Placebo in Pediatric Clinical Trials for Alopecia Areata: Friend or Foe?

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Placebo in Pediatric Clinical Trials for Alopecia Areata: Friend or Foe? Get access Sophie Leducq , Sophie Leducq Unit of Pediatric Dermatology, University Hospital of Tours, Tours, FranceINSERM, SPHERE, U1246, Tours University, Nantes University, Tours, France Corresponding author: Dr Sophie Leducq, Email: [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4860-6365 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Annabel Maruani Annabel Maruani Unit of Pediatric Dermatology, University Hospital of Tours, Tours, FranceINSERM, SPHERE, U1246, Tours University, Nantes University, Tours, France https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3734-810X Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar British Journal of Dermatology, ljaf319, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf319 Published: 13 August 2025 Article history Received: 06 August 2025 Accepted: 06 August 2025 Published: 13 August 2025