Completed
FUTURE 4A Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Multicenter Study of Subcutaneous Secukinumab (150 mg) in Pre-filled Syringe, With or Without Loading Regimen, to Demonstrate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability up to 2 Years in Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis (FUTURE 4)
What is being tested
Secukinumab
+ Placebo
BiologicalOther
Who is being recruted
Arthritis+10
+ Bone Diseases
+ Joint Diseases
Over 18 Years
+11 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Treatment Study
Placebo-ControlledPhase 3
Interventional
Study Start: May 2015
Summary
Principal SponsorNovartis Pharmaceuticals
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Study start date: May 29, 2015
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.The purpose of this study was to provide 16-week efficacy, safety and tolerability data versus placebo to support the use of secukinumab 150 mg by subcutaneous (s.c.) self-administration with or without a loading regimen and maintenance dosing using pre-filled syringe (PFS) and to assess efficacy, safety and tolerability up to 2 years in subjects with active PsA despite current or previous NSAID or DMARD therapy
Official TitleA Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Multicenter Study of Subcutaneous Secukinumab (150 mg) in Pre-filled Syringe, With or Without Loading Regimen, to Demonstrate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability up to 2 Years in Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis (FUTURE 4)
Principal SponsorNovartis Pharmaceuticals
Last updated: January 27, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
341 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
ArthritisBone DiseasesJoint DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesPsoriasisSkin DiseasesSpinal DiseasesSpondylitisArthritis, PsoriaticSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesSkin Diseases, PapulosquamousSpondylarthritisSpondylarthropathies
Criteria
5 inclusion criteria required to participate
Inadequate control of symptoms with NSAID.
Diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) classified by ClASsification criteria for Psoriatic ARthritis (CASPAR) criteria.
Rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibodies negative.
Diagnosis of active plaque psoriasis or nail changes consistent with psoriasis.
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6 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Chest X-ray or chest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with evidence of ongoing infectious or malignant process.
Subjects taking high potency opioid analgesics.
Previous exposure to secukinumab or other biologic drug directly targeting interleukin-17 (IL-17) or IL-17 receptor.
Ongoing use of prohibited psoriasis treatments / medications.
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Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
3 intervention groups are designated in this study
33.333% chance of being blinded to the placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalSecukinumab 150 mg s.c. with loading: Secukinumab 150 mg at Baseline, Weeks 1, 2 and 3, followed by dosing every four weeks starting at Week 4. After primary outcome evaluation, approval and implementation of Amendment 2 Secukinumab dose may have been escalated to 300 mg as judged appropriate by the investigator
Group II
ExperimentalSecukinumab 150 mg s.c. without loading: Secukinumab 150 mg at baseline, followed by dosing every four weeks starting at Week 4, with Placebo at Weeks 1, 2 and 3. After primary outcome evaluation, approval and implementation of Amendment 2 Secukinumab dose may have been escalated to 300 mg as judged appropriate by the investigator
Group III
PlaceboPlacebo to Secukinumab at Baseline, Weeks 1, 2 and 3, followed by dosing every four weeks starting at Week 4 until Week 16/24, depending on patients responder status. From Week 16/24, patients were switched to Secukinumab 150 mg every four weeks. After primary outcome evaluation, approval and implementation of Amendment 2 Secukinumab dose may have been escalated to 300 mg as judged appropriate by the investigator
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 64 locations
Suspended
Suspended
Novartis Investigative Site
Upland, United StatesSuspended
Novartis Investigative Site
Denver, United StatesSuspended
Novartis Investigative Site
Palm Harbor, United StatesCompleted64 Study Centers