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# Evaluation of Sonelokimab in Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis Naive to Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug

NCT06641076

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

Phase

Phase 3

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Recruitment status

Active, not recruiting

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Participants

960

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

Lead sponsor

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

Start date

2024-10-15

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

Number of sites

182

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

## Title and summary

**Summary**

This is a study to demonstrate the clinical efficacy and safety of sonelokimab administered subcutaneously compared with placebo in the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis who are naive to biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy.

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

**Acronym**

IZAR-1

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**Short title**

Evaluation of Sonelokimab in Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis Naive to Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug

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**Official title**

A Phase 3, Parallel-group, Randomized, Double-blind, 3-arm, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Sonelokimab in Male and Female Participants Aged 18 Years and Over With Active Psoriatic Arthritis Who Are Naive to Biologic DMARDs

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

## Status and phase

**Control arm**

Placebo

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**Registry reports results**

No

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**Listing at source**

Listed

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

**Recruitment status**

Active, not recruiting

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

**Phase**

Phase 3

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

**Study type**

Interventional

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## Dates

**Completion date**

2027-02-04

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**First posted**

2024-10-15

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**Registry last updated**

2026-10-09

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**Primary completion date**

2026-05-28

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**Start date**

2024-10-15

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

## Size and sites

**Participants**

960

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

**Participant count basis**

Estimated

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**Planned participants**

960

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**Protocol amendments**

2

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**Number of sites**

182

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

## Sponsor and oversight

**Data monitoring committee**

Yes

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**Registry sponsor category**

Industry

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**Lead sponsor**

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG

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**Source registry**

ClinicalTrials.gov

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## Identifiers

**Registry ID**

NCT06641076

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**ClinicalTrials.gov ID**

NCT06641076

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

**Registry record**

Open registry record

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## Study design

**Allocation**

Randomised

**Model**

Parallel groups

**Purpose**

Treatment

**Masking**

Triple masking

**Masked roles**

Participants, Investigators, Outcome assessors

Sources for study design

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

## Outcomes

### Primary outcomes

1. Response rate of participants achieving at least a 50% improvement in the American College of Rheumatology criteria (ACR50)  
Timeframe: Week 16  
Proportion of participants achieving ACR50

### Secondary outcomes

1. Response rate of participants achieving at least 20% improvement in the American College of Rheumatology criteria (ACR20)  
Timeframe: Week 16  
Proportion of participants achieving ACR20
2. Response rate of participants achieving Minimal Disease Activity (MDA)  
Timeframe: Week 16  
Proportion of participants achieving MDA
3. Health Assessment Questionnaire- Disability Index (HAQ-DI)  
Timeframe: Week 16  
Change in HAQ-DI from baseline
4. Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI90)  
Timeframe: Week 16  
Proportion of participants achieving a decrease of ≥90% in the PASI90 response at Week 16 in the subgroup of participants with psoriasis (PsO) involving ≥3% body surface area at baseline
5. Short- form-36 (SF-36) Physical Component Summary (PCS)  
Timeframe: Week 16  
Change from Baseline in SF-36 PCS at Week 16
6. van der Heijde modified Total Sharp Score (vdHmTSS)  
Timeframe: Week 16  
Change from Baseline to Week 16 in joint/bone structural damage (vdHmTSS)

Sources for outcomes

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

## Eligibility

**Sex**

All

**Age groups**

Adults, Older adults

**Minimum age**

18 Years

**Healthy volunteers**

No

### Inclusion criteria

1. Participants must be ≥18 years of age .
2. Participants have a confirmed diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) per the 2006 Classification for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) criteria with symptoms for ≥6 months before the Screening Visit.
3. Participants have active disease (defined by a 68 tender joint count \[TJC68\] of ≥3 and a 66 swollen joint count \[SJC66\] of ≥3).
4. Participants have current active plaque psoriasis (PsO) or a dermatologist-confirmed history of plaque PsO.
5. Participants test negative for both rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide at the Screening Visit.

### Exclusion criteria

1. Participants with a known hypersensitivity to sonelokimab or any of its excipients.
2. Participants who have a diagnosis of chronic inflammatory conditions other than PsO or PsA.
3. Participants with a diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.
4. Participants who have experienced a period of ≥3 consecutive weeks of unexplained diarrhea in the 24 weeks before the Baseline Visit.
5. Participants who have an established diagnosis of arthritis mutilans.
6. Previous exposure to sonelokimab.
7. Participants who have ever received any biologic immunomodulating agents for PsA or PsO, whether investigational or approved.

Sources for eligibility

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

## Sites

- Clinical SiteAvondale, United States
- Clinical SiteChandler, United States
- Clinical SiteFlagstaff, United States
- Clinical SiteMesa, United States
- Clinical SitePhoenix, United States
- Clinical SiteScottsdale, United States
- Clinical SiteTucson, United States
- Clinical SiteSan Diego, United States
- Clinical SiteUpland, United States
- Clinical SiteAvon Park, United States
- Clinical SiteClearwater, United States
- Clinical SiteHialeah, United States
- Clinical SiteTampa, United States
- Clinical SiteSpringfield, United States
- Clinical SiteLake Charles, United States
- Clinical SiteBaltimore, United States
- Clinical SiteGrand Blanc, United States
- Clinical SiteLeland, United States
- Clinical SiteSalisbury, United States
- Clinical SiteStatesville, United States
- Clinical SiteMiddleburg Heights, United States
- Clinical SitePortland, United States
- Clinical SiteMemphis, United States
- Clinical SiteAllen, United States
- Clinical SiteColleyville, United States

And 157 more, listed on the interactive page.

Sources for sites

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06641076)

## Related records

### Drugs (1)

- [Sonelokimab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/sonelokimab-adbbf59a-55c7-5f7f-a428-64ceb12af05a.md)

### Lead sponsors (1)

- [MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG](https://trialight.com/data/company/moonlake-immunotherapeutics-ag-da0c6bc9-e1d7-4eb5-b43e-5f0341ac4aab.md)

### Conditions (1)

- [Psoriatic arthritis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/psoriatic-arthritis-a170161f-e6e6-5022-910a-248dccfdac17.md) Primary condition

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