New pill aims to bring back color to vitiligo skin
NCT ID NCT07667569
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2a trial tests whether a daily pill called ACT-777991 can help return color to the face of adults with non-segmental vitiligo. About 30 participants will take either the drug or a placebo for 24 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in skin color using a standard scoring system.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ACT-777991 (a daily tablet)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option to restore skin color in people with vitiligo.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early proof-of-concept trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is also compared to a placebo, so the real benefit is still uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- 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: * Clinical diagnosis of either active or stable non segmental vitiligo for at least 3 months prior to Screening and meet all the following criteria: * F-VASI score ≥ 0.3 based on BICR at Screening. * T-VASI score ≥ 5 based on investigator assessment at Screening and Randomization. * Total body surface area (BSA) involvement, including the face, ≤ 50% based on investigator assessment at Screening and Randomization. * Participants must agree not to use therapeutic agents and procedures to treat vitiligo from Screening until Participant Last Visit. Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of other forms of vitiligo (e.g., segmental) or other hypo- or depigmentation disorders (e.g., piebaldism, leukoderma, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, malignancy-induced hypopigmentation). * Any autoimmune disease, except adequately treated thyroid disease. * History of systemic immunotherapy treatment, including JAK inhibitors, for any inflammatory disease in the 12 months prior to Randomization. * History of topical JAK inhibitors for any inflammatory disease in the 6 weeks prior to Screening. * Use of laser or light-based treatment (phototherapy), including tanning beds, in the 8 weeks prior to Screening. * eGFR \< 90 mL/min/1.73 m2, defined by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) creatinine equation, at Screening.
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