About this trial
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn if tirzepatide can treat active central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA), a type of permanent scarring hair loss, in adults. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does tirzepatide improve the symptoms and signs of active CCCA? * Does tirzepatide change the activity of genes in the scalp, especially genes related to scarring? * Does tirzepatide promote hair regrowth?
Participants will:
* Inject tirzepatide once a week for 12 months. * Visit the clinic for scalp examinations, photographs, and other health assessments. * Have scalp biopsies at the beginning of the study and after 6 months of treatment. * Have blood tests and other safety monitoring during the study.
There is no separate comparison group. Researchers will compare each participant's results during treatment with the participant's results at the beginning of the study.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 18 to 80 years.
Clinical and/or biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA).
Active CCCA, defined as a C-CAT disease activity score greater than 1.
No treatment for CCCA during the 6 weeks before enrollment.
Disqualifiers
Currently taking an oral or systemic blood glucose-lowering medication.
Currently taking another medication for weight loss.
Hemoglobin A1C below 5.4%.
Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) score below 2.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Tirzepatide
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Johns Hopkins University
Lead sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Collaborator
Eli Lilly and Company
Collaborator