Tofacitinib for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata and Its Variants
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Alopecia Areata, Alopecia Totalis, Alopecia Universalis
In brief
The purpose of this study is to investigate the ability of tofacitinib citrate, a Janus kinase inhibitor, to generate hair regrowth in patients with moderate to severe alopecia areata and its variants.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02312882
- Run by
- Stanford University
- People needed
- 40
- Starts
- 2014-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-11-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age >= 18 years old
- Diagnosis of alopecia areata with >50% scalp involvement, alopecia totalis, or alopecia universalis
- Hair loss present for at least 6 months
- No treatment for alopecia areata in past 2 months
- No evidence of hair regrowth
- Females of childbearing potential must use birth control while taking the medication and there must be a negative pregnancy test documented prior to starting the medication
- Fluent in spoken and written English
You may not qualify if…
- Age <18 years old
- Patients have received treatment known to affect alopecia areata within 2 months of enrolling in the study
- Patients with a history of malignancy (except history of successfully treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin)
- Patients known to be HIV or hepatitis B or C positive
- Patients with positive tuberculin skin test or positive QuantiFERON TB test
- Patients with leukopenia or anemia
- Patients with renal or hepatic impairment
- Patients with peptic ulcer disease
- Patients taking immunosuppressive medications, including but not limited to prednisone, methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil, azathioprine, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, or TNH-alpha inhibitors
- Women of childbearing potential who are unable or unwilling to use birth control while taking the medication
- Women who are pregnant or nursing
Where it is running
- Stanford University — Stanford, California, United States
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