New hope for eczema sufferers: experimental drug GHZ339 enters Mid-Stage trial
NCT ID NCT06947993
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This Phase 2 trial is testing an experimental drug called GHZ339 in 224 adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (eczema). Participants will receive either the drug or a placebo, and researchers will measure changes in eczema severity using the EASI score at 16 weeks. The goal is to see if GHZ339 can safely reduce skin inflammation and improve symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GHZ339
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option that reduces eczema severity and improves quality of life for people with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with a small number of participants, so results may not confirm effectiveness. The drug may cause side effects or fail to outperform placebo.
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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 224 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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.
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18 to 100 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria of the master protocol: * Able and willing to sign the informed consent (IC) * Patients with a diagnosis of AD and onset of disease for at least 1 year * Moderate to severe AD Key Exclusion Criteria of the master protocol: * Participants with a clinically significant medical condition or infectious disease (specified in sub-protocol) * Participants with clinically significant abnormal hematology, clinical chemistry, or urine test results or clinically significant abnormal ECG * Participant with any other active inflammatory skin disease * Participants with any chronic, uncontrolled medical condition, which would put the participant at increased risk during the study (e.g., uncontrolled: diabetes, hypertension) * Participants with any clinically unstable disease states that would likely require systemic corticosteroids (e.g., uncontrolled asthma) Additional inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply depending on the intervention specific requirements
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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
70 sites in 15 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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
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RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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RECRUITINGCaba, Buenos Aires, C1119ACN, Argentina
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RECRUITINGCaba, Buenos Aires, C1121ABE, Argentina
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RECRUITINGRosario, Santa Fe Province, S2000DBS, Argentina
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X3, Canada
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RECRUITINGHamilton, Ontario, L8L 3C3, Canada
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGVerdun, Quebec, H4G 3E7, Canada
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510091, China
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGShantou, Guangdong, 515000, China
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, 410008, China
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310001, China
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WITHDRAWNBeijing, 100029, China
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBeijing, 100050, China
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RECRUITINGShanghai, 200040, China
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RECRUITINGPlzen Bory, 301 00, Czechia
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RECRUITINGPrague, 100 34, Czechia
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RECRUITINGPrague, 130 00, Czechia
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RECRUITINGLille, 59037, France
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RECRUITINGLorient, 56322, France
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RECRUITINGRouen, 76031, France
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGFrankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60590, Germany
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55128, Germany
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBad Bentheim, 48455, Germany
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDresden, 01097, Germany
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RECRUITINGHamburg, 20246, Germany
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHeidelberg, 69120, Germany
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMagdeburg, 39120, Germany
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMünster, 48149, Germany
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOldenburg, 26133, Germany
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPécs, Baranya, 7623, Hungary
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDebrecen, Hajdu Bihar Megye, 4032, Hungary
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBudapest, 1033, Hungary
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBudapest, 1083, Hungary
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSzeged, 6725, Hungary
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAncona, AN, 60020, Italy
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCona, FE, 44124, Italy
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RECRUITINGPisa, PI, 56126, Italy
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RECRUITINGNagoya, Aichi-ken, 4678602, Japan
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RECRUITINGKawasaki, Kanagawa, 211-0063, Japan
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RECRUITINGHabikino, Osaka, 5838588, Japan
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGShinagawa Ku, Tokyo, 1418625, Japan
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGFukuoka, 8128582, Japan
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGRotterdam, South Holland, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-953, Poland
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKatowice, 40-611, Poland
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLodz, 90-436, Poland
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLublin, 20-573, Poland
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGWarsaw, 02-962, Poland
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WITHDRAWNBardejov, 085 01, Slovakia
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RECRUITINGKomárno, 945 01, Slovakia
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKošice, 040 22, Slovakia
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RECRUITINGTaipei, 10002, Taiwan
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RECRUITINGTaipei, 11217, Taiwan
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RECRUITINGTaipei, 11490, Taiwan
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SUSPENDEDDudley, West Midlands, DY1 2HQ, United Kingdom
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLiverpool, L7 8XP, United Kingdom
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLondon, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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