Apremilast Pediatric Study in Children With Active Oral Ulcers Associated With Behçet's Disease

Last updated: November 26, 2025
Sponsor: Amgen
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Lupus

Treatment

Placebo

Apremilast

Clinical Study ID

NCT04528082
20190530
2023-503436-40-00
2019-002787-27
  • Ages 2-17
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The aim of this study is to estimate the efficacy of apremilast compared to placebo in the treatment of oral ulcers in pediatric participants from 2 to < 18 years of age with oral ulcers associated with Behçet's disease (BD) through week 12.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Key Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or Female participants 2 to < 18 years of age at randomization.

  • Diagnosed with BD meeting the ISGBD criteria at any time prior to the screening visit.

  • Oral ulcers that occurred ≥ 3 times within the 12-month period prior to the screening visit.

  • Participant must have ≥ 2 oral ulcers at both the screening visit and on day 1.

  • Participant has had prior treatment with ≥ 1 non-biologic BD therapy, such as, but not limited to, topical corticosteroids or systemic treatment.

Key Exclusion Criteria

  • Behçet's disease-related active major organ involvement - pulmonary (eg, pulmonary artery aneurysm), vascular (eg, thrombophlebitis), gastrointestinal (eg, ulcers along the gastrointestinal tract), or CNS (eg, meningoencephalitis) manifestations, or ocular lesions (eg, uveitis) requiring immunosuppressive therapy; however:

  • Previous major organ involvement is allowed if it occurred ≥1 year prior to the screening visit and is not active at time of enrollment

  • Participants with mild BD-related ocular lesions not requiring systemic immunosuppressive therapy are allowed

  • Participants with BD-related arthritis and BD-skin manifestations are also allowed.

  • Previous exposure to biologic therapies for the treatment of BD oral ulcers, previous biologic exposure is allowed for other indications (including other manifestations of BD).

Study Design

Total Participants: 60
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Placebo
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
September 09, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
December 17, 2030

Connect with a study center

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon Hopital Femme Mere Enfant

    Bron 3029931, 69677
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon Hopital Femme Mere Enfant

    Bron cedex, 69677
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hopital Necker Enfants Malades

    Paris, 75015
    France

    Terminated

  • Hopital Robert Debre

    Paris, 75019
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hopital Necker Enfants Malades

    Paris 2988507, 75015
    France

    Terminated

  • Hopital Robert Debre

    Paris 2988507, 75019
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Agia Sofia Children Hospital

    Athens, 11527
    Greece

    Site Not Available

  • Attikon University General Hospital

    Athens, 12462
    Greece

    Active - Recruiting

  • Agia Sofia Children Hospital

    Athens 264371, 11527
    Greece

    Active - Recruiting

  • Attikon University General Hospital

    Athens 264371, 12462
    Greece

    Active - Recruiting

  • General Hospital of Thessaloniki Ippokrateio

    Thessaloniki, 54642
    Greece

    Site Not Available

  • General Hospital of Thessaloniki Ippokrateio

    Thessaloniki 734077, 54642
    Greece

    Active - Recruiting

  • Meir Medical Center

    Kfar Saba, 4428164
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Meir Medical Center

    Kfar Saba 294514, 4428164
    Israel

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ospedale Santissima Annunziata

    Chieti, 66100
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Ospedale Santissima Annunziata

    Chieti 3178796, 66100
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini

    Genova, 16147
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini

    Genova 8969657, 16147
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini

    Milan 6951411, 20122
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini

    Milano, 20122
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu

    Roma, 00165
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu

    Roma 8957247, 00165
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

    Sevilla, Andalucía 41013
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

    Seville 2510911, Andalusia 2593109 41013
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d Hebron

    Barcelona 3128760, Catalonia 3336901 08035
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Sant Joan de Deu

    Esplugues de Llobregat 3122826, Catalonia 3336901 08950
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d Hebron

    Barcelona, Cataluña 08035
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Sant Joan de Deu

    Esplugues de Llobregat, Cataluña 08950
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

    Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana 46026
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

    Valencia 2509954, Valencia 2593113 46026
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitario La Paz

    Madrid, 28046
    Spain

    Terminated

  • Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

    Madrid, 28034
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario La Paz

    Madrid 3117735, 28046
    Spain

    Terminated

  • Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

    Madrid 3117735, 28034
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

    Lausanne, 1011
    Switzerland

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

    Lausanne 2659994, 1011
    Switzerland

    Terminated

  • Hacettepe Universitesi Tip Fakultesi

    Ankara, 06100
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hacettepe Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Ankara, 06100
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Istanbul Universitesi Cerrahpasa Tip Fakultesi

    Istanbul, 34098
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Istanbul Universitesi Istanbul Tip Fakultesi

    Istanbul, 34093
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Istanbul Universitesi Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Istanbul, 34093
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Umraniye Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi

    Istanbul, 34764
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Dokuz Eylul Tip Fakultesi Arastirma Uygulama Hastanesi

    Izmir, 35330
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Dokuz Eylul Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Izmir, 35330
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Erciyes Universitesi Tip Fakultesi

    Kayseri, 38030
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Erciyes Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Kayseri, 38030
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Hacettepe Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Ankara 323786, 06100
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Istanbul Universitesi Cerrahpasa Tip Fakultesi

    Istanbul 745044, 34098
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Istanbul Universitesi Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Istanbul 745044, 34093
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Umraniye Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi

    Istanbul 745044, 34764
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Dokuz Eylul Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Izmir 311046, 35330
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Terminated

  • Erciyes Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Kayseri 308464, 38030
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Birmingham Childrens Hospital

    Birmingham, B4 6NH
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Birmingham Childrens Hospital

    Birmingham 2655603, B4 6NH
    United Kingdom

    Terminated

  • Alder Hey Childrens Hospital

    Liverpool, L12 2AP
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Alder Hey Childrens Hospital

    Liverpool 2644210, L12 2AP
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • John Radcliffe Hospital

    Oxford, OX3 7LD
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • John Radcliffe Hospital

    Oxford 2640729, OX3 7LD
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

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