Alopecia areata
MONDO:0005340Loss of scalp and body hair involving microscopically inflammatory patchy areas.
Also known as: alopecia areata, alopecia circumscripta, patchy loss of hair
64 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.
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New pill could regrow hair in severe alopecia – trial begins
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a drug called deuruxolitinib in Japanese adults aged 18-65 with severe alopecia areata, an autoimmune condition causing significant scalp hair loss. Participants must have at least 50% hair loss. The trial measures how well the drug regrows hair and how satisfied…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Sun Pharma Japan Limited • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a pill reverse severe baldness? major trial underway
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 3 trial tests whether upadacitinib (Rinvoq) can help regrow hair in people with severe alopecia areata, an autoimmune condition that causes patchy or total hair loss. About 1500 adults and teens will receive either the drug or a placebo daily for up to 160 weeks. The m…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: AbbVie • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a poop pill cure bald spots? new trial tests microbiota transplant for alopecia
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether transplanting healthy gut bacteria can help people with alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes patchy or total hair loss. Forty adults with moderate to severe hair loss will take either antibiotic and microbiota transplant capsules or a placeb…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: University of Minnesota • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New IV drug hopes to regrow hair in severe alopecia
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called LY4005130 for adults with severe alopecia areata, a condition causing significant hair loss. About 60 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo intravenously. The goal is to see if the drug can regrow hair and to check for side effe…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Could a cancer drug regrow hair in rare autoimmune disease?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial tests whether ruxolitinib, a drug already approved for certain blood disorders, can help regrow hair in people with APECED, a rare immune condition that often causes severe alopecia areata. About 70 participants aged 12 to 75 will take the pill twice daily for …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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Allergy drug dupilumab tested as potential hair loss treatment
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether dupilumab, a drug used for allergies and eczema, can help regrow hair in people with moderate-to-severe alopecia areata who also have allergies or high IgE levels. Participants receive weekly injections of dupilumab or a placebo for 48 weeks, followed by …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Emma Guttman • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Real-World hair loss drug study launches: will ritlecitinib deliver in practice?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study follows 850 people with alopecia areata who are taking the approved drug ritlecitinib in real-world clinics. Researchers will measure hair regrowth using the SALT score over 24 weeks. The goal is to see how well the drug works outside of controlled trials, in everyday …
Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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New hope for kids with severe hair loss: baricitinib pill tested in major trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether baricitinib, a daily pill, can safely regrow hair in children aged 6 to 17 with severe alopecia areata (patchy hair loss). About 595 kids will receive either the drug or a placebo for 36 weeks, then all can get the drug for up to 2 years. The goal is to s…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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New drug could help regrow hair in severe alopecia
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a drug called LAD603 in 136 adults with severe to very severe alopecia areata, a condition causing significant hair loss. Participants will receive either the drug or a placebo to see if it helps regrow hair and is safe. The main goal is to measure changes in hai…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Almirall, S.A. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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New drug litfulo tracked in 3,000 patients for hair loss treatment
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is monitoring the safety and effectiveness of Litfulo (Ritlecitinib) in 3,000 people with severe alopecia areata, a condition causing patchy hair loss. Participants take the drug as prescribed in real-world clinics across Korea. Researchers will track side effects and …
Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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Hair loss drug ritlecitinib tested for Long-Term safety in teens
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study looks at the long-term safety and effects of the drug ritlecitinib for severe alopecia areata, a condition causing significant hair loss. It involves 140 teens who previously completed Pfizer studies on this drug. Participants take a daily capsule for up to 3 years, wi…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:24 UTC
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New antibody drug aims to halt skin and hair loss
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new drug called IBI3013, which blocks a protein (IL-15) involved in immune attacks. It includes 160 people: healthy volunteers first, then people with active vitiligo or severe alopecia areata. The main goal is to check safety and how the drug moves…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:24 UTC
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New pill could help regrow hair in alopecia areata patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an experimental oral drug called NXC736 in 73 adults with moderate to severe alopecia areata, a condition causing patchy or total hair loss. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either NXC736 or a placebo for 12 weeks. The main goal is to see if the drug…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: NEXTGEN Bioscience • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:06 UTC
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New skin disease drug enters first human trials
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called BG-A3004 for the first time in humans. It aims to check the drug's safety and how the body processes it in healthy volunteers and people with immune-related skin diseases. The study is split into two parts: single dose in healthy people and mult…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: BeOne Medicines • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:00 UTC
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Could a new drug help kids regrow hair? major trial underway
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests if dupilumab can help children aged 6 to 17 with moderate to severe alopecia areata regrow hair. About 76 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo for 48 weeks, followed by an open-label extension. The main goal is to measure changes in scalp hair l…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:07 UTC
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New drug trial targets skin and scalp woes in down syndrome
