New hope for kids with severe hair loss: baricitinib pill tested in major trial

NCT ID NCT05723198

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This 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 see if at least 80% of scalp hair returns.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AP-HM CHU Timone - Pharmacie Secteur Essais Cliniques

    RECRUITING

    Marseille, 13005, France

  • Advanced Skin Research Center

    RECRUITING

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68144, United States

  • Ajou University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Suwon, 16499, South Korea

  • Bexley Dermatology Research

    RECRUITING

    Bexley, Ohio, 43209, United States

  • Buenos Aires Skin

    RECRUITING

    Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, C1055AA0, Argentina

  • CHRU de Brest - Hôpital Morvan

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Brest, 29609, France

  • California Dermatology & Clinical Research Institute

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Encinitas, California, 92024, United States

  • CareClinic

    RECRUITING

    Katowice, 40 568, Poland

  • Centralny Szpital Kliniczny MSWiA

    RECRUITING

    Warsaw, 02-507, Poland

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes - L' Hopital l'hôtel-Dieu

    RECRUITING

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice - Hôpital l'Archet

    RECRUITING

    Nice, 06202, France

  • Centre de Sante Sabouraud

    RECRUITING

    Paris, 75010, France

  • Centro Medico Privado de Reumatologia

    COMPLETED

    SAN M. de Tucuman, T4000AXL, Argentina

  • Centrum Badan Klinicznych PI-House sp. z o.o.

    RECRUITING

    Gdansk, 80-546, Poland

  • Centrum Medyczne Angelius Provita

    RECRUITING

    Katowice, 40-611, Poland

  • Centrum Medyczne Evimed

    RECRUITING

    Warsaw, 02-625, Poland

  • Chang Gung Medical Foundation-Linkou Branch

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan

  • Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin - Campus Charite Mitte (CCM)

    RECRUITING

    Berlin, 10117, Germany

  • Chung Shan Medical University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Taichung, 40201, Taiwan

  • Chung-Ang University College of Medicine - Chung-Ang University Hospital (CAUH)

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, 06973, South Korea

  • Chungnam national university hospital

    RECRUITING

    Daejeon, 35015, South Korea

  • Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

  • CityClinic Przychodnia Lekarsko-Psychologiczna

    RECRUITING

    Wroclaw, 50-566, Poland

  • Clinica Pedro Jaen

    COMPLETED

    Madrid, 28006, Spain

  • Complete Dermatology

    RECRUITING

    Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, United States

  • D&H Doral Research Center LLC

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Doral, Florida, 33122, United States

  • DERMEDIC Jacek Zdybski

    RECRUITING

    Swietokrzyski, 27 400, Poland

  • Dankook University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Cheonan-si, 31116, South Korea

  • Dawes Fretzin Clinical Research Group, LLC

    RECRUITING

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250, United States

  • Debreceni Egyetem Orvos-es Egészsegtudomanyi Centrum

    COMPLETED

    Debrecen, 4032, Hungary

  • DermAssociates PC.

    RECRUITING

    Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States

  • Derma Internacional SA

    RECRUITING

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Dermatologische Gemeinschaftspraxis Dres. Quist

    RECRUITING

    Mainz, 55128, Germany

  • Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Fairfield, Connecticut, 06824, United States

  • Dermatology Research Associates

    RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90045, United States

  • Dermatology Research Institute

    RECRUITING

    Calgary, T2J 7E1, Canada

  • Dermatology Specialists of Charlotte

    RECRUITING

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28277, United States

  • Dermatology Treatment and Research Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States

  • Dermoklinika Centrum Medyczne s.c. M. Kierstan J. Narbutt A. Lesiak

    RECRUITING

    Lodz, 90-436, Poland

  • Dr. Chih-ho Hong Medical Inc.

    RECRUITING

    Surrey, V3R 6A7, Canada

  • Fachklinik Bad Bentheim

    RECRUITING

    Bad Bentheim, 48455, Germany

  • Florida Academic Centers Research and Education, LLC

    COMPLETED

    Coral Gables, Florida, 33134, United States

  • Fundación Respirar

    RECRUITING

    Buenos Aires, C1426ABP, Argentina

  • Gabinet Dermatologiczny

    RECRUITING

    Kielce, 25-155, Poland

  • Hamamatsu University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan

  • Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

    RECRUITING

    Valencia, 46014, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Austral

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Pilar, 1629, Argentina

  • Hospital Universitario Basurto

    COMPLETED

    Bilbao (Bizkaia), 48013, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol

    RECRUITING

    Badalona, 08916, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor-INTERNAL MED

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, 28031, Spain

  • Hospital del Niño Jesus

    RECRUITING

    San Miguel de Tucumán, 4000, Argentina

  • Hôpital Clocheville Chru-Tours Département Dermatologie

    RECRUITING

    Tours, 37044, France

  • Inha University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Incheon, 22332, South Korea

  • Institute for Skin, Health, and Immunity

    RECRUITING

    Mitcham, 3132, Australia

  • Instituto de Neumonología Y Dermatología

    RECRUITING

    Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, C1425BEA, Argentina

  • International Clinical Research - Tennessee (IC Research)

    RECRUITING

    Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 37130, United States

  • Investigate MD

    RECRUITING

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255, United States

  • Jeonbuk National University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Jeonju, 54907, South Korea

  • Kath. Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift

    RECRUITING

    Hamburg, 22149, Germany

  • Kliniczny Szpital Wojewodzki Nr 1 im. Fryderyka Chopina w Rzeszowie

    RECRUITING

    Rzeszów, 35 055, Poland

  • Klinika Ambroziak Sp. Z.O.O.

