Clinical trial Recruiting at 69 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 to 100

Testing new treatments for moderate to severe atopic dermatitis

Official title: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase II Platform Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Investigational Compound(s) in Patients With Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis

Run by Novartis · NCT06947993 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This trial will test an experimental medicine called GHZ339 (compared with placebo) to see if it reduces symptoms in people with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 100 Years
SexAll
Enrollment224 (estimated)
SponsorNovartis
Industry-sponsored
Locations105 sites (Birmingham, Alabama and 104 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMay 16, 2025
Main results expectedNovember 27, 2028
Study endsDecember 22, 2028
Registry record updatedSeptember 28, 2026
Trial IDNCT06947993 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are people with a confirmed diagnosis of atopic dermatitis for at least one year who currently have moderate to severe disease and can provide informed consent.

Probably not a fit

People with other active inflammatory skin diseases, uncontrolled chronic medical conditions, significant lab/ECG abnormalities, or other exclusionary conditions are unlikely to benefit or be eligible.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase II platform designed to test multiple investigational compounds in participants with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. The platform design allows different interventions to be added and compared over time; the first planned intervention is GHZ339. Eligible participants have had AD for at least one year and meet criteria for moderate to severe disease, with additional safety-related exclusions for significant medical conditions or abnormal labs. Participants are randomly assigned to study arms and followed for efficacy and safety outcomes.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the intervention could become an additional safe and effective option to reduce itching, inflammation, and skin lesions in people with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.

How similar studies have gone: Other targeted therapies and small molecules for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis have shown clinical benefit, but GHZ339 is a new investigational compound being tested in this platform.

Who can join: the full rules

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Key Inclusion Criteria of the master protocol:

* Able and willing to sign the informed consent (IC)
* Patients with a diagnosis of AD and onset of disease for at least 1 year
* Moderate to severe AD

Key Exclusion Criteria of the master protocol:

* Participants with a clinically significant medical condition or infectious disease (specified in sub-protocol)
* Participants with clinically significant abnormal hematology, clinical chemistry, or urine test results or clinically significant abnormal ECG
* Participant with any other active inflammatory skin disease
* Participants with any chronic, uncontrolled medical condition, which would put the participant at increased risk during the study (e.g., uncontrolled: diabetes, hypertension)
* Participants with any clinically unstable disease states that would likely require systemic corticosteroids (e.g., uncontrolled asthma)

Additional inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply depending on the intervention specific requirements

Where it's running

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    Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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