New shot may help heal tough scars
NCT ID NCT07576608
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new drug called 9MW3811 for people with thick, raised scars that haven't improved in 6 months. About 30 adults will receive either the drug or a placebo to see if it makes scars look and feel better. The goal is to reduce scar thickness, color, pain, and itching.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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: * Age ≥18 years * Pathological scar with no spontaneous regression over the prior 6 months * At least one scar with modified Vancouver Scar Scale (mVSS) score ≥9 * Willing to use effective contraception for 6 months after last dose (if of childbearing potential) * Provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Contracture scar causing deformity * All eligible scars either \>10 cm in length and \>5 cm in width, or located exclusively on sun-exposed areas (head, face, hands) * Evidence of scar infection or active systemic infection requiring treatment * Use of anti-scar medications (e.g., corticosteroids, immunosuppressants) or anti-scar procedures (surgery, laser, radiation, etc.) within 4 weeks prior to first dose * Prior treatment with IL-11 cytokine or IL-6 family targeted therapy (e.g., tocilizumab) within specified washout periods * Participation in another interventional study within 28 days * Positive serology for HBV, HCV, HIV, or syphilis with clinical significance * History of severe allergy or known hypersensitivity to study drug components * Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities (eGFR \<90 mL/min/1.73m², PLT \<100×10⁹/L, QTc \>450/470 ms, bilirubin \>1.5×ULN, AST/ALT \>1.5×ULN) * Alcohol or drug abuse within 1 year * Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or unwillingness to use contraception * Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, would compromise subject safety or study compliance
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200011, China
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