    RECRUITING

    Warsaw, 02-953, Poland

  • Klinikum Rechts der Isar der TU München

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    München, 80802, Germany

  • Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

    RECRUITING

    Frankfurt am Main, 60590, Germany

  • Konkuk University Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, 05030, South Korea

  • Kurume University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Kurume, 830-0011, Japan

  • Kyorin University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Mitaka, 181-8611, Japan

  • Kyunghee University Hospital at Gangdong

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, 05278, South Korea

  • Kyungpook National University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Junggu, 41944, South Korea

  • Lynderm Research Inc.

    RECRUITING

    Markham, L3P 1X2, Canada

  • MediSearch Clinical Trials

    RECRUITING

    Saint Joseph, Missouri, 64506, United States

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    RECRUITING

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

  • Michigan Center for Research Company

    RECRUITING

    Clarkston, Michigan, 48346, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Tainan, 70403, Taiwan

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Taipei, 100, Taiwan

  • Niigata University Medical & Dental Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Niigata, 951-8520, Japan

  • Northshore University Healthsystem

    RECRUITING

    Skokie, Illinois, 60077, United States

  • Northwest Dermatology Institute

    RECRUITING

    Portland, Oregon, 97210, United States

  • Northwestern University

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • OnSite Clinical Solutions

    COMPLETED

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28277, United States

  • Osaka City University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Osaka, 545-8586, Japan

  • Parc de Salut Mar - Hospital del Mar

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, 08003, Spain

  • Pecsi Tudomanyegyetem

    RECRUITING

    Pécs, 7632, Hungary

  • Pediatric Dermatology of North Texas

    RECRUITING

    Grapevine, Texas, 76051, United States

  • Pediatric Skin Research, LLC

    RECRUITING

    Miami, Florida, 33156, United States

  • Provita Poliklinika Sp. z o.o.

    RECRUITING

    Warsaw, 02 647, Poland

  • Psoriahue Medicina Interdisciplinaria

    RECRUITING

    Buenos Aires, C1425DKG, Argentina

  • Pusan National University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Busan, 49241, South Korea

  • Research Toronto

    RECRUITING

    Toronto, M4W 2N2, Canada

  • Rifu Dermatology Allergy Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Miyagi-gun, 981 0112, Japan

  • Royalderm Agnieszka Nawrocka

    RECRUITING

    Warsaw, 02 962, Poland

  • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Seongnam-si, 13620, South Korea

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, 03080, South Korea

  • Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, 03722, South Korea

  • Sinclair Dermatology

    RECRUITING

    Melbourne, 3002, Australia

  • Skin Care Physicians of Georgia

    RECRUITING

    Macon, Georgia, 31217, United States

  • Skin Care Research, Inc

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Boca Raton, Florida, 33486, United States

  • Skin Care Research, Inc

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States

  • Skin Health

    RECRUITING

    Cobourg, K9A 0Z4, Canada

  • Skin and Cancer Foundation Australia - Darlinghurst Clinic

    COMPLETED

    Darlinghurst, 2010, Australia

  • Solutions Through Advanced Research, Inc.

    RECRUITING

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32256, United States

  • Somogy Megyei Kaposi Mor Oktato Korhaz

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Kaposvár, 7400, Hungary

  • Southern California Dermatology, Inc.

    RECRUITING

    Santa Ana, California, 92701, United States

  • Specjalistyczny Gabinet Dermatologiczny s.c.

    RECRUITING

    Krakow, 30 002, Poland

  • Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    New Taipei City, 235, Taiwan

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Taipei, 11217, Taiwan

  • Texas Dermatology and Laser Specialists

    RECRUITING

    San Antonio, Texas, 78218, United States

  • The Catholic University of Korea, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, 03312, South Korea

  • The Pennsylvania Centre for Dermatology, LLC

    COMPLETED

    Exton, Pennsylvania, 19341, United States

  • The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.

    RECRUITING

    San Francisco, California, 94118, United States

  • The South Bend Clinic Center for Research

    RECRUITING

    South Bend, Indiana, 46617, United States

  • Tokyo Medical University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Shinjuku-ku, 160-0023, Japan

  • Total Skin and Beauty Dermatology Center, PC

    RECRUITING

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35205, United States

  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

  • University of California, San Diego/Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego - Pediatric & Adolescent Dermatology

    RECRUITING

    San Diego, California, 92123, United States

  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Miami, Florida, 33125, United States

  • University of Minnesota Medical School

    RECRUITING

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

  • University of Muenster, Dept. of Dermatology, Central Study Coordination for innovative Dermatology

    RECRUITING

    Münster, 48149, Germany

  • University of Utah MidValley Dematology

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Murray, Utah, 84107, United States

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison

    RECRUITING

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53715, United States

  • Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus

    RECRUITING

    Dresden, 01307, Germany

  • Veracity Clinical Research Pty Ltd

    RECRUITING

    Wooloongabba, 4102, Australia

  • Virginia Clinical Research

    RECRUITING

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States

  • Vital Prospects Clinical Research Institute, P.C.

    RECRUITING

    Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136, United States

  • Wiseman Dermatology Research Inc.

    RECRUITING

    Winnipeg, R3M 3Z4, Canada

  • Yamaguchi University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Ube, 755-8505, Japan

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