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Atopic DermatitisAbroSkibNCT05140239

Effects of Abrocitinib Treatment on Skin Barrier Function

An observational study of Atopic Dermatitis, run by Prof. Dr. Stephan Weidinger at 1 site in Germany.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Effects of abrocitinib treatment of atopic dermatitis on skin barrier function. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Atopic Dermatitis
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
1 Sep 2022to 31 Dec 2024
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Adult patients (n=20) with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis who are eligible for and will receive systemic therapy with abrocitinib by their treating dermatologist as part of standard healthcare. The choice of therapy is strictly done by the treating dermatologist only, and the reasons for the choice will be captured by a structured documentation.

Who may be able to join

  • Written informed consent obtained from the subject prior to performing any protocol-related pro-cedures, including screening evaluations
  • Age ≥ 18 years at time of study entry.
  • Diagnosis of chronic atopic dermatitis for at least 1 year prior to enrollment based on American Academy Criteria
  • Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score ≥12 at baseline visit (Week 0)
  • Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) ≥3 at baseline visit (Week 0)
  • Subject is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study
  • Subject receives abrocitinib by the treating dermatologist within routine care

Who cannot join

  • 1. Subject is unable to provide written informed consent or comply with the protocol
  • Concurrent enrolment in another clinical trial where the subject is receiving an IMP or participation in another clinical trial with investigational product during the last 30 days before inclusion or 7 half-lives of previously used trial medication, whichever is longer.
  • Active dermatologic conditions that may confound the diagnosis of AD or would interfere with as-sessment of treatment, such as scabies, cutaneous lymphoma, or psoriasis.
  • Known active allergic or irritant contact dermatitis that is likely to interfere with the assessment of severity of AD.
  • Having used systemic immunosuppressive/immunomodulating therapy (e.g. systemic corticoster-oids methotrexate, cyclosporine, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, JAK inhibitors) or tanning beds or phototherapy during any week within the 4 weeks or receipt of any marketed biologic ther-apy (e.g., dupilumab, tralokinumab) within 3 months or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to baseline
  • Treatment of selected marker skin areas (non-lesional skin at volar forearm and extensor forearm, lesional skin) with topical corticosteroid or topical calcineurin inhibitor 1 week prior to baseline visit and throughout the study.
  • Treatment of skin areas of examination with emollients 24 hours prior to baseline visit and throughout the study.
  • Involvement in the planning and/or conduct of the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site
  • UKSH, Campus Kiel

    Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, 24105

Other trials in Germany

About this study

Official title: Effects of Abrocitinib Treatment of Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis on Skin Barrier Function

Effects of abrocitinib treatment of atopic dermatitis on skin barrier function.

Read the detailed description

Open-label, non-randomized, single-arm, 12-weeks observational clinical and translational study

Being tested
No Intervention
Keywords
Skin Barrier, Atopic Dermatitis, Dermatology, Skin Physiology
Medical subject headings
Dermatitis, Atopic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • No InterventionOther

    Non Interventional

Study groups in NCT05140239
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
AbroSkib CohortAdult patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis who are eligible for and will receive systemic therapy with abrocitinib by their treating dermatologist as part of standard healthcare (n=20). The choice of therapy is strictly done by the treating dermatologist only, and the reasons for the choice will be captured by a structured documentation.
Receives: Other: No Intervention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in transepidermal water loss (TEWL) at one non-lesional and one lesional marker skin area at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline/week 0 (day 0).

    To determine the mean change of TEWL in g/m2/h at one non-lesional and one lesional marker skin site at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline

    Measured: 12 Weeks

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Number of epidermal barrier-related genes/pathways differentially expressed in a marker lesional skin site at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline

    To compare the expression of epidermal barrier-related genes at the transcriptome level at a marker lesional skin site at week 2 and week 12 to baseline and to non-lesional skin

    Measured: 12 Weeks

  2. Epidermal thickness and epidermal differentiation markers in a marker lesional skin site at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline

    To compare epidermal thickness (in µm) and the percentage of marker-positive cells (KRT 16, Ki67, FLG) in a marker skin site with reference to the number of cells in the basal layer at week 2 and 12 to baseline and to non-lesional skin

