Dupilumab for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Chronic Hepatic Pruritus

  • STATUS
    Not Recruiting
  • End date
    Dec 28, 2025
  • participants needed
    12
  • sponsor
    Mayo Clinic
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dupilumab
chronic pruritus

Summary

To investigate the potential efficacy of dupilumab in the treatment of moderate to severe chronic hepatic pruritus.

Description

This is a 22-week (2 week screening, 18-week treatment period followed by a 2 week followup), phase II, open label, exploratory study to investigate the potential efficacy of FDA approved dupilumab in the treatment of adults with moderate to severe chronic hepatic pruritus. Subjects will be screened at outpatient clinic visit appointments and interested qualified subjects will be consented and offered participation in this trial. Once consent has been obtained, baseline values will be established and subjects will begin treatment and follow-up for the next 20 weeks. A final visit will be needed for evaluation and questionnaire completion.

Details
Condition Pruritus, Dermatosis
Age 18years - 100years
Treatment Dupilumab 300Mg Solution for Injection
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04256759
SponsorMayo Clinic
Last Modified on16 February 2024

Eligibility

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Inclusion Criteria

b'Male and/or female subjects 18 years or older with chronic pruritus of moderate to'
b'evere severity in the setting of intrahepatic or extrahepatic cholestatic liver'
b'disease. Chronic is defined as greater than 6 weeks of symptom duration. Pruritus'
b'everity is based on the peak pruritus numerical rating score of \\u2265 4 (moderate'
b'everity).'
b'Documentation of a personally signed and dated informed consent indicating that the'
b'ubject has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the trial.'
b'Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled clinic visits, physical exams,'
b'laboratory tests, questionnaires, and other trial procedures.'

Exclusion Criteria

b'Male and/or female subjects under 18 years of age.'
b'Pruritus due to a primary inflammatory skin dermatosis or other forms of psychogenic'
b'pruritus utilizing skin biopsies as needed.'
b'Pregnant females'
b'History of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy'
b'Any form of chronic hepatic pruritus associated with underlying malignancy'
b'Liver transplant recipients'
b'Allergy to dupilumab or its ingredients'
b'Inability to provide informed consent'
b'Concomitant use of selective opioid antagonists'
b'Subjects with severe asthma (requiring high-dose inhaled or systemic corticosteroids)'
b'will be excluded from the study.'
b'Patients with known helminth infections'
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