Skip to content

This is a study to help understand how Baricitinib compares to placebo (a tablet that does not contain any active medicine) in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, also named atopic eczema

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Baricitinib in Adult Patients with Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis - BREEZE AD-1: BaRicitinib in moderate to sEvere EcZEma in Atopic Dermatitis -1

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2017-000870-12-DE
Enrollment
600
Registered
2017-09-04
Start date
2017-10-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Atopic Dermatitis MedDRA version: 20.0 Level: LLT Classification code 10003639 Term: Atopic dermatitis System Organ Class: 100000004858

Interventions

Sponsors

Eli Lilly and Company
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: At least 18 years of age. Have a diagnosis of AD at least 12 months prior to screening, as defined by the American Academy of Dermatology Have moderate to severe AD, including all of the following: a. Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score =16 b. IGA score of =3 c. =10% of BSA involvement d. Have a documented history by a physician and/or investigator of inadequate response to existing topical medications within 6 months preceding screening, or history of intolerance to topical therapy. e. Are male or nonpregnant, nonbreastfeeding female patients. Male patients, and female patients of childbearing potential, must agree to use a reliable method of birth control during the study and for at least 4 weeks following the last dose of investigational product. Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 570 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 30

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Have other concomitant skin conditions that would interfere with evaluations of the effect of study medication Are currently experiencing or have a history of erythrodermic, refractory, or unstable skin disease that requires frequent hospitalizations and/or intravenous treatment for skin infections that may interfere with participation in the study. Skin infection that requires treatment with topical or systemic antibiotics. Serious concomitant illness Are immunocompromised and at an unacceptable risk for participating in the study. Have a clinically serious viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infection Have been exposed to a live vaccine within 12 weeks prior to planned randomization or are expected to need/receive a live vaccine during the course of the study. Have evidence of active TB or latent TB Have evidence of HBV, HCV or HIV infection

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: To test the hypothesis that baricitinib is superior to placebo in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. ;Secondary Objective: To test the hypothesis that baricitinib is superior to placebo in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. Improvements in signs and symptoms of atopic dermatitis. Improvements in patient-reported outcome measures. ;Primary end point(s): Proportion of patients achieving IGA of 0 or 1 with a =2-point improvement. ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: week 16

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): 1. Proportion of patients achieving EASI75 2. Proportion of patients achieving EASI90 3. Percent change from baseline in EASI score 4. Proportion of patients achieving SCORAD75 5. Mean change from baseline in the score of Item 2 of the ADSS 6. Mean change from baseline in Skin Pain NRS 7. Proportions of patients achieving a 4-point improvement in Itch NRS;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Endpoint 1 to 6 only at week 16 Endpoint 7 at week 1, week 2, week 4 and week 16

Countries

Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russian Federation, Taiwan

Contacts

Public ContactClinical Trial Registry Office

Eli Lilly

EU_Lilly_Clinical_Trials@lilly.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026