    Measured: 12 Weeks

  3. Stratum corneum biomarker (cytokine) levels (pg/μg protein) in marker skin sites at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline

    To compare stratum corneum biomarker (cytokine) levels (pg/μg protein) in a marker lesional skin site at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline and to non-lesional skin

    Measured: 12 Weeks

  4. Composition of Bacterial Taxa of one lesional and non-lesional marker skin area at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline

    To identify changes in community composition and diversity at one lesional and one non-lesional marker skin site at week 2 and week 12 as compared to baseline using Next Generation Sequencing techniques

    Measured: 12 Weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Dec 2021
  2. Study start1 Sep 2022
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2024
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2024

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05140239
Sponsor's protocol ID
ABRO_WEI_2021
Acronym
AbroSkib
Status last verified
May 2026
First submitted
17 Nov 2021
Last updated
1 Jun 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Langan SM, Irvine AD, Weidinger S. Atopic dermatitis. Lancet. 2020 Aug 1;396(10247):345-360. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31286-1.

    PubMed 32738956
  • Moitinho-Silva L, Boraczynski N, Emmert H, Baurecht H, Szymczak S, Schulz H, Haller D, Linseisen J, Gieger C, Peters A, Tittmann L, Lieb W, Bang C, Franke A, Rodriguez E, Weidinger S. Host traits, lifestyle and environment are associated with human skin bacteria. Br J Dermatol. 2021 Sep;185(3):573-584. doi: 10.1111/bjd.20072. Epub 2021 May 18.

    PubMed 33733457
  • Tsoi LC, Rodriguez E, Stolzl D, Wehkamp U, Sun J, Gerdes S, Sarkar MK, Hubenthal M, Zeng C, Uppala R, Xing X, Thielking F, Billi AC, Swindell WR, Shefler A, Chen J, Patrick MT, Harms PW, Kahlenberg JM, Perez White BE, Maverakis E, Gudjonsson JE, Weidinger S. Progression of acute-to-chronic atopic dermatitis is associated with quantitative rather than qualitative changes in cytokine responses. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 May;145(5):1406-1415. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.11.047. Epub 2019 Dec 28.

    PubMed 31891686
  • Tsoi LC, Rodriguez E, Degenhardt F, Baurecht H, Wehkamp U, Volks N, Szymczak S, Swindell WR, Sarkar MK, Raja K, Shao S, Patrick M, Gao Y, Uppala R, Perez White BE, Getsios S, Harms PW, Maverakis E, Elder JT, Franke A, Gudjonsson JE, Weidinger S. Atopic Dermatitis Is an IL-13-Dominant Disease with Greater Molecular Heterogeneity Compared to Psoriasis. J Invest Dermatol. 2019 Jul;139(7):1480-1489. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.12.018. Epub 2019 Jan 11.

    PubMed 30641038
  • Mobus L, Rodriguez E, Harder I, Stolzl D, Boraczynski N, Gerdes S, Kleinheinz A, Abraham S, Heratizadeh A, Handrick C, Haufe E, Werfel T, Schmitt J, Weidinger S; TREATgermany study group. Atopic dermatitis displays stable and dynamic skin transcriptome signatures. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 Jan;147(1):213-223. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.06.012. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

    PubMed 32615169
  • Weidinger S, Beck LA, Bieber T, Kabashima K, Irvine AD. Atopic dermatitis. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2018 Jun 21;4(1):1. doi: 10.1038/s41572-018-0001-z.

    PubMed 29930242
  • Thaci D, Simpson EL, Beck LA, Bieber T, Blauvelt A, Papp K, Soong W, Worm M, Szepietowski JC, Sofen H, Kawashima M, Wu R, Weinstein SP, Graham NM, Pirozzi G, Teper A, Sutherland ER, Mastey V, Stahl N, Yancopoulos GD, Ardeleanu M. Efficacy and safety of dupilumab in adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis inadequately controlled by topical treatments: a randomised, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging phase 2b trial. Lancet. 2016 Jan 2;387(10013):40-52. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00388-8. Epub 2015 Oct 8.

