Promising pill may halt vitiligo and bring back pigment
NCT ID NCT06327321
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests deucravacitinib, a daily pill that targets the immune system, to see if it can stop vitiligo from spreading and help skin regain its color. About 128 adults with non-segmental vitiligo will take the drug or a placebo for 24 weeks, then some will also receive UVB light therapy. The main goal is to measure at least a 50% improvement in facial depigmentation using a special camera.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Deucravacitinib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new oral treatment to stop vitiligo from spreading and help restore skin color.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with only 128 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Deucravacitinib also carries risks like infection or side effects seen in similar drugs.
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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 128 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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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18 to 75 years
- 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: 1. Men and women with non-segmental vitiligo. 2. ≥ 18 and \<75 years 3. Patient with at least one lesion of more than 2 cm² not located on the face, hands or feet. 4. Patients with Vitil-IA score above 5% and T-VASI above 5% (not taking into account the involvement of hands and feet) 5. For women of child-bearing age, an effective contraception (estroprogestative pill, contraceptive implant, IUD, condoms or tubal ligation) should be used for more than one month before the inclusion in the study. A urine pregnancy test (βHCG in urines) will be performed. 6. Affiliation to a social security system 7. Signed informed consent 8. Patient willing and able to attend all study visits Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or breast-feeding women. Or women with potential childbearing and not taking contraceptives or who plan to get pregnant during the study duration. 2. Segmental or mixed vitiligo 3. Concomitant use of topical or systemic immunosuppressive medication or steroids 4. Patients suffering from photodermatosis or taking photosensitive drugs 5. Personal history of skin cancer 6. Personal history of cancer of less than 5 years 7. Patients with active infection 8. Tuberculosis or latent tuberculosis 9. Vulnerable people: pregnant or breast-feeding women, minors, adult under guardianship or deprived of freedom 10. Participants in other clinical therapeutic studies involving a drug that could interfere with the present evaluation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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APHP, Henri Mondor
Paris, Creteil, France
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CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, Talence, 33000, France
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CHU de Lille
Lille, France
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CHU de Nice - Hôpital de l'Archet
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, 06200, France
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HCL
Lyon, France
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