Abatacept Costimulatory Blockade in the Treatment of Alopecia Totalis/Universalis

NCT01314495 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2012-11-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Will Abatacept reduce priming of the hair follicle specific T cells and thereby reduce hair follicle associated infiltration and improve hair growth.

This is a double blind placebo controlled study to test the safety and efficacy of Abatacept in the treatment of 64 subjects diagnosed with alopecia totalis or alopecia universalis. Subjects will be randomized 1:1 to the placebo or treatment arm and will receive 6 months of treatment with the study medication or placebo, followed by a 6 month observational period.

Conditions

  • Alopecia Totalis/Universalis

Interventions

DRUG

Abatacept

Abatacept will be administrated as a 30 minute intravenous infusion.

DRUG

Inactive infusion

Placebo will be administered as a 30 minute intravenous infusion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Julian M. Mackay-Wiggan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Julian Mackay-Wiggan, MD, MS · Columbia University

  • Angela Christiano, PhD · Columbia University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-09-30
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2012-06-30

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