Eczema drug shows promise in repairing skin barrier
NCT ID NCT05140239
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how the drug abrocitinib affects the skin barrier in 20 adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (eczema). Researchers measured water loss from the skin and changes in skin-related genes at 2 and 12 weeks. The goal was to see if the treatment helps restore the skin's protective function.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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
Adult patients (n=20) with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis who are eligible for and will receive systemic therapy with abrocitinib by their treating dermatologist as part of standard healthcare. The choice of therapy is strictly done by the treating dermatologist only, and the reasons for the choice will be captured by a structured documentation.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Written informed consent obtained from the subject prior to performing any protocol-related pro-cedures, including screening evaluations 2. Age ≥ 18 years at time of study entry. 3. Diagnosis of chronic atopic dermatitis for at least 1 year prior to enrollment based on American Academy Criteria 4. Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score ≥12 at baseline visit (Week 0) 5. Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) ≥3 at baseline visit (Week 0) 6. Subject is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study 7. Subject receives abrocitinib by the treating dermatologist within routine care Exclusion Criteria: 1. 1\. Subject is unable to provide written informed consent or comply with the protocol 2. Concurrent enrolment in another clinical trial where the subject is receiving an IMP or participation in another clinical trial with investigational product during the last 30 days before inclusion or 7 half-lives of previously used trial medication, whichever is longer. 3. Active dermatologic conditions that may confound the diagnosis of AD or would interfere with as-sessment of treatment, such as scabies, cutaneous lymphoma, or psoriasis. 4. Known active allergic or irritant contact dermatitis that is likely to interfere with the assessment of severity of AD. 5. Having used systemic immunosuppressive/immunomodulating therapy (e.g. systemic corticoster-oids methotrexate, cyclosporine, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, JAK inhibitors) or tanning beds or phototherapy during any week within the 4 weeks or receipt of any marketed biologic ther-apy (e.g., dupilumab, tralokinumab) within 3 months or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to baseline 6. Treatment of selected marker skin areas (non-lesional skin at volar forearm and extensor forearm, lesional skin) with topical corticosteroid or topical calcineurin inhibitor 1 week prior to baseline visit and throughout the study. 7. Treatment of skin areas of examination with emollients 24 hours prior to baseline visit and throughout the study. 8. Involvement in the planning and/or conduct of the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UKSH, Campus Kiel
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, 24105, Germany
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