Study of Guselkumab in Skin of Color Participants With Moderate-to-severe Plaque and/or Scalp Psoriasis

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of guselkumab treatment versus placebo in skin of color participants with predominant moderate-to-severe body psoriasis or predominant moderate-to-severe scalp psoriasis by assessing improvements in the signs and symptoms of psoriasis.

Timeline

Start

2022-07-13

Primary completion

2025-05-30

Completion

2025-05-30

Publications

• Alexis A, McMichael A, Vashi N, Bhutani T, Yeung J, Alkousakis T, Rowland K, Choi O, Ma T, Chan D, Lester J, Rodriguez AO, Yadav G, Kindred C, Grimes P, Taylor SC, Desai SR. The Impact of Post-inflammatory Pigment Alteration After Psoriasis: Novel Data from the VISIBLE Study. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2026 Apr;16(4):2031-2045. doi: 10.1007/s13555-026-01688-z. Epub 2026 Mar 2.
• Alexis A, McMichael A, Soung J, Choi O, Alkousakis T, Alonso-Llamazares J, Shahriari M, Rodriguez AO, Bhutani T, Chan D, Rowland K, Sauder M, Hong HC, Yadav G, Yeung J, Jeyarajah J, Ma T, Gao LL, Park-Wyllie L, Green L, Lee M, Vashi N, Kindred C, Grimes P, Taylor SC, Desai SR; VISIBLE Trial Investigators. Guselkumab for Moderate to Severe Psoriasis Across All Skin Tones: Cohort A of the VISIBLE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Dermatol. 2025 Sep 1;161(9):901-911. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2025.1836.
• McMichael A, Shahriari M, Stein Gold L, Alkousakis T, Choi O, Bhutani T, Rodriguez AO, Tyring SK, Chan D, Rowland K, Albrecht L, Lynde C, Yadav G, Yeung J, Park-Wyllie L, Ma T, Jeyarajah J, Gao LL, Smith S, Moore AY, Vashi N, Kindred C, Grimes P, Desai SR, Taylor SC, Alexis A; VISIBLE Trial Investigators. Guselkumab for Moderate to Severe Scalp Psoriasis Across All Skin Tones: Cohort B of the VISIBLE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Dermatol. 2025 Sep 1;161(9):912-922. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2025.1849.
• Alexis A, McMichael A, Vashi N, Bhutani T, Rodriguez AO, Yeung J, Choi O, Chan D, Alkousakis T, Bronner DN, Park-Wyllie L, Gao LL, Grimes P, Shahriari M, Yadav G, Kindred C, Taylor SC, Desai SR. Improving Diversity in a Novel Psoriasis Study: VISIBLE as a Framework for Clinical Trial Quality Improvement. JAMA Dermatol. 2025 Mar 1;161(3):256-264. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.5103.

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