Tirzepatide for Treatment of CCCA

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorJohns Hopkins University

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

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Johns Hopkins University

Lead sponsor

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Collaborator

Eli Lilly and Company

Collaborator