New eczema drug shows promise for people with darker skin
NCT ID NCT05372419
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested the drug lebrikizumab in 90 adults and teens with moderate-to-severe eczema who have skin of color. The goal was to see if the drug is safe and helps clear skin. Participants received injections over 24 weeks, and doctors measured improvement using a standard eczema severity score.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lebrikizumab (a drug given as an injection under the skin)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a treatment option specifically tested for people with skin of color who have moderate-to-severe eczema.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-arm, open-label study with only 90 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Lebrikizumab may cause side effects and is not a cure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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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12 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: Participants must be ≥12 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent/assent. * Participants who are self-reported race other than White, including but not limited to persons who self-identify as Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Other Pacific Islander. * Participants who are Fitzpatrick phototype IV-VI * Participants who have chronic AD that has been present for ≥1 year before screening. * Have EASI ≥16 at baseline * Have IGA score ≥3 (Scale of 0 to 4) at baseline * Have ≥10% body surface area (BSA) of AD involvement at baseline * Have a history of inadequate response to treatment with topical medications; or determination that topical treatments are otherwise medically inadvisable. * Adolescents body weight must be ≥40 kg at baseline. * Are willing and able to comply with all clinic visits and study-related procedures and questionnaires. * Contraceptive use - Male and/or female * Male participants are not required to use any contraception except in compliance with specific local government study requirements. * Female participants of child-bearing potential: must agree to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use a highly effective contraceptive method during the treatment period and for at least 18 weeks after the last dose of study drug. Women of non-child-bearing potential (non-WOCBP) may participate without any contraception requirements. Exclusion Criteria: * History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or positive HIV serology at screening. * Have a current infection or chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) at screening, that is, positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and/or polymerase chain reaction positive for HBV DNA * Have a current infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) at screening, that is, positive for HCV RNA * Have an uncontrolled chronic disease that might require multiple intermittent uses of oral corticosteroids at screening (as defined by the investigator). * Have uncontrolled asthma that * might require bursts of oral or systemic corticosteroids, or * required the following due to ≥1 exacerbations within 12 months before baseline * systemic (oral and/or parenteral) corticosteroid treatment, or * hospitalization for \>24 hours. * Have known liver cirrhosis and/or chronic hepatitis of any etiology. * Had prior treatment with dupilumab * Had prior treatment with tralokinumab * Treatment with topical agents (corticosteroids, calcineurin inhibitors, JAK inhibitors, or phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors) within 2 weeks prior to baseline. * Treatment with any of the following agents within 4 weeks prior to the baseline: * systemic immunosuppressive/immunomodulating drugs (for example, systemic corticosteroids, cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil, IFN-gamma, azathioprine, methotrexate, and other immunosuppressants); * small molecules (for example, Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitors); * phototherapy and photochemotherapy for AD. * History of malignancy, including mycosis fungoides or cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, within 5 years before the screening, except completely treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix of completely treated and resolved non-metastatic squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin with no evidence of recurrence in the past 12 weeks.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advanced Medical Research
Sandy Springs, Georgia, 30328, United States
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Allcutis Research, Inc.
Beverly, Massachusetts, 01915, United States
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Arlington Research Center, Inc
Arlington, Texas, 76011, United States
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Avance Clinical Trials Inc
Laguna Niguel, California, 92677, United States
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Axon Clinical Research
Inglewood, California, 90301, United States
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Center For Dermatology Clinical Research, Inc.
Fremont, California, 94538, United States
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Clinical Science Institute
Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States
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Clinical Trial Network
Houston, Texas, 77074, United States
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Complete Dermatology
Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, United States
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Cura Clinical Research
Palmdale, California, 93551, United States
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Cura Clinical Research
Sherman Oaks, California, 91403, United States
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Dawes Fretzin Clinical Research Group, LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250, United States
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Dermatology & Laser Center of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina, 29407, United States
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Dermatology Clinical Research Center of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Dermatology Research Associates
Los Angeles, California, 90045, United States
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Encore Medical Research of Boynton Beach
Boynton Beach, Florida, 33436, United States
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First OC Dermatology
Fountain Valley, California, 92708, United States
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Miami Dermatology and Laser Research
Miami, Florida, 33173, United States
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Oakland Hills Dermatology
Auburn Hills, Michigan, 48326, United States
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Progressive Clinical Research
San Antonio, Texas, 78213, United States
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PureSkin Dermatology
Orlando, Florida, 32819, United States
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Revival Research Institute - Troy
Troy, Michigan, 48084, United States
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Sadick Research Group
New York, New York, 10075, United States
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Savin Medical Group, LLC
Miami Lakes, Florida, 33014, United States
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Skin Care Physicians of Georgia
Macon, Georgia, 31217, United States
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Skin Care Research, Inc
Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States
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Skin Specialists, P.C
Omaha, Nebraska, 68144, United States
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Solutions Through Advanced Research
Jacksonville, Florida, 32256, United States
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Texas Dermatology and Laser Specialists
San Antonio, Texas, 78218, United States
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Total Skin and Beauty Dermatology Center, PC
Birmingham, Alabama, 35205, United States
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UConn Health
Farmington, Connecticut, 06030-2840, United States
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University of California Davis (UC Davis) Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, California, 95816, United States
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Virginia Clinical Research, Inc.
Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States
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Wallace Medical Group, Inc.
Los Angeles, California, 90056, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Wilmington Health Family Medicine
Wilmington, North Carolina, 28411, United States
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