Could an asthma pill tame tough eczema?
NCT ID NCT07297602
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This pilot study is testing whether an oral medication called roflumilast (already used for other conditions) can help people aged 12 and older with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (eczema). 36 participants will take a daily pill for 12 weeks. The study measures changes in eczema severity and tracks side effects. It is an early, small trial without a placebo group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oral roflumilast (a pill, brand name Daxas)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new oral treatment option for moderate-to-severe eczema.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early pilot study with no placebo group. Results may not be conclusive, and side effects like diarrhea, nausea, or headache are possible.
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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 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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: * AD patients ≥ 12 years in whom systemic therapy is indicated. * Patients who don't use other systemic therapy for AD in the last 2 months (or naïve who didn't use any systemic therapy before). * Safe contraception during the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or lactating women, as well as women of childbearing potential not using an effective method of contraception. * Age \<12 years. * Other concomitant AD systemic treatments such as cyclosporins and biologics. * Previous systemic treatment of AD in the last 2 months. * Patients receiving inducers or inhibitors of cytochromes CYP3A4 and CYP1A. * Other systemic diseases other than COPD, especially hepatic impairment. * Hypersensitivity to the active substance of roflumilast or to any of its excipients. * The use of contraception with gestodene and ethinylestradiol. * Unreliable patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mansoura University Hospital
RECRUITINGAl Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, 35511, Egypt
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