Eczema Drug's skin secrets under the microscope
NCT ID NCT05378698
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how the drug tralokinumab affects the skin of people with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (eczema). Researchers measured drug levels and immune changes in skin samples after 16 weeks of treatment. The goal was to better understand how the drug works, which could help predict who will respond best. The study included 20 patients and 5 healthy volunteers, but it was terminated early.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- tralokinumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors identify which patients with atopic dermatitis are most likely to benefit from tralokinumab.
- What could go wrong
- This small, early-phase study was terminated, so results may be limited. It focuses on understanding the drug's mechanism, not on proving it works for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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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18 to 65 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Inclusion criteria (patients): * Moderate to severe AD * EASI \< 50 * 18-65 years old * Subject is capable of giving informed consent * Signed informed consent Inclusion criteria (Healthy controls): * No diagnosis or history of atopic dermatitis * 18-65 years old * Subject is capable of giving informed consent * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Use of systemic corticosteroids or systemic immunosuppressive/immunomodulating drugs within four weeks prior to start of the study * Use of tanning beds or phototherapy within 6 weeks prior to start of the study * History of cancer except for treated basal cell or spinal cell carcinoma of the skin * Active or recurrent bacterial, fungal or viral infection at the time of enrollment, including patients with evidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C infection, active or untreated latent tuberculosis. * Female patients of childbearing potential who are pregnant or breast feeding or planning a pregnancy during the duration of the trial and/or not practicing acceptable birth control for the duration of the trial * Known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse, * Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc. of the participant, * Previous enrolment into the current study, * Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent persons
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Allergy Unit, Dept. of Dermatology, Unviersity Hosptial of Zurich
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
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