Trial in Patients With Psoriasis Treated With Methotrexate Using an Optimized Treatment Schedule (METOP)

Summary

This is a multicenter, multinational (12 centers planned, in Germany 9 centers and in France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (UK) 1 center in each country respectively), randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study. The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of methotrexate (MTX) in patients with moderate to severe Psoriasis compared to Placebo as assessed by the primary endpoint "75% reduction of Psoriasis Area Severity Index" (PASI 75 ) during a 16 week treatment phase. As secondary objectives the safety and efficacy of the optimized treatment schedule will be assessed using multiple methods (e.g. (Serious) Adverse Events ((S)AE) occurrence and questionnaires)

Timeline

Start

2013-02

Primary completion

2014-09

Completion

2015-05

Drugs

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