Vesiculobullous skin disease
MONDO:0006617Skin diseases characterized by local or general distributions of blisters. They are classified according to the site and mode of blister formation. Lesions can appear spontaneously or be precipitated by infection, trauma, or sunlight. Etiologies include immunologic and genetic factors. (From Scientific American Medicine, 1990)
Also known as: vesiculobullous skin disease, Sneddon Wilkinson disease, Sneddon-Wilkinson disease, skin diseases, vesicular, subcorneal pustular dermatoses, subcorneal pustular dermatosis, bullous dermatoses, bullous skin disease
193 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.
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New shingles vaccine trial aims for safer protection in adults 40+
⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️ ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis early-stage trial tests a new shingles vaccine in 120 adults aged 40 and older. The main goal is to check safety and side effects at different doses, while also looking at how well the vaccine triggers an immune response. Participants receive either the vaccine or a placebo,…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Changchun BCHT Biotechnology Co. • Aim: ⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New shingles vaccine Z-1018 takes on shingrix in Head-to-Head trial
⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️ OngoingThis study tests a new shingles vaccine called Z-1018 in about 764 healthy adults aged 50 and older. It compares Z-1018 to the current vaccine, Shingrix, to see if it is safe and triggers a strong immune response. The trial is in early phases (1 and 2), so the main focus is on sa…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Dynavax Technologies Corporation • Aim: ⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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MRNA vaccine takes on shingles: could it beat shingrix?
⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️ OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing a new mRNA vaccine called ABO1108 to prevent shingles in adults aged 40 and above. Around 180 healthy volunteers will receive two shots of either the new vaccine at different doses, a placebo, or the existing Shingrix vaccine. The main goal is to…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Suzhou Abogen Biosciences Co., Ltd. • Aim: ⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:32 UTC
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New mRNA shingles vaccine shows promise in Mid-Stage trial
⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️ OngoingThis study tests a new mRNA vaccine called ABO1108 to see if it can prevent shingles in adults aged 40 and above. About 300 healthy volunteers will receive two shots, two months apart, and be compared to a placebo group. The goal is to measure the immune response and check for sa…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Suzhou Abogen Biosciences Co., Ltd. • Aim: ⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:31 UTC
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New shingles vaccine shows promise in Head-to-Head trial
⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️ OngoingThis study tests a new shingles vaccine called JCXH-105 in healthy adults aged 50 and older. It compares the new vaccine to the current standard, Shingrix, to see if it is safe and triggers a strong immune response. About 467 participants will receive either JCXH-105 or Shingrix,…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Immorna Biotherapeutics, Inc. • Aim: ⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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New shingles vaccine trial aims to protect millions over 40
⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️ OngoingThis study tests a new shingles vaccine in 960 healthy adults aged 40 and older. The goal is to see if it is safe and triggers a strong immune response. Researchers will monitor side effects and measure antibody levels over time. This is an early-stage trial to help develop a bet…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Ab&B Bio-tech Co., Ltd.JS • Aim: ⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:01 UTC
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Could this new vaccine stop shingles for years?
⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️ OngoingThis Phase 3 trial is testing a new shingles vaccine in 12,000 adults aged 40 and older. The goal is to see if the vaccine can prevent shingles for up to 3 years after the two-dose series. Participants previously received the vaccine or a placebo, and researchers are tracking who…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: MAXVAX Biotechnology Limited Liability Company • Aim: ⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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New shingles vaccine candidate enters Mid-Stage trial
⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️ OngoingThis study tests a new shingles vaccine called LYB004 in 840 adults aged 40 and older in China. Participants receive one of four different doses of the vaccine or a placebo. The goal is to see how well the vaccine triggers an immune response and whether it is safe.
