A Long-term Extension (LTE) Study of Guselkumab in Pediatric Participants

Launched by JANSSEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, LLC · Oct 28, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying the long-term safety of a medication called guselkumab for children and teenagers who have certain serious conditions, including ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and juvenile psoriatic arthritis. The trial aims to see how well this treatment works for young people who have already participated in a previous study and found that it helped them. If your child has completed the earlier study and has benefited from the treatment, they may be eligible to join this trial.

To participate, your child needs to be under 18 years old and must not be pregnant or planning to become pregnant. It's also important that they were previously receiving guselkumab and that their doctor believes it has been helpful. Parents will need to sign a consent form to allow their child to take part. If your child joins the study, they will receive ongoing treatment and regular assessments to monitor their health and any side effects. This trial is currently recruiting participants, so if you think your child might qualify, it could be a great opportunity to continue receiving care.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Must have completed the dosing planned in the primary pediatric guselkumab study
• • Must have received benefit from continued guselkumab therapy in the opinion of the investigator
• • Before enrollment, a participant must be either: (a) Not of childbearing potential, OR (b) Of childbearing potential and not sexually active, practicing abstinence or a highly effective method of contraception and agrees to remain on a highly effective method while receiving study intervention and until 12 weeks after the last dose - the end of relevant systemic exposure
• • Parent(s) (or their legally acceptable representative) must sign an informed consent form (ICF) indicating that he or she understands the purpose of, and procedures required for, the study and is willing to allow the child to participate in the study. Assent is required from participants who are capable of understanding the nature of the study, typically those aged 7 years and older, to ensure their willingness to participate. An adolescent who provides assent will have the opportunity to sign an adult ICF upon reaching the age of majority, thereby affirming their understanding of the study's purpose and procedures, as well as their willingness to participate.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Participant is greater than or equal to (\>=) 18 years of age and resides in a country where 2 years have elapsed post marketing authorization for the respective adult indication
• • Participant is \<18 years of age and resides in a county where 2 years have elapsed post marketing authorization for the respective pediatric indication
• • Are pregnant, nursing, or planning pregnancy or fathering a child
• • Have taken any disallowed therapies before the planned first long-term extension (LTE) dose of study intervention
• • Employee of the investigator or study site, with direct involvement in the proposed study or other studies under the direction of that investigator or study site, as well as family members of the employees or the investigator
• • Any condition for which, in the opinion of the investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the participant or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments