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Condition (MeSH)

Sebaceous Gland Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 828 trials for Sebaceous Gland Diseases or a narrower condition beneath it. Galderma R&D has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 45.

MeSH D012625 Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases C17
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Phase 1 Phase 1 97 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 27 Phase 2 Phase 2 117 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 10 Phase 3 Phase 3 133 Phase 4 Phase 4 124 Not applicable Not applicable 214 Observational Observational 106 Phase 1 Phase 1 97 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 27 Phase 2 Phase 2 117 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 10 Phase 3 Phase 3 133 Phase 4 Phase 4 124 Not applicable Not applicable 214 Observational Observational 106

Trials per phase (log scale)

3 of the 828 trials are tagged with Sebaceous Gland Diseases itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Sebaceous Gland Diseases trials start? (26)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 1 trial is registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 50

2000: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2002: 3 trials (Observational 1, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1) 2003: 4 trials (Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1) 2004: 10 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 2005: 12 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2006: 15 trials (Not applicable 3, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 2) 2007: 21 trials (Not applicable 2, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 1) 2008: 34 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 6, Phase 1 3) 2009: 44 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 16, Phase 3 11, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 4) 2010: 40 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 7) 2011: 35 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 5) 2012: 32 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 7) 2013: 34 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 8) 2014: 34 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 7, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 8) 2015: 49 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 13, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 6) 2016: 47 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 6) 2017: 32 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 9, Phase 2 7, Phase 1 4) 2018: 42 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 4) 2019: 35 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 6) 2020: 42 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 19, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2021: 45 trials (Observational 11, Not applicable 13, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 4, Phase 1 6) 2022: 34 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 17, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 2) 2023: 49 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 26, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2024: 50 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 21, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 5) 2025: 39 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 18, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 5)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 42
2025 39
2024 50
2023 49
2022 34
2021 45
2020 42
2019 35
2018 42
2017 32

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 52 trials starting in 2026 and about 45 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward, with about 0.7 times the starts already registered for the rest of 2026 added. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 15 percent and ran about 1 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 26 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 23 months from start to primary completion across 31 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 9 months across 608 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Sebaceous Gland Diseases trials in? (8)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 97
Phase 1/2 27
Phase 2 117
Phase 2/3 10
Phase 3 133
Phase 4 124
Not applicable 214
Observational 106

How many Sebaceous Gland Diseases trials are recruiting? (9)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 36
Recruiting 36
Enrolling by invitation 1
Active, not recruiting 15
Completed 588

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Sebaceous Gland Diseases trials? (12)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
Galderma R&D 45
Stiefel, a GSK Company 30
Bausch Health Americas, Inc. 27
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. 22
Cosmetique Active International 13

Which drugs are being tested for Sebaceous Gland Diseases? (4)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Adapalene 14
DOXY 11
Benzoyl Peroxide 11
Tazarotene 6

Interventions as named in the registry (11)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
CIP-Isotretinoin 29
Vehicle Gel 18
Vehicle Foam 12
Vehicle Cream 11
Clindamycin Gel 10

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Sebaceous Gland Diseases trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
HIDRADENITIS 43 3
Appendicitis 16 14
Depression 16 13
Abortion spontaneous 10 8
Suicide attempt 10 10

Sub-conditions in MeSH (3)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: publications, prevalence, and rare-disease identity.

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