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a daily pill called abrocitinib for people with Down syndrome who have eczema or a type of hair loss. About 56 participants will take the drug for up to 60 weeks to see if it safely controls their skin or scalp condition. The goal is to manage symptoms, not cure …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:01 UTC
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New study to settle debate: which drug works best for Kids' hair loss?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study compares two common drugs, cyclosporine and methotrexate, to treat moderate-to-severe alopecia areata in children aged 2-17. The goal is to see which medicine helps regrow hair better over 9 months. Participants and their parents choose which treatment to try, and doct…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: Erasmus Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:01 UTC
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New pill may help teens regrow hair lost to alopecia
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an oral drug called deuruxolitinib in teenagers aged 12 to 17 who have lost at least half their scalp hair due to alopecia areata. The goal is to see if the drug can safely regrow hair. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the drug or a placeb…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:00 UTC
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New combo treatments for alopecia areata: microneedling plus lactic acid, vitamin d, or steroid
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether microneedling combined with one of three substances—lactic acid, vitamin D3, or a steroid (triamcinolone acetonide)—can help regrow hair in people with patchy alopecia areata. Eighty-eight participants will receive one of the four treatments (including a …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Zagazig University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:14 UTC
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New pill could help regrow hair in severe alopecia
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a daily pill called upadacitinib for people with severe alopecia areata, an immune system attack on hair follicles causing at least 25% scalp hair loss. About 123 teens and adults in Japan will take either the drug or a placebo for up to 104 weeks to see if it sa…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: AbbVie • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:06 UTC
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New drug hopes to regrow hair in severe alopecia
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a drug called FB102 in 32 adults with severe to very severe alopecia areata, a condition causing significant hair loss. Half receive the drug and half a placebo, all by IV. The main goal is to check safety, but researchers will also measure hair regro…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Forte Biosciences, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:58 UTC
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Compassionate use of ritlecitinib offers hope for severe hair loss patients
Disease control AVAILABLEThis program provides early access to ritlecitinib for people with severe alopecia areata who have lost at least half of their scalp hair and have not responded to or cannot tolerate standard treatments. The goal is to offer a potential treatment option before the drug is fully a…
Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:58 UTC
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New drug aims to regrow hair in alopecia patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study tests a new drug called HCW9302 in 30 adults with alopecia areata, a condition causing patchy or total hair loss. The drug is an IL-2 fusion protein given by injection. The main goal is to check safety and find the right dose for future studies, not to prov…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: HCW Biologics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:55 UTC
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New drug VIS171 enters human trials for lupus, hair loss, and kidney disease
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new drug called VIS171 in 30 people with lupus, alopecia areata, or a kidney condition called FSGS. The main goal is to check safety and how the body handles the drug. Participants receive VIS171 as a shot under the skin, alongside their usual care,…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 18:25 UTC
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Can a psoriasis drug help regrow hair? small study tests injections
Disease control Recruiting nowThis pilot study tests whether injecting cyclosporine directly into the scalp can safely regrow hair in people with alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease causing patchy hair loss. Twelve adults with mild to moderate hair loss will receive either cyclosporine or saline injections…
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: University of California, Davis • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 15:57 UTC
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New injection aims to regrow hair in patchy baldness
Symptom relief Recruiting nowThis early-stage study tests whether ALD-102, a solution injected into the scalp, is safe and can help regrow hair in people with alopecia areata. About 24 adults aged 18-55 will receive either the drug, a placebo (saline), or no treatment in different scalp areas. The main goal …
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Aldena Therapeutics • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:10 UTC
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New laser aims to ease psoriasis and vitiligo in just 10 minutes per session
Symptom relief Recruiting nowThis study is testing a new laser called PALLAS to treat skin diseases like vitiligo, psoriasis, alopecia areata, and atopic dermatitis. About 50 people will receive UVB laser treatments twice a week for up to 3 months. The goal is to see if the laser improves the skin condition …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Szeged University • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:02 UTC
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Massive global study launches to measure hidden toll of skin diseases
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study aims to understand how alopecia areata, vitiligo, and hidradenitis suppurativa affect the quality of life and daily functioning of teenagers and adults. Researchers will collect information from nearly 2,800 participants across multiple countries using surveys and skin…
Sponsor: AbbVie • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:05 UTC
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New registry to track alopecia areata in teens
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis registry will follow 1500 adolescents aged 12-17 with severe alopecia areata, a condition causing hair loss. Researchers will collect data from routine dermatology visits to better understand the disease's natural history, how it is managed, and what treatments are used. The…
Sponsor: CorEvitas • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:03 UTC
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5,000 patients join quest to unravel hair loss mystery
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis observational study will follow about 5,000 adults with alopecia areata across North America to learn more about the condition, how it changes over time, and how it is currently treated. Researchers will collect data from doctor visits and patient surveys to better understan…
Sponsor: CorEvitas • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:03 UTC