Pregnancy hormones may unlock secrets of skin inflammation
NCT ID NCT07291193
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how sex hormones, especially during pregnancy, change the immune cells in the skin. Researchers will compare pregnant women, non-pregnant women, and men, both with and without a skin condition called hidradenitis suppurativa. The goal is to understand how hormones influence skin immunity and inflammation, which could lead to better treatments.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2031
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.
Who is studied
As part of this study, adults (pregnant women, non-pregnant women, and men), healthy (not affected by HS) and affected by HS, will be recruited.
- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Common criteria : * Subject\>18 years and \<45 years, * Written informed consent of the subject, * Subject affiliated to the Assurance Maladie (French Health System) except Aide Médicale d'Etat (French State Medical Aid), * Subject agrees that genomic analyses may be carried out on the samples * Specific criteria : * For pregnant women:Third trimester of pregnancy (between 29-37 weeks of amenorrhea). * For HS subjects: Subject with hidradenitis suppurativa lesions at the sampling sites. Exclusion Criteria: * Common criteria : * Subject immunocompromised, * Subject under legal protection (guardianship or curatorship), * Subject is unable to provide informed consent and to comply with the study requirements due to geographical, social, or psychiatric reasons, * Subject in other research whose procedures may influence the immune system, * Contraindication to any of medications listed in section 5.1 (antiseptic and local anesthetic used for biopsy(ies)), * Subject whose health condition does not permit participation in study procedures. * Specific criteria : * For no HS subjects : Scarred skin at the biopsy site, Subject with pre-existing and/or still active inflammatory skin conditions, Subject experiencing early menopause (women) or andropause (men).
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