Can we predict the path of chronic skin disease?
NCT ID NCT05928169
First seen Aug 28, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026
Summary
This study follows 1,000 people with chronic inflammatory skin diseases, such as eczema, psoriasis, and rosacea, over time. Researchers will collect detailed clinical data and biological samples to see which factors correlate with disease activity and progression. The goal is to identify markers that could help predict patient subgroups and guide treatment decisions in the future.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- No specific drug or intervention is being tested. This is an observational study that follows patients receiving routine care.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify biological and clinical markers that help doctors predict how a patient's skin disease will progress and choose the most effective treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. The findings may not lead to immediate clinical changes, and the long follow-up may face participant dropout.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with chronic inflammatory skin disease Healthy control individuals
- Ages
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0 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * dermatologist-diagnosed inflammatory skin disease * informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * subject and/or the legal guardians are not able to give written informed consent * pregnant and breastfeeding women * concurrent participation in a clinical trial * use of systemic immunosuppressive therapy or phototherapy during the last 4 weeks or receipt of biologics therapy (e.g. dupilumab, tralokinumab) within the last 3 months * treatment of the target skin areas with topical corticosteroids, calcineurin inhibitors or emollients 24 hours before sample collection
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
RECRUITINGKiel, 24105, Germany
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