New shot could tame severe eczema in kids
NCT ID NCT04921345
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a drug called nemolizumab in 109 children aged 2 to 11 with moderate-to-severe eczema. The drug is given as a shot under the skin every 4 weeks for a year. Researchers measured how the drug moves through the body, its safety, and whether it improves eczema symptoms. The goal is to see if this treatment can help control this chronic skin condition in young children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nemolizumab (a drug given as a shot under the skin)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for children with hard-to-control eczema, potentially reducing itching and skin inflammation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial (Phase 2) with no placebo group, so results are preliminary. Side effects or lack of clear benefit may limit future use.
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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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109 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Apr 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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2 to 12 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: * Chronic AD that has been documented for at least 6 months for participants aged 2-6 years and at least 1 year for participants aged 7-11 years before the screening visit and confirmed according to the American Academy of Dermatology Consensus Criteria at the time of the screening visit * EASI score \>=16 at both screening and baseline visits * IGA score \>=3 at both screening and baseline visits * AD involvement \>=10% of BSA at both screening and baseline visits * Peak (maximum) PP NRS score of at least 4.0 at both screening and baseline visits * Agree to apply a moisturizer throughout the study from the screening visit daily, and liberally as needed; agree to apply an authorized topical corticosteroids (TCS) from the screening visit and throughout the study as determined appropriate by the investigator * Participant and caregiver willing and able to comply with all of the time commitments and procedural requirements of the clinical trial protocol * Other protocol defined inclusion criteria could apply Exclusion Criteria: * Body weight less than 10 kilogram (kg) * Child in Care: a child who has been placed under the control or protection of an agency, organization, institution or entity by the courts, the government or a government body, acting in accordance with powers conferred on them by law or regulation * Participants with a current medical history of chronic bronchitis * Requiring rescue therapy for AD during the run-in period or expected to require rescue therapy within 2 weeks following the baseline visit * Positive serology results for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb), hepatitis C (HCV) antibody with positive confirmatory test for HCV (example; polymerase chain reaction \[PCR\]), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody at the screening visit * History of lymphoproliferative disease, hypersensitivity (including anaphylaxis) to an immunoglobulin product and intolerance to low or mid potency topical corticosteroids * Known or suspected immunosuppression * Participants unwilling to refrain from using prohibited medications during the clinical trial. * Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply
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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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Galderma Investigational Site #5495
Rzeszów, 35-055, Poland
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Galderma Investigational Site #5531
Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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Galderma Investigational Site #5570
Lodz, 90-265, Poland
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Galderma Investigational Site #5896
Esplugues de Llobregat, 0850, Spain
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Galderma Investigational Site #6147
Budapest, 1036, Hungary
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Galderma Investigational Site #6218
Hellerup, 2900, Denmark
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Galderma Investigational Site #6237
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, 27-400, Poland
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Galderma Investigational Site #6261
Wroclaw, 51-685, Poland
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Galderma Investigational Site #6262
Warsaw, 02-953, Poland
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Galderma Investigational Site #78218-3128
San Antonio, Texas, 78218-3128, United States
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Galderma Investigational Site #8092
Louisville, Kentucky, 40217-1444, United States
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Galderma Investigational Site #8142
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250-2041, United States
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Galderma Investigational Site #8155
Troy, Michigan, 48084-5260, United States
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Galderma Investigational Site #8206
Norman, Oklahoma, 73069-6301, United States
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Galderma Investigational Site #8242
Brooklyn, New York, 11203-2012, United States
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Galderma Investigational Site #8255
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103-4708, United States
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Galderma Investigational Site #8560
West Bloomfield, Michigan, 48322, United States
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Galderma Investigational Site #8636
Fountain Valley, California, 92708-3701, United States
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Galderma Investigational Site #9929
Coral Gables, Florida, 92083-6031, United States
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Galderma Investigational Site #9930
Vista, California, 92083-6031, United States
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Galderma Investigational Site #9931
Beaumont, Texas, 77706-3061, United States
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Galderma Investigational Site #9937
San Diego, California, 92123-2746, United States
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Galderma Investigational Site #9938
New York, New York, 10032-3729, United States
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