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Guangzhou Patronus Biotech Co., Ltd. • Aim: ⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:07 UTC
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New shingles vaccine CRV-101 takes on shingrix in Head-to-Head trial
⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️ OngoingThis phase 2 study tests a new shingles vaccine called CRV-101 (amezosvatein) against the current standard, Shingrix, in about 1,500 adults aged 50 and older. The goal is to see if CRV-101 is safer and triggers a strong immune response. Participants receive two shots and are moni…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Curevo Inc • Aim: ⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:53 UTC
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New hope for rare blistering disease: rituximab vs standard therapy
Disease control OngoingThis study compares two drugs, rituximab and cyclophosphamide, in 92 adults with severe mucous membrane pemphigoid, a rare autoimmune disease that causes painful blisters and scarring on mucous membranes. The goal is to see which treatment is safer and more effective at controlli…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: University Hospital, Rouen • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New ointment could ease blistering in rare skin disease
Disease control OngoingThis study tests an ointment called diacerein 1% on people with a rare genetic skin condition (EBS) that causes fragile skin and painful blisters. About 80 participants will apply the ointment daily to see if it clears blisters and reduces pain. The trial is double-blind, meaning…
Phase: PHASE2, PHASE3 • Sponsor: TWi Biotechnology, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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Engineered immune cells plus chickenpox vaccine take on childhood cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new treatment for advanced osteosarcoma and neuroblastoma that has not responded to standard therapy. Researchers take a patient's own immune cells (T cells), add a gene to help them recognize and attack cancer cells, and combine them with a chicken…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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New drug RAY121 tested for Long-Term control of autoimmune diseases
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study is a long-term extension of an earlier trial, testing the safety of a drug called RAY121 in people with six different immune system disorders, including antiphospholipid syndrome and immune thrombocytopenia. Participants have already completed four doses of RAY121 and …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Chugai Pharmaceutical • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:03 UTC
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Shingles vaccine trial for transplant recipients: a safety check
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study looks at whether the shingles vaccine is safe and works well in young adults (19 and older) who have had a solid organ transplant. About 80 participants will get two doses of the vaccine and be monitored for side effects and immune response. The goal is to help protect…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:01 UTC
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Gene therapy heals wounds in rare skin disease?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests a gene therapy called FCX-007 for people with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, a rare disease that causes fragile skin and painful blisters. The therapy uses the patient's own skin cells, genetically corrected to produce collagen, and injects t…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Castle Creek Biosciences, LLC. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC
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Custom skin patch offers hope for rare blistering condition
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a lab-made skin substitute on one patient with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, a rare disease causing fragile skin and chronic wounds. The goal is to see if the graft can reduce wound size and pain. It is an early-stage, single-patient trial, not a cure.
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:02 UTC
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Gene therapy mends wounds in rare 'butterfly skin' disease
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a treatment called D-Fi, made from a person's own skin cells that are genetically modified to produce a missing protein. It aims to see if injecting these cells into wounds helps them close completely compared to standard care alone. The trial includes 32 childre…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Castle Creek Biosciences, LLC. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:01 UTC
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Gene-Fixed skin patches tested for rare 'Butterfly' disease
Disease control OngoingThis trial tests a new approach for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), a rare genetic condition that causes fragile, blistering skin. Researchers take a small piece of the patient's own skin, fix the faulty gene in a lab, grow it into a larger sheet, and graft it …
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:04 UTC
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Stem cell therapy offers hope for children with butterfly skin
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a stem cell treatment for epidermolysis bullosa, a rare disease causing fragile skin that blisters easily. About 91 people with two types of EB will receive the cells or a placebo through an IV. The main goal is to see if the treatment can safely close stubborn w…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: RHEACELL GmbH & Co. KG • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC
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Stem cell trial aims to heal wounds in 'Butterfly Skin' disease
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether ABCB5-positive stem cells given through an IV can safely and effectively heal wounds in people with epidermolysis bullosa, a rare genetic condition that causes fragile, blistering skin. The study includes 9 participants with a specific type of the…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: RHEACELL GmbH & Co. KG • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC
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Could a stronger antibiotic dose keep cellulitis patients out of hospital?
