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NCT Number: NCT06240351

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Baricitinib in the Treatment of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA)

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Baricitinib in the treatment of frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA).

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Key information

Age range

18 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Female at least 18 years of age, and able to provide informed consent
  • Females who are post-menopausal defined, as not have menses for at least 12 months without an alternative medical cause and elevated follicle stimulating hormone in the postmenopausal range as measured during screening
  • Have active FFA that has been diagnosed on or prior to screening visit.
  • Have LPPAI score equal to or greater than 5 at screening.
  • Have evidence of eyebrow loss at baseline
  • Have evidence of hairline recession at baseline
  • Have classic presentation with frontal loss of scalp hair
  • Negative screening for tuberculosis (Quantiferon Gold, T-spot) within 3 months prior to screening or at the screening visit.
  • Agree not to have a live vaccination during the study the exception is herpes zoster vaccine

Exclusion criteria

  • Systemic treatments for FFA within 4 weeks of the baseline visit or 5 half lives whichever one is longer. (ex: finasteride, pioglitazone, hydroxychloroquine, or immunosuppressant medications, such as mycophenolate mofetil).
  • Dutasteride within the last 6 months
  • Have a LPPAI score less than 5 at screening
  • Immunocompromised and with risk factors concerning to investigator for study participation
  • Previous treatment with an oral JAK inhibitor
  • Any condition in the opinion of the investigator which would interfere with the study assessments or procedure
  • Subject is pregnant or breast feeding
  • Surgical intervention including face lifts and micro-blading on the treatment areas
  • Any intervention (facelifts micro blading) that could affect the treatment areas (i.e. scalp and eyebrows)
  • Laser or phototherapy intervention on the treatment areas
  • Have evidence of active TB or latent TB

Treatment and study plan

Baricitinib 4 MG Oral Tablet

Drug

Baricitinib is a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor

Other names: Olumiant

Primary outcomes

  1. 30% Change in Lichen Planopilaris Activity (LPPAI) Scores

    Time frame: From baseline to week 12, 24, and 36

    Percentage of patients achieving 30% change in LPPAI scores. LPPAI is a numeric scale that includes key signs and symptoms of FFA and allows for statistical comparison of disease activity. It captures patient reported symptoms (pruritus, pain, burning), clinical signs (erythema, perifollicular erythema, and scale), and other disease activity features (anagen pull and spreading). The total score distributes 30% weight to symptoms, 30% to signs, 25% to anagen pull, and 15% to spreading. The scale then ranges from 0-10 where 0 is no disease and 10 is worst disease.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Improvement in Physician Global Assessment (PGA)

    Time frame: From baseline to week 12, 24, and 36

    Effectiveness of Baricitinib on improvement in Patient Global Assessment.This assessment is a scale from 0 to 4. 0 means clear skin while 4 means severe disease.

  2. Change in inflammation on histology as seen on scalp biopsy

    Time frame: From baseline to week 12,24, and 36

    Effectiveness of Baricitinib on change of inflammation results on histology exam as seen on scalp biopsy. Degree of lymphocytic infiltrate will be assessed on biopsy and compared to cast thickness on trichoscopy (which correlates with severity of inflammatory changes on pathology).

  3. Improvement in trichoscopic grading of peripheral cast by way of Tosti Scale

    Time frame: From baseline to week 12,24, and 36

    Effectiveness of Baricitinib on the improvement in trichoscopic grading of peripheral casts (scales). Degree of lymphocytic infiltrate will be assessed on biopsy and compared to cast thickness on trichoscopy by the Tosti Scale. This is a 3 grade measure with Grade 1 being minimum scaling while Grade 3 is maximum scaling.

  4. Improvement in Eyebrow Assessment

    Time frame: From baseline to week 12,24, and 36

    Effectiveness of Baricitinib on the improvement of the eyebrow assessment. This is a survey for patients to answer. Answers range from 0 to 3. Answers of 0 mean "I have full eyebrows on each side" while answers of 3 mean " I have no or barely any eyebrow hairs.

  5. Improvement in Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

    Time frame: From baseline to week 12,24, and 36

    Effectiveness of Baricitinib on the improvement of the Visual Analog Scale. This is a 10-point visual scale to rate whether the patient's FFA seems to be worse or resolved.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Other

Collaborators

  • Eli Lilly and Company

Registry information

Official study title

A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Baricitinib in the Treatment of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA)

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Feb 5, 2024
Registry last updated
Jul 7, 2026

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