What this phase means
Phase 3: this treatment already looked useful in smaller studies. Now it is tested in a large group, often against standard care or a dummy treatment, to see if it should be approved.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Deucravacitinib, or Placebo matching deucravacitinib. The registry lists allocation as randomized. The purpose of this pediatric study is to measure the drug levels, how well it works and safety of Deucravacitinib in children and adolescent participants aged 4 to \<18 years with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
They plan to enroll about 153 people at 65 sites. Taking part typically means taking a study drug (or dummy pill) plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Efficacy and Safety of Deucravacitinib (BMS-986165) in Pediatric Subjects With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Interventions: Deucravacitinib, Placebo matching deucravacitinib
Primary outcome (registry wording): Observed average concentration at steady state for deucravacitinib at Week 2