Recruiting
Phase 2

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Scleroderma Research Foundation, Inc.

Code:

NCT06195072

Conditions

Interstitial Lung Disease Due to Systemic Disease

Scleroderma

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Amlitelimab

BI 1015550 (Nerandomilast)

Placebo

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to test efficacy of different investigational products (IPs) compared with placebo on the change from baseline to the end of the treatment period at Week 52 in lung capacity in participants with Interstitial Lung Disease Secondary to Systemic Sclerosis.

Conditions

Interstitial Lung Disease Due to Systemic Disease

Scleroderma

Study ID

NCT06195072

Start date

Apr 15, 2024

Status verified date

Oct, 2025

Completion date

Nov, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female 18+ years of age at the time of signed informed consent;
2. SSc classification as defined by the 2013 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism criteria. Participants with diffuse, limited or sine cutaneous skin involvement are eligible
3. Onset of SSc (defined by first non-Raynaud's symptom) 7 years or less prior to the Screening Visit;
4. A Modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) less than 40
5. Presence of ILD with evidence of any fibrosis on HRCT (within 3 months or less of randomization)
6. Presence of an FVC 45% or more predicted normal;
7. Presence of a diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) 30% or more predicted normal, corrected for hemoglobin;

Other protocol and/or subprotocol inclusion criteria apply.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presence of clinically significant pulmonary abnormalities inconsistent with ILD on HRCT (e.g., scarring due to previous active tuberculosis \[TB\], sarcoidosis, lung mass, or other findings unrelated to SSc-ILD, as determined by a local radiologist/Investigator);
2. Presence of infected ulcers or active gangrene at the Screening Visit;
3. History of scleroderma renal crisis within 6 months prior to the Screening Visit;
4. Forced expiratory volume in 1 second/FVC <0.65 (pre-bronchodilator) at the Screening Visit
5. History of stem cell transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, or solid organ transplantation;
6. History of treatment with rituximab within the 6 months prior to the Screening Visit;
7. History treatment with cell-depleting therapies other than rituximab, including, but not limited to, CAMPATH®; anti-cluster of differentiation (CD)3, anti-CD4, anti-CD5, antiCD19, and anti-CD20 agents; and investigational agents
8. Treatment with tocilizumab, nintedanib, pirfenidone, abatacept, leflunomide, tacrolimus, tofacitinib, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), or any biologic or cyclophosphamide within 3 months prior to Screening Visit
9. History of use of any investigational medication or device for any indication within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to Screening Visit.
10. Presence of any of the following laboratory findings at the Screening Visit:

  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate <45 mL/min/1.73 m2, calculated using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation;
  • Alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase level > (2 x ULN);
  • Platelets <100 × 109/L (100,000/μL);
  • White blood cell count <2500/μL;
  • Neutrophil blood count <1500/μL;
  • Prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time >1.5 × ULN, or international normalized ratio >2; or
  • Any other laboratory test result, that in the opinion of the Investigator, might place the study participant at risk for participation in the study.
11. Presence of a clinically significant disorder that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could contraindicate the administration of study product, affect compliance, interfere with study evaluations, or confound the interpretation of study results
12. Presence of a concomitant life-threatening disease with life expectancy <12 months based on the Investigator's assessment;
13. Evidence of active tuberculosis (TB) or being at high risk for TB

Other protocol and/or subprotocol exclusion criteria apply.

Study Design

Enrollment

400 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Amlitelimab

placebo comparator: Amlitelimab matching placebo

experimental: BI 1015550 (Nerandomilast)

placebo comparator: BI 1015550 (Nerandomilast) matching placebo

Interventions

Amlitelimab

IP will be administered subcutaneously by the Investigator or designee as follows:

  • Amlitelimab or
  • Matching placebo

BI 1015550 (Nerandomilast)

Study participants will take the active investigational product BI 1015550 (Nerandomilast) or matching placebo provided as film-coated tablets, administered orally BID.

Placebo

see Experimental Arm intervention description

Primary outcome measure

  • The change in forced vital capacity (FVC, in mL). [ Time Frame: from baseline to the end of the treatment period at Week 52 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

University of Alabama - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294

Keck School of Medicine at USC Medical Center

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048

Stanford University Medical Center

Recruiting

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94305

Georgetown University Medical Center - Department of Rheumatology

Recruiting

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20007

The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC)

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637

University of Kansas School of Medicine

Recruiting

Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Recruiting

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224

Massachusetts General Hospital

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

Boston University (BU)

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

University of Michigan

Recruiting

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-0370

Mayo Clinic

Recruiting

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Recruiting

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901

Northwell Health

Recruiting

Great Neck, New York, United States, 11021

Hospital for Special Surgery

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10021

Columbia University Medical Center

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10032

Duke University Medical Center

Recruiting

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710

Oregon Health &amp; Science University (OHSU)

Recruiting

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239

University of Pennsylvania

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Recruiting

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29404

University of Texas Houston - Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin

Recruiting

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226

More Information

Sponsor

Scleroderma Research Foundation, Inc.

Last update posted

Aug 18, 2026

Last verified

Oct, 2025

Keywords

  • platform
  • scleroderma
  • interstitial lung disease
  • systemic sclerosis
  • SSc
  • SSc-ILD

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Scleroderma Research Foundation, Inc. on 2026-08-18.