New gel could ease pain and heal wounds for kids with butterfly skin
NCT ID NCT06594393
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a gel called TCP-25 on people with epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a condition that causes fragile skin and painful blisters. About 32 people aged 4 and older with certain types of EB will have two matching wounds treated—one with the study gel and one with a placebo gel. The goal is to see if the gel helps wounds close faster and reduces pain during dressing changes.
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Study facts
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- 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 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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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4 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: * Male or female patients with documented diagnosis of DEB or JEB, confirmed by genetic testing and/or by a skin biopsy with immunofluorescence mapping. * Patients ≥4 years old. Note: Initially, patients ≥12 years will be enrolled. Enrollment will be open to 4 to 11 year old pediatric patients (both inclusive), after a DMC reviews and provides a positive opinion regarding the safety and tolerability of the IMP in at least 3 patients 12 to 18 years old who have completed at least 4 weeks of IMP use. Exclusion Criteria: * The patient has any subtype of EB other than DEB or JEB. * The patient is currently being treated or planned to be treated with systemic antibiotics. Note: Use of preventive and/or anti-inflammatory antibiotic treatment, including doxycycline, on an established treatment regimen (stable dose for ≥6 weeks before the Baseline Visit) is permitted. Use of topical antibiotics on the index wounds within 7 days before the Baseline Visit is prohibited. • Use of systemic corticosteroids \>0.2 mg/kg prednisone dose equivalent per day within 30 days or use of topical corticosteroids on index wounds within 7 days before the Screening Visit. Note: Corticosteroids for inhalation, ophthalmic, or intranasal use are permitted. • The patient has a history of or current malignancy over the index wound, eg, basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma.
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Conditions
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The places running it
10 sites in 6 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Akademiska sjukhuset
RECRUITINGUppsala, Sweden
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Andreas Syngros Hospital of Veneral & Dermatological Diseases
RECRUITINGAthens, Greece
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Hopital St Louis
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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Hospital Of Skin And Venereal Diseases of Thessaloniki
RECRUITINGThessaloniki, Greece
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Hospital Univ La Paz
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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IDI Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata IRCCS
RECRUITINGRome, Italy
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San Joan de Deu, SJD Children's hospital Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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University hospital
RECRUITINGLund, Skåne County, 23735, Sweden
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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