A Study to Evaluate the Safe and Effective Use of the Prefilled Safety Syringe or the Auto-injector for the Subcutaneous Self-injection of Bimekizumab Solution by Subjects With Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis (PSO)

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the ability of subjects with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis (PSO) to safely and effectively self-inject bimekizumab at study start and 8 weeks after training in self-injection technique using a prefilled safety syringe or an auto-injector.

Timeline

Start

2018-12-20

Primary completion

2020-07-14

Completion

2020-09-08

Outcome

Results reported · no primary-endpoint met/missed verdict (typical of a dose-finding / safety study)

paper The ability of patients to safely and effectively self-inject bimekizumab was assessed at 8 weeks (primary endpoint) PMID 35133113 ↗

Publications

• Results Sebastian M, Bagel J, Hoepken B, Knapp B, Bicer C, MacPherson M, Langley RG. Single-Injection Options for Administering a 320 mg Dose of Bimekizumab: 2 mL Safety Syringe and Auto-injector. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2025 May;15(5):1113-1134. doi: 10.1007/s13555-025-01366-6. Epub 2025 Mar 29.
• Bagel J, Tatla D, Hellot S, Knapp B, Murphy C, Peterson L, Sebastian M. Bimekizumab Self-Injection Devices: Two Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label Studies on Self-Administration by Patients With Psoriasis. J Drugs Dermatol. 2022 Feb 1;21(2):162-171. doi: 10.36849/jdd.6274.

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