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A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Remibrutinib (LOU064) for 24 Weeks in Adolescents From 12 to Less Than 18 Years of Age With Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Inadequately Controlled by H1-antihistamines Followed by an Optional Open-label Extension for up to Another 3 Years and an Optional Safety Long-term Treatment-free Follow-up Period for up to an Additional 3 Years

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What is being tested

LOU064 (blinded)

+ placebo

Drug
Who is being recruted

Chronic Urticaria+9

+ Chronic Disease

+ Hypersensitivity

From 12 to 17 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Placebo-ControlledPhase 3
Interventional
Study Start: July 2023
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Summary

Principal SponsorNovartis Pharmaceuticals
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Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: July 11, 2023

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This trial consists of 3 different periods: 1. the "core period", which is randomized and double-blind, during which 2/3 participants will receive remibrutinib and 1/3 will receive placebo for 24 weeks. Total duration: approximately 32 weeks (10 site visits). 2. an optional "open-label extension (OLE) period" proposed to all participants who completed 24 weeks of treatment of the "core period" and all scheduled assessments planned at week 24 visit . Depending on their CSU symptoms (as assessed by the doctor), participants will either receive remibrutinib for 24 weeks, or enter an observational treatment-free period for 1 year. If the CSU symptoms return during the observational period, the participants can switch to the treatment period at any time (decided by the doctor). At the end of the 24-week treatment period, if CSU is controlled, participants will enter the 1-year observational period, otherwise, they can continue with another cycle of 24-week remibrutinib treatment. The number of remibrutinib treatment or observational cycles will be limited to 6 times each. Total duration: from 1 year to approximately 3 years, and number of visits: from 3 to 15 (depending on the CSU symptoms). 3. an optional "long-term treatment-free follow-up period" proposed to all participants who completed at least 4 months treatment in the "OLE period". No treatment will be given. Duration: 3 years with 1 site visit and up to 4 phone call follow-up visits. The primary clinical question of interest is what is the effect of remibrutinib treatment versus placebo on the change from baseline in UAS7, ISS7 and HSS7 scores after 12 weeks of treatment

Official TitleA Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Remibrutinib (LOU064) for 24 Weeks in Adolescents From 12 to Less Than 18 Years of Age With Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Inadequately Controlled by H1-antihistamines Followed by an Optional Open-label Extension for up to Another 3 Years and an Optional Safety Long-term Treatment-free Follow-up Period for up to an Additional 3 Years
NCT05677451
Principal SponsorNovartis Pharmaceuticals
Study ContactNovartis PharmaceuticalsMore contacts
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

100 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.

From 12 to 17 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

Chronic UrticariaChronic DiseaseHypersensitivityHypersensitivity, ImmediateImmune System DiseasesPathologic ProcessesSkin DiseasesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsUrticariaSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesSkin Diseases, VascularDisease Attributes

Criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female adolescent participants aged \>= 12 to \< 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent * CSU duration for \>= 6 months prior to screening (defined as the onset of CSU determined by the investigator based on all available supporting documentation) * Diagnosis of CSU inadequately controlled by second-generation H1-AH at the time of randomization defined as: * The presence of itch and hives for ≥ 6 consecutive weeks prior to screening despite the use of second-generation H1-AH during this time period according to local treatment guidelines * UAS7 score (range 0 - 42) \>= 16, ISS7 score (range 0 - 21) \>= 6 and HSS7 score (range 0 - 21) \>= 6 during the 7 days prior to randomization (Day 1) * Documentation of hives within three months before randomization (either at screening and/or at randomization; or documented in the participants' medical history) Key Exclusion criteria: * Previous use of remibrutinib or other BTK inhibitors * Significant bleeding risk or coagulation disorders * History of gastrointestinal bleeding * Requirement for anti-platelet medication, except for acetylsalicylic acid up to 100 mg/d or clopidogrel up to 75 mg/d. The use of dual anti-platelet therapy (e.g., acetylsalicylic acid + clopidogrel) is prohibited * History or current hepatic disease * Evidence of clinically significant cardiovascular, neurological, psychiatric, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, endocrine, metabolic, hematological disorders, gastrointestinal disease or immunodeficiency that, in the investigator's opinion, would compromise the safety of the participant, interfere with the interpretation of the study results or otherwise preclude participation or protocol adherence of the participant * History of hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or its excipients or to drugs of similar chemical classes * Participants having a clearly defined predominant or sole trigger of their chronic urticaria (chronic inducible urticaria) including urticaria factitia (symptomatic dermographism), cold-, heat-, solar-, pressure-, delayed pressure-, aquagenic-, cholinergic-, or contact-urticaria * Other diseases with symptoms of urticaria or angioedema, including but not limited to urticaria vasculitis, urticaria pigmentosa, erythema multiforme, mastocytosis, hereditary angioedema, or drug-induced urticaria * Any other skin disease associated with chronic itching that might influence in the investigator's opinion the study evaluations and results, e.g., atopic dermatitis, bullous pemphigoid, dermatitis herpetiformis, senile pruritus or psoriasis Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

50% chance of being blinded to the placebo group

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
LOU064 (blinded) taken orally b.i.d. for 24 weeks, followed by LOU064 (open-label) taken orally b.i.d. for up to 6 cycles of 24 weeks.

Group II

Placebo
LOU064 placebo (blinded) taken orally b.i.d. for 24 weeks (randomized in a 2:1 ratio arm 1: arm 2)

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 63 locations

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Novartis Investigative Site

Singapore, SingaporeOpen Novartis Investigative Site in Google Maps
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Novartis Investigative Site

Singapore, Singapore
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Novartis Investigative Site

Pretoria, South Africa
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Novartis Investigative Site

Cape Town, South Africa
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63 Study Centers