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Multi-Center PAMPA Study

Preventing Arthritis in a Multi-Center Psoriasis At-Risk Cohort

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18 years old or older;
2. Both male \& female;
3. Psoriasis diagnosis (per dermatologist) for at least 2 years (in at least 30% of participants);
4. Willing and able to provide informed consent;
5. Fulfillment of HR-PsO criteria (Psoriasis (PsO) patients will meet the definition of HR if they fulfill the following criteria: a) PsO duration \>2 years and Psoriasis Body Surface Area (BSA) \>3% and positive imaging findings in MSKPDUS defined as a RM-PsASon score of \>3.36

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Evidence of inflammatory joint pain, enthesitis and/or dactylitis on exam;
2. Current systemic immunosuppressive medication use (i.e., methotrexate, apremilast) at the time of enrollment or biologic therapy (ever);
3. RA seropositivity (mid-high RF/ACPA titers);
4. Current active malignancy;
5. History of symptomatic polyarticular OA or other joint conditions (such as RA, gout, etc) that may impair the ability to assess for PsA development
6. Conditions where initiation of guselkumab is prohibited in the prescribing information, including clinically important active infection and untreated latent tuberculosis;
7. Known hypersensitivity to the study agent.

About the study

This is a multi-center (North-America), randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, wait-list, interventional, preventive trial of guselkumab in high-risk psoriasis patients compared to non-biologic standard of care.

The primary objective of the proposed trial will be to test the hypothesis that a prolonged, unresolved skin inflammation coupled with musculoskeletal power-doppler ultrasound (MSKPDUS) abnormalities driven by IL-23 increase the risk for transition into PsA and that an intervention that targets one of these pivotal molecules (i.e., Guselkumab) will:

1. Diminish MSKPDUS findings at 24 weeks, and 2. Significantly reduce or prevent the emergence of synovio-enthesial phenotype at year 2.

What is being tested

• Guselkumab (drug)
• Placebo (drug)

Sponsor: NYU Langone Health · Participants: 176 · Started: Feb 16, 2022

Contact the study team

• Jose Scher, MD · Phone: 6465017400

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05004727

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Psoriasis

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.