New hope for painful skin condition: experimental drug CIT-013 enters Mid-Stage trial
NCT ID NCT06993233
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a new drug called CIT-013 can reduce symptoms of hidradenitis suppurativa, a chronic skin condition causing painful lumps. About 96 adults with moderate to severe HS will receive either 50 mg, 100 mg, or a placebo every two weeks for 12 weeks. Researchers will check if the drug lowers disease activity and monitor for any side effects.
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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 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- 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 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: * Male or female participants with HS of more than 6 months duration, * 18 years of age at screening visit, * Hidradenitis suppurativa lesions present in ≥ 2 distinct anatomic areas, one of which is Hurley Stage II or III (according to Hurley classification system), * A total abscess and inflammatory nodule (AN) count of ≥ 5 at screening and Day 1 prior to enrollment/randomization, * Participant must have had an inadequate response to oral antibiotics OR exhibited recurrence after discontinuation to, OR demonstrated intolerance to, OR have a contraindication to oral antibiotics for treatment of their HS, * Total draining tunnel count less than 20 Exclusion Criteria: \- Participants for whom an approved therapy with demonstrated clinical benefit is indicated, available and expected to be tolerated, OR choose to proceed with standard of care treatment options over the IP (after being appropriately informed of the treatment options, risks, and benefits). Any current and/or recurrent clinically significant skin condition in the treatment area other than HS, * Prior treatment with a recombinant therapeutic protein during the 6 weeks before baseline * Prior treatment with any of the following medications before baseline: 1. Any other systemic therapy for HS (28 days before baseline) 2. Any IV anti-infective therapy (14 days before baseline) * History of malignancy with exception of non-melanoma skin cancer that has been excised and cured,
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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
28 sites in 6 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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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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CA-01
RECRUITINGBarrie, Canada
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CA-02
RECRUITINGLondon, Canada
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CA-03
RECRUITINGWinnipeg, Canada
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CA-04
RECRUITINGNewmarket, Canada
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CA-05
RECRUITINGCalgary, Canada
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DE-01
RECRUITINGBochum, Germany
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DE-02
RECRUITINGFrankfurt, Germany
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DE-03
RECRUITINGOldenburg, Germany
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DE-04
RECRUITINGDresden, Germany
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DE-06
RECRUITINGBad Bentheim, Germany
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DE-08
RECRUITINGKiel, Germany
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ES-01
RECRUITINGValencia, Spain
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ES-02
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSantiago de Compostela, Spain
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ES-03
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeville, Spain
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ES-04
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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ES-05
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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Erasmus UMC
RECRUITINGRotterdam, Netherlands
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GB-02
RECRUITINGCardiff, United Kingdom
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GB-04
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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GB-05
RECRUITINGChester, United Kingdom
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PL-01
RECRUITINGRzeszów, Poland
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PL-02
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLodz, Poland
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PL-03
RECRUITINGKatowice, Poland
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PL-05
RECRUITINGWroclaw, Poland
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PL-06
RECRUITINGBialystok, Poland
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PL-08
RECRUITINGGdansk, Poland
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PL-09
RECRUITINGPoznan, Poland
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PL-10
RECRUITINGLodz, Poland
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