Purpose

The purpose of this study is to learn about the safety and effects of the study medicine (called Ritlecitinib) for the possible treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). HS is a disease causing long lasting painful red skin lumps. This study is seeking participants who: - have moderate or severe HS - have previously received antibiotics for HS that did not help, or could not tolerate antibiotics Participants will be randomly (like a flip of coin) assigned to receive either the study medicine or a placebo (a pill that looks like the study medicine but does not contain any medicine). The study medicine or placebo will be taken by mouth once daily at home. For the first part of the study, participants will receive a loading (starting) dose. For the next part of the study, participants will receive a maintenance (ongoing) dose. Participants will take part in the study for about 24 weeks (about 6 months). There will be about 10 study clinic visits: a screening visit, Day 1, and then every 1, 2, or 4 weeks until week 16. At each visit, participants will report on their health and have tests such as physical exams, blood and urine tests, vital signs, chest X-rays, ECGs, hearing tests, and questionnaires. Participants will record when they take the study medicine and their HS symptoms every day in an eDiary on a mobile phone. The experiences of participants receiving the study medicine will be compared to those receiving placebo to help see if the study medicine is safe and effective.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 75 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  1. Male or female participants ≥18 to ≤75 years of age. 2. Participants with a diagnosis (based on clinical history and physical examination) of moderate to severe HS for at least 6 months prior to Screening Visit and inadequate response to at least 4-week (28 days) treatment with oral antibiotics for the treatment of HS.

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Presence of ≥20 draining fistulae at Screening or BL visit 2. Evidence of other active skin disease or condition at screening 3. Have a known immunodeficiency disorder 4. Having a history of systemic infection requiring hospitalization or parenteral therapy, including history of infection with Mycobacterium TB 5. Specific Viral Infection History (incl. history of herpes zoster, HBV or HCV Infection 6. Current or recent history of clinically significant severe, progressive, or uncontrolled other medical conditions 7. Any medical or psychiatric condition including any active suicidal ideation in the past year or suicidal behavior in the past 5 years

Study Design

Phase
Phase 2
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Study Intervention
Participants will receive one oral dose once daily (QD), starting with a loading dose of ritlecitinib for 8 weeks, followed by maintenance for 8 weeks.
  • Drug: Ritlecitinib
    Participants will receive one oral dose once daily (QD), starting with a loading dose of ritlecitinib for 8 weeks, followed by maintenance for 8 weeks.
    Other names:
    • Investigational Product
Placebo Comparator
Placebo
Participants will receive matching placebo.
  • Drug: Placebo
    Participant will receive matching placebo

Recruiting Locations

Medical Dermatology Specialists
Phoenix, Arizona 85006

Burke Pharmaceutical Research
Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913

First OC Dermatology Research Inc
Fountain Valley, California 92708

Carbon Health - Urgent Care - La Habra
La Habra, California 90631

Northridge Clinical Trials
Northridge, California 91325

Integrative Skin Science and Research
Sacramento, California 95815

Wolverine Clinical Trials
Santa Ana, California 92706

Skin Care Research
Boca Raton, Florida 33486

Olympian Clinical Research
Largo, Florida 33770

Ziaderm Research LLC
North Miami Beach, Florida 33162

D&H Tamarac Research Center
Tamarac, Florida 33321

NMC Research LLC
Tampa, Florida 33607

USF - Carol and Frank Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare-Clinical Research Center
Tampa, Florida 33612

Alliance Clinical Research of Tampa
Tampa, Florida 33615

Olympian Clinical Research
Tampa, Florida 33615

USF Florida Hearing Clinic
Tampa, Florida 33620

TruDerm & TruSpa
Wellington, Florida 33449

Advanced Medical Research, PC.
Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328

Endeavor Health
Skokie, Illinois 60077

Whisper Hearing Center
Indianapolis, Indiana 46240

Dawes Fretzin Clinical Research Group, LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana 46250

Community Imaging Center
Indianapolis, Indiana 46256

The Indiana Clinical Trials Center, PC
Plainfield, Indiana 46168

Options Research Group
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906

Essential Medical Research - Overland Park
Overland Park, Kansas 66213

Skin and Hair Center
Overland Park, Kansas 66213

DS Research of Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky 40241

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02215

Revival Research Institute, LLC
Southfield, Michigan 48034

Skin Specialists, PC dba Schlessinger MD
Omaha, Nebraska 68144

Stracskin
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801

DJL Clinical Research, PLLC
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211

ClinOhio Research Services
Columbus, Ohio 43213

Columbia Dermatology & Aesthetics
Columbia, South Carolina 29212

Palmetto Clinical Trial Services - Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina 29615

Center for Clinical Studies, LTD. LLP
Houston, Texas 77004

Eurofins CRL
Forest, Virginia 24551

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Pfizer

Study Contact

Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
1-800-718-1021
ClinicalTrials.gov_Inquiries@pfizer.com

Notice

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