Lebrikizumab for Atopic Dermatitis Affecting the Face and Neck
Tests lebrikizumab against placebo in teens and adults with face and neck eczema.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: A Study of Lebrikizumab in Adults and Adolescents With Face and Neck Atopic Dermatitis
Key facts
- Where
- Augsburg, Bad Bentheim, Berlin, Bochum, Cologne, Dresden, Duesseldorf, Erlangen, Frankfurt Am Main, Freiburg im Breisgau, Goettingen, Hamburg, Hanover, Heidelberg, Kiel, Luebeck, Mainz, Muenster, Munich, Regensburg, Rostock, and Tuebingen, GermanySee the 23 sites
- Phase
- Phase 3
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults and teenagers with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis on the face and neck, who also have atopic dermatitis on other parts of the body and need systemic therapy.
- Age
- 12 years and older (teenagers 12 to under 18 must weigh at least 40 kg (88 lb)).
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Chronic atopic dermatitis present for at least 1 year. At least moderate face and neck disease (F-IGA 3 or higher at Screening and Day 1). Overall EASI score of 12 or higher, with skin lesions outside the face and neck.
- Earlier treatment
- Must be a candidate for systemic therapy for atopic dermatitis. Cannot have had lebrikizumab. Cannot have had more than one of dupilumab, tralokinumab, nemolizumab or oral JAK inhibitors.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Prior treatment with lebrikizumab
- History of HIV infection
- Liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, or current hepatitis B or C infection
- History of cancer within 5 years before Screening, with some exceptions
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or women planning to become pregnant or breastfeed
Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Where in Germany
- Universitaetsklinikum AugsburgAugsburg, GermanyTaking people
- Thermalsole und Schwefelbad Bentheim GmbHBad Bentheim, GermanyTaking people
- Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöRBerlin, GermanyTaking people
- St. Josef HospitalBochum, GermanyTaking people
- Universitaetsklinikum Koeln AöRCologne, GermanyTaking people
- Technische Universitaet DresdenDresden, GermanyTaking people
- Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf AöRDuesseldorf, GermanyTaking people
- Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen AöRErlangen, GermanyTaking people
- Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt Am Main, GermanyTaking people
- Medical Center- University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau, GermanyTaking people
- Universitaetsmedizin GoettingenGoettingen, GermanyTaking people
- University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg, GermanyTaking people
- Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover, GermanyTaking people
- Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg AöRHeidelberg, GermanyTaking people
- Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein AöRKiel, GermanyTaking people
- Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein AöRLuebeck, GermanyTaking people
- Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz KöRMainz, GermanyTaking people
- Universitaet MuensterMuenster, GermanyTaking people
- Klinikum der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen (TUM Klinikum)Munich, GermanyTaking people
- LMU Klinikum Muenchen AöRMunich, GermanyTaking people
- Universitaetsklinikum Regensburg AöRRegensburg, GermanyTaking people
- Rostock University Medical CenterRostock, GermanyTaking people
- Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen AöRTuebingen, GermanyTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Almirall, S.A.
- Trial code
- NCT07873801EU 2025-525133-31-00
- Record updated
- 14 October 2026
- Original description
The main aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lebrikizumab treatment for up to 32 weeks in participants with moderate-to-severe face and neck atopic dermatitis (FNAD) who also have moderate-to-severe AD outside of the face and neck region, and who are in need of systemic therapy.Read full original descriptionShow less
A Phase 3b, Multicentre, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Lebrikizumab in Adult and Adolescent Participants With Moderate-to-Severe Face and Neck Atopic Dermatitis
The main aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lebrikizumab treatment for up to 32 weeks in participants with moderate-to-severe face and neck atopic dermatitis (FNAD) who also have moderate-to-severe AD outside of the face and neck region, and who are in need of systemic therapy.
Inclusion: Participants eligible for inclusion in this trial must fulfil all of the following criteria:; Adults and adolescents (aged [greater than or equal to (>=)] 12 years to [less than (<)]18 years at the time of informed consent form [ICF]/informed assent form [IAF] signature and weighing >=40 kilograms [kg]) who are candidates for AD systemic therapy; Chronic AD (according to Hanifin and Rajka Criteria (Hanifin 1980)) that has been present for >=1 year before the Screening visit; At least moderate FNAD with F-IGA >=3 (scale of 0 [clear] to 4 [severe]) at Screening and Day 1/Baseline; Overall EASI score >=12 at Day 1/Baseline with distinct atopic dermatitis lesions in at least one area outside the face and neck.
Exclusion: Prior treatment with lebrikizumab; Prior treatment at any time with more than one of the following advanced systemic treatments: Dupilumab, tralokinumab, nemolizumab, or oral JAK inhibitors; Intention to use any concomitant medication or therapy that is not permitted by this protocol or failure to undergo the required washout period for a particular prohibited medication; Presence of dermatological conditions and/or skin signs or symptoms on the face and/or neck that may interfere with study assessments including but not limited to rosacea, flushing, demodicosis, and seborrheic dermatitis; History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (including known positive HIV serology in medical history); Uncontrolled chronic disease that might require use of systemic corticosteroids, eg, uncontrolled asthma; Known liver cirrhosis and/or chronic hepatitis of any aetiology and/or current infection (at Screening) with hepatitis B or hepatitis C; History of malignancy, including mycosis fungoides, within 5 years before the Screening visit, except completely treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix, completely treated and resolved nonmetastatic squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin with no evidence of recurrence in the past 12 weeks; Participants fulfilling any of the following criteria are not eligible for inclusion in this trial:; Participants with suspected clinically relevant contact dermatitis of the face and neck region, and participants with a confirmed contact allergen known to exacerbate their atopic dermatitis who cannot commit to allergen avoidance or when allergen avoidance is not possible; Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or women planning to become pregnant or breastfeed during the study.