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study tests whether a higher dose of the oral antibiotic cephalexin can better treat cellulitis, a common skin infection, in adults visiting the emergency room. About 446 participants will receive either a high or standard dose to see if it reduces the need for changing anti…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:53 UTC
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Shingles shot put to the test in older HIV patients
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at how well the Shingrix vaccine protects against shingles in people over 50 living with HIV, compared to healthy adults of the same age and gender. About 225 participants will receive two doses of the vaccine and be monitored for one year. The goal is to see if …
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: Calmy Alexandra • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 13:35 UTC
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AI app aims to catch deadly skin cancer early in rare disease patients
Diagnosis OngoingThis study is developing an artificial intelligence app to detect squamous cell carcinoma (a type of skin cancer) in people with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), a rare genetic blistering condition. Twenty adults with RDEB and a history of skin cancer will submi…
Sponsor: Northwestern University • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:01 UTC
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Shingles vaccine trial aims to protect vulnerable patients
Prevention OngoingThis study tests the Shingrix vaccine in over 2,000 adults with autoimmune rheumatic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, who are at higher risk for shingles. Researchers will compare vaccinated patients to unvaccinated ones to see if the vaccine is safe and triggers a s…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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Can adding a simple skin snip boost cellulite treatment?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether freezing fat cells (cryolipolysis) works better for cellulite when combined with a minor procedure that cuts the fibrous bands pulling down the skin (subcision). Fifteen healthy women with moderate to severe cellulite on both outer thighs will receive one…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Northwestern University • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Turmeric and blue light may heal blisters in rare skin disease
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether a gel made from curcumin (the active part of turmeric) combined with blue LED light can heal painful mouth blisters in people with epidermolysis bullosa, a rare condition that makes skin and mucous membranes extremely fragile. Twenty participants will rec…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: Universidade Ceuma • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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Bubble bath breakthrough? new study tests microbubble therapy for tough skin diseases
Symptom relief ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis early study will test a special microbubble bath system (Thera-Clean) on 20 people with certain skin diseases like epidermolysis bullosa, ichthyosis, atopic dermatitis, or psoriasis. The goal is to see if the chemical-free bubbles can clean wounds, reduce itching, and improv…
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: Northwestern University • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:02 UTC
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New eye drops aim to soothe blistering eye pain in rare skin disease
Symptom relief OngoingThis early-stage study tests whether ELK-003 eye drops can safely reduce eye symptoms in people with two types of epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare condition causing fragile skin and blisters. About 20 participants will first be observed without treatment, then receive the eye d…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Fundación DEBRA Chile, Niños Piel de Cristal • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:07 UTC
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Shingles pain breakthrough? injections may beat standard drugs
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether injecting a mix of lidocaine and steroids into tender points can better relieve shingles pain compared to standard painkillers alone. The trial involves 136 adults with severe shingles pain for less than 90 days. Researchers will track pain levels for up …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Beijing Tiantan Hospital • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 13:48 UTC
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Mystery infections in healthy people: scientists investigate
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at HIV-negative people who get opportunistic infections—illnesses that usually only affect those with weak immune systems. Researchers want to find out if these patients have unusual antibodies that block a key immune signal. Up to 224 adults in Thailand and Taiw…
Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Do vaccines still work during lymphoma treatment? new study aims to find out
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study tracks 56 follicular lymphoma patients to see how long their COVID-19 and other vaccine immunity lasts while they receive chemotherapy and maintenance therapy. Researchers will collect blood samples at several time points to measure immune responses. The goal is to und…
Sponsor: Fondazione Italiana Linfomi - ETS • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Scientists hunt for clues to predict blistering disease severity
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at 50 people with bullous pemphigoid, a skin condition that causes blisters. Researchers want to see if certain proteins in skin samples and blood markers like IgE and eosinophil counts are linked to how severe the disease is. The goal is to find better ways to m…
Sponsor: Istanbul Training and Research Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Shingrix vaccine study probes skin immunity in young and old
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how the Shingrix vaccine, which protects against shingles, affects immune cells in the skin and blood. Researchers will give the vaccine to 50 healthy adults in two age groups: 30-40 years old and 70 years or older. They will measure specific antibodies and T-…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: University of Washington • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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AI vs. skin doctors: who diagnoses better?
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study looks at whether artificial intelligence (AI) can match a dermatologist's diagnosis when a general practitioner sends in photos and questions about a patient's skin condition. Researchers will compare the AI's diagnosis to the dermatologist's for about 1000 adults. The…
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:11 UTC
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New hospital program aims to cut unnecessary antibiotics for kids
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study tests a 'discharge stewardship bundle' to help doctors prescribe the right antibiotics for the right duration when children leave the hospital. Over 1,100 children with pneumonia, urinary tract infections, or skin infections will be followed. Doctors receive feedback r…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:09 UTC
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Shingles vaccine safety in pregnancy under review for immunocompromised women
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at whether the shingles vaccine (HZ/su) is safe for pregnant women aged 18-49 with weakened immune systems. Researchers will track about 2,800 women to see if the vaccine raises the risk of birth defects or other problems in their babies. The goal is to provide r…
Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:57 UTC
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Beach danger? new study tracks illness from toxic algae
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study follows 2,500 people who visit freshwater beaches in Ontario, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia to see if contact with water containing blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) leads to stomach bugs, respiratory issues, or skin/eye infections. Researchers will also track illness in pe…
Sponsor: Toronto Metropolitan University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 14:54 UTC