    PubMed 26454361
  • Simpson EL, Bieber T, Guttman-Yassky E, Beck LA, Blauvelt A, Cork MJ, Silverberg JI, Deleuran M, Kataoka Y, Lacour JP, Kingo K, Worm M, Poulin Y, Wollenberg A, Soo Y, Graham NM, Pirozzi G, Akinlade B, Staudinger H, Mastey V, Eckert L, Gadkari A, Stahl N, Yancopoulos GD, Ardeleanu M; SOLO 1 and SOLO 2 Investigators. Two Phase 3 Trials of Dupilumab versus Placebo in Atopic Dermatitis. N Engl J Med. 2016 Dec 15;375(24):2335-2348. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1610020. Epub 2016 Sep 30.

    PubMed 27690741
  • Blauvelt A, de Bruin-Weller M, Gooderham M, Cather JC, Weisman J, Pariser D, Simpson EL, Papp KA, Hong HC, Rubel D, Foley P, Prens E, Griffiths CEM, Etoh T, Pinto PH, Pujol RM, Szepietowski JC, Ettler K, Kemeny L, Zhu X, Akinlade B, Hultsch T, Mastey V, Gadkari A, Eckert L, Amin N, Graham NMH, Pirozzi G, Stahl N, Yancopoulos GD, Shumel B. Long-term management of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis with dupilumab and concomitant topical corticosteroids (LIBERTY AD CHRONOS): a 1-year, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2017 Jun 10;389(10086):2287-2303. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31191-1. Epub 2017 May 4.

    PubMed 28478972
  • Abraham S, Haufe E, Harder I, Heratizadeh A, Kleinheinz A, Wollenberg A, Weisshaar E, Augustin M, Wiemers F, Zink A, Biedermann T, von Kiedrowski R, Hilgers M, Worm M, Pawlak M, Sticherling M, Fell I, Handrick C, Schakel K, Staubach P, Asmussen A, Schwarz B, Bell M, Neubert K, Effendy I, Bieber T, Homey B, Gerlach B, Tchitcherina E, Stahl M, Schwichtenberg U, Rossbacher J, Buck P, Mempel M, Beissert S, Werfel T, Weidinger S, Schmitt J; TREATgermany study group. Implementation of dupilumab in routine care of atopic eczema: results from the German national registry TREATgermany. Br J Dermatol. 2020 Aug;183(2):382-384. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18958. Epub 2020 Apr 13. No abstract available.

    PubMed 32068242
  • Gadina M, Le MT, Schwartz DM, Silvennoinen O, Nakayamada S, Yamaoka K, O'Shea JJ. Janus kinases to jakinibs: from basic insights to clinical practice. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2019 Feb 1;58(Suppl 1):i4-i16. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key432.

    PubMed 30806710
  • Simpson EL, Sinclair R, Forman S, Wollenberg A, Aschoff R, Cork M, Bieber T, Thyssen JP, Yosipovitch G, Flohr C, Magnolo N, Maari C, Feeney C, Biswas P, Tatulych S, Valdez H, Rojo R. Efficacy and safety of abrocitinib in adults and adolescents with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (JADE MONO-1): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2020 Jul 25;396(10246):255-266. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30732-7.

    PubMed 32711801
  • Clarysse K, Pfaff CM, Marquardt Y, Huth L, Kortekaas Krohn I, Kluwig D, Luscher B, Gutermuth J, Baron J. JAK1/3 inhibition preserves epidermal morphology in full-thickness 3D skin models of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Feb;33(2):367-375. doi: 10.1111/jdv.15301. Epub 2019 Jan 1.

    PubMed 30357932
  • Bieber T. Atopic dermatitis. Ann Dermatol. 2010 May;22(2):125-37. doi: 10.5021/ad.2010.22.2.125. Epub 2010 May 17.

    PubMed 20548901
  • Weidinger S, Novak N. Atopic dermatitis. Lancet. 2016 Mar 12;387(10023):1109-1122. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00149-X. Epub 2015 Sep 13.

    PubMed 26377142

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Atopic Dermatitis, run by Prof. Dr. Stephan Weidinger at 1 site in Germany.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in transepidermal water loss (TEWL) at one non-lesional and one lesional marker skin area at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline/week 0 (day 0). (time frame: 12 Weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05140239, which also lists 24 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Jun 2026.

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