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Not yet recruitingNCT07873801ADfaceUpdated Oct 14, 2026

A Study of Lebrikizumab in Adults and Adolescents With Face and Neck Atopic Dermatitis

A Phase 3 interventional study of Lebrikizumab and Placebo in Atopic Dermatitis, sponsored by Almirall, S.A.. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 12 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-14.

Sponsored by Almirall, S.A. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Updated Oct 14, 2026Newly registeredGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
230
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
12 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

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.

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Conditions studied

  • Atopic Dermatitis

Keywords

  • Facial eczema
  • Face-IGA
  • Lebrikizumab
  • Face and neck atopic dermatitis
  • Visible disease burden
  • Psychosocial impact and stigmatization
  • IL-13 inhibition
  • Pathophysiology of facial AD
  • Face and neck microbiota
  • Facial biomarkers
  • Standardized photography in AD
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In context

Dermatitis, Atopic

1,444 studies on the registry are indexed under Dermatitis, Atopic; 253 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 230 is above the median of 83 across 1,143 interventional studies indexed under Dermatitis, Atopic.

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Lead sponsor

Almirall, S.A. is the lead sponsor of 66 studies on the registry; 9 are open to participants now.

Of its 9 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 7 (78%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

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 criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants fulfilling any of the following criteria are not eligible for inclusion in this trial:

  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (including known positive HIV serology in medical history).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or women planning to become pregnant or breastfeed during the study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
230 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Placebo-controlled Period: Lebrikizumab

    Drug: Lebrikizumab

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo-controlled Period: Placebo

    Other: Placebo

  • Experimental
    Blinded Extension Period: Placebo-controlled Period (Lebrikizumab) to Lebrikizumab

    Drug: Lebrikizumab

  • Experimental
    Blinded Extension Period: Placebo-controlled Period (Placebo) to Lebrikizumab

    Drug: Lebrikizumab

Interventions

  • Lebrikizumab SC injection.

  • OtherPlacebo

    Matching placebo SC injection.

  • Lebrikizumab for the Placebo-controlled Period who were either responders or non-responders to lebrikizumab treatment at Week 16 will receive lebrikizumab SC injection.

  • Placebo for the Placebo-controlled Period will begin lebrikizumab treatment at Week 16 and will receive lebrikizumab SC injection.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Achieving a Face-Investigator Global Assessment (F-IGA) Score of 0 or 1 and a Reduction >=2 Points from Baseline at Week 16

    The F-IGA is an instrument used to rate the severity of atopic dermatitis (AD) of a participant on the face. It is a clinician-rated scale that typically ranges from 0 (clear) to 4 (severe), with specific descriptors for each point based on observable signs.

    Time frame: At Week 16

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants with Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) >= 4 Points at Baseline Achieving DLQI >=4-point Improvement from Baseline at Week 16

    The DLQI consists of 10 items addressing the subject's perception of the impact of their skin disease on different aspects of their quality of life. Each item is scored on a 4-point Likert scale (0 = 'not at all / not relevant'; 1 = 'a little'; 2 = 'a lot'; 3 = 'very much'). DLQI scores range from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating worse quality of life.

    Time frame: At Week 16

  2. Percentage Change from Baseline at Week 16 in Local SCORing AD (SCORAD)

    The Local SCORAD is being used in this study to assess AD intensity on the face and neck. The intensity part of the SCORAD Index consists of 6 items: erythema, oedema, oozing/crusting, excoriation, lichenification, and dryness. Each item is graded as follows: None (0), mild (1), moderate (2), or severe (3) (for a maximum of 18 total points).

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 16

  3. Proportion of Participants who are "Satisfied" or "Very Satisfied" on Face and Neck Atopic Dermatitis Clearance Satisfaction (FNADCS) at Week 16

    FNADCS is a single-item question that assesses participants' satisfaction with face and neck clearance. Satisfaction is captured using a 5-point verbal rating scale (i.e very dissatisfied to very satisfied).

    Time frame: At Week 16

  4. Percentage Change from Baseline to Week 16 in Face Pruritus Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)

    The Face Pruritus NRS is an 11-point scale used by participants to rate the severity of the pruritus on their face over the past 24 hours. Score range from 0 to 10, where high score indicates "worst itch ".

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 16

  5. Absolute Change from Baseline in Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) Index to Week 16

    The WPAI Scale is a patient-reported 6-item validated questionnaire designed to assess the impact of health conditions on work productivity and daily activities over the past week. The results are presented as follows: Percentage of work time missed due to health, percentage of impairment while working due to health, percentage of overall work impairment due to health, and percentage of activity impairment due to health.

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 16

  6. Percentage Change from Baseline to Week 16 in Sleep-Loss Scale

    Participants will rate their sleep-loss on a 5-point Likert scale with scores ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (unable to sleep at all).

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 16

  7. Percentage of Participants Achieving F-IGA Score of 0 or 1 and a Reduction >=2 points from Baseline at Week 32

    The F-IGA is an instrument used to rate the severity of AD of a participant on the face. It is a clinician-rated scale that typically ranges from 0 (clear) to 4 (severe), with specific descriptors for each point based on observable signs.

    Time frame: At Week 32

  8. Percentage Change from Baseline to Week 32 in Local SCORAD

    The Local SCORAD is being used in this study to assess AD intensity on the face and neck. The intensity part of the SCORAD Index consists of 6 items: erythema, oedema, oozing/crusting, excoriation, lichenification, and dryness. Each item is graded as follows: None (0), mild (1), moderate (2), or severe (3) (for a maximum of 18 total points).

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 32

  9. Percentage of Participants with DLQI >=4 at Baseline Achieving DLQI >= 4-point Improvement from Baseline at Week 32

    The DLQI consists of 10 items addressing the subject's perception of the impact of their skin disease on different aspects of their quality of life. Each item is scored on a 4-point Likert scale (0 = 'not at all / not relevant'; 1 = 'a little'; 2 = 'a lot'; 3 = 'very much'). DLQI scores range from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating worse quality of life.

    Time frame: At Week 32

  10. Percentage Change from Baseline to Week 32 in Face Pruritus NRS

    The Face Pruritus NRS is an 11-point scale used by participants to rate the severity of the pruritus on their face over the past 24 hours. Score range from 0 to 10, where high score indicates "worst itch ".

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 32

  11. Percentage Change from Baseline to Week 32 in Sleep-Loss Scale

    Participants will rate their sleep-loss on a 5-point Likert scale with scores ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (unable to sleep at all).

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 32

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Nov 2026; primary completion for Feb 2028, 15 months later.

Of 132 industry-sponsored phase 3 interventional studies under Dermatitis, Atopic, half reached primary completion within 18 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 13 and three quarters within 26. This study's planned 15 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 139 studies reached it within 18 months; a quarter within 13 and three quarters within 28.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 8, 2026
First posted
Oct 14, 2026
StartEst.
Nov 2026
Primary completionEst.
Feb 2028
CompletionEst.
Jun 2028
Last update
Oct 14, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
Registered
First appeared on the registry. No changes since
Oct 14, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Oct 14, 2026
    First appeared on the registry

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07873801
Lead sponsor
Almirall, S.A.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 14, 2026
Start date
Nov 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Feb 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 14, 2026

Study contacts

Estrella García
Contact
gco@almirall.com
+34620985953
Natalia Calderón
Contact
gco@almirall.com
Study Director
study director · Almirall, S.A.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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