes with the study assessments within 30 days prior to Visit 1

Endpoints

Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)

Primary endpoints 1

  1. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of apremilast in the treatment of patients with EBS-sev.

Secondary endpoints 4

  1. Safety and tolerability will be assessed through the description of the following specific events occurring during the treatment periods of the study plus 1 week to be conservative
  2. Secondary efficacy and health outcomes measures:Severity, itch, pain, Duration of dressing, Quality of life
  3. compliance
  4. Validation of a new severity scale for EBS-sev patients

Investigational products

Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary

Test 4

Otezla 10mg, 20mg, 30 mg film-coated tablets

PRD7877792 · Product

Active substance
Apremilast
Pharmaceutical form
FILM-COATED TABLET
Route of administration
ORAL
Max daily dose
60 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
60 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
16 Week(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L04AA32 — -
Marketing authorisation
EU/1/14/981/001
MA holder
AMGEN EUROPE B.V.
MA country
Norway
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Otezla 10mg, 20mg, 30 mg film-coated tablets

PRD7877790 · Product

Active substance
Apremilast
Pharmaceutical form
FILM-COATED TABLET
Route of administration
ORAL
Max daily dose
60 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
60 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
16 Week(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L04AA32 — -
Marketing authorisation
EU/1/14/981/001
MA holder
AMGEN EUROPE B.V.
MA country
EU
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Otezla 30 mg film-coated tablets

PRD7877794 · Product

Active substance
Apremilast
Pharmaceutical form
FILM-COATED TABLET
Route of administration
ORAL USE
Max daily dose
60 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
60 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
16 Week(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L04AA32 — -
Marketing authorisation
EU/1/14/981/002
MA holder
AMGEN EUROPE B.V.
MA country
Iceland
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Otezla 10mg, 20mg, 30 mg film-coated tablets

PRD7877791 · Product

Active substance
Apremilast
Pharmaceutical form
FILM-COATED TABLET
Route of administration
ORAL
Max daily dose
60 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
60 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
16 Week(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L04AA32 — -
Marketing authorisation
EU/1/14/981/001
MA holder
AMGEN EUROPE B.V.
MA country
Iceland
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Sponsors and contacts

Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice

Sponsor organisation
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice
Address
4 Avenue Reine Victoria
City
Nice
Postcode
06000
Country
France

Scientific contact point

Organisation
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice
Contact name
Christine CHIAVERINI

Public contact point

Organisation
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice
Contact name
Christine CHIAVERINI

Locations

1 EU/EEA country · 5 investigational sites

By country

CountryMS statusPlanned subjectsSites
France Ongoing, recruiting 20 5
Rest of world 0

Investigational sites

France

5 sites · Ongoing, recruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
dermatologie, 24 Chemin De Pouvourville, 31400, Toulouse
Centre Hospitalier Regional Et Universitaire De Brest
Dermatology, 2 Avenue Marechal Foch, 29200, Brest
Hopital Necker Enfants Malades
Dermatology, 149 Rue De Sevres, 75015, Paris
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice
Dermatology, 151 Route De Saint Antoine, 06200, Nice
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Dermatology, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris

Country notifications

Trial-start, recruitment-start, end and early-termination notifications submitted per Member State

Country Trial startTrial end Recruitment startRecruitment end Early termination
France 2025-01-10 2025-06-17

Results and documents

Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial

Documents 22 files

Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.

TypeTitleVersion
Protocol (for publication) D1_protocol_2023-508794-83-00 3.0
Protocol (for publication) D4_diary_ inf 50kg_visite3 1.0
Protocol (for publication) D4_diary_ sup 50kg_visite2 1.0
Protocol (for publication) D4_diary_ sup 50kg_visite3 1.0
Protocol (for publication) D4_diary_inf 50kg_visite2 1.0
Protocol (for publication) D4_diary_inf 50kg_visite5 1.0
Protocol (for publication) D4_diary_sup 50kg_visite5 1.0
Protocol (for publication) D4_diary_visite1 0.0
Protocol (for publication) D4_diary_visite4 1.0
Recruitment arrangements (for publication) K1- Recruitment arrangement 1.0
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1 SIS partenaire femme 0.2
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF 16 17 ans_ 3.2
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF 6 12 ans 0.1
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF_13-15 1.1
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF_13-15 track change 1.1
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF_16 17 ans_track change 3.2
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF_Adulte 3.2
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF_parent 3.2
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF_patientdevenumajeur 3.2
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS femme enceinte 0.1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) G2 otezla 1
Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol synopsis_2023-508794-83-00 2.0

Application history

6 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications

#TypeCodeSubmittedReference MSConclusionDecision date
1 INITIAL IN 2024-03-12 France Acceptable
2024-06-04
2024-06-18
2 NON SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION NSM-2 2024-09-23 France Acceptable
2024-06-04
2024-09-23
3 SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION SM-2 2024-09-24 France Acceptable
2024-10-30
2024-11-28
4 NON SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION NSM-3 2025-01-09 France Acceptable
2024-10-30
2025-01-09
5 NON SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION NSM-4 2025-07-25 France Acceptable
2024-10-30
2025-07-25
6 SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION SM-3 2025-11-21 France Acceptable
2026-01-28
2026-02-27