Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:13 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:13 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02281058
Brief Summary:
Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disease with evidence of CTLA-4 involvement. We are performing a pilot study for the treatment of new onset or actively progressing vitiligo with abatacept to determine if weekly self-injections of medication lead to clinical improvement in vitiligo lesions.
Detailed Description:
Abatacept has been shown to decrease T cell activity and reduce symptoms associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Similar pathways have been shown to be involved in vitiligo. Therefore, we are recruiting 10 adult patients with active vitiligo who meet specific inclusion and exclusion criteria to receive self-administered injections of abatacept weekly starting at week 0 and continuing until week 24. A 32 week follow-up visit will be performed to evaluate secondary endpoints as well. We will be monitoring patients to see if skin lesions of vitiligo stop spreading and start to repigment with continued treatment.
Study:
NCT02281058
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02281058