Study type

Study topic

Human medicinal product

Study type

Non-interventional study

Scope of the study

Assessment of risk minimisation measure implementation or effectiveness
Drug utilisation
Non-interventional study

Non-interventional study design

Cohort
Study drug and medical condition

Name of medicine

OTEZLA

Study drug International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name

APREMILAST

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code

(L04AA32) apremilast
apremilast

Medical condition to be studied

Behcet's syndrome

Additional medical condition(s)

Subjects with oral ulcers due to Behçet’s Disease
Population studied

Age groups

Adolescents (12 to < 18 years)
Adults (18 to < 46 years)
Adults (46 to < 65 years)
Adults (65 to < 75 years)
Adults (75 to < 85 years)
Adults (85 years and over)

Estimated number of subjects

100
Study design details

Main study objective

The objective of this survey is to evaluate the safety of OTEZLA® tablets in actual clinical settings of use in OTEZLA-naïve subjects with oral ulcers due to Behçet’s Disease who have had an inadequate response to topical treatment.

Outcomes

Incidence of Adverse Drug Reactions, especially incidence of gastrointestinal disorders.

Data analysis plan

Analyses are descriptive in nature, including confidence intervals.
Due to the nature of the observational study, no confirmatory statistical testing is foreseen in this study.
Subgroup analyses are also performed if sample size allows.