NCT01591070

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether proactive use of 0.1% tacrolimus ointment once or twice weekly can keep adult facial SD in remission and reduce the incidence of exacerbation.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
104

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2010

Shorter than P25 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2010

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2011

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2011

Completed
12 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 25, 2012

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 3, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

August 8, 2012

Status Verified

August 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

6 months

First QC Date

April 25, 2012

Last Update Submit

August 7, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

Facial seborrhoeic dermatitis, tacrolimus

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Clinical assessments of erythema, scaling, and pruritus

    The clinical assessments of erythema, scaling, and pruritus will be evaluated by investigator using 4-point scale: 0 (absent), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), or 3 (severe). Maintenance of stabilised facial Seborroheic dermatitis will be considered those patients who showed significant improvement of clinical assessment in erythema, scaling, and pruritus compared with the baseline values.

    12 weeks

Study Arms (3)

vehicle twice weekly

NO INTERVENTION

tacrolimus once weekly

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: Tacrolimus

tacrolimus twice weekly

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: Tacrolimus

Interventions

0.1% tacrolimus once-weekly application for 10 weeks

Also known as: protopic 0.1% ointment
tacrolimus once weekly

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • at least 18 years of age with a diagnosis of facial seborrhoeic dermatitis

You may not qualify if:

  • taking other systemic or topical treatments for facial seborrhoeic dermatitis within the previous 4 weeks
  • a known allergy to the components of tacrolimus ointment
  • malignant neoplasm; immunologic abnormality
  • active infection
  • other definitive cutaneous findings such as erythroderma, acne, and psoriasis

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Department of dermatology, Pusan National University Hospital

Busan, Busan, ASTIKRIKS012IPUSAN, South Korea

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Kim TW, Mun JH, Jwa SW, Song M, Kim HS, Ko HC, Kim MB, Song KH, Lee SK, Seo JK, Lee D, Kim BS. Proactive treatment of adult facial seborrhoeic dermatitis with 0.1% tacrolimus ointment: randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled, multi-centre trial. Acta Derm Venereol. 2013 Sep 4;93(5):557-61. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1532.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dermatitis, Seborrheic

Interventions

TacrolimusOintments

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

DermatitisSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesSebaceous Gland DiseasesSkin Diseases, EczematousSkin Diseases, Papulosquamous

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

MacrolidesLactonesOrganic ChemicalsDosage FormsPharmaceutical Preparations

Study Officials

  • Byung-Soo Kim, Ph.D.

    Pusan National University Hospital

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 25, 2012

First Posted

May 3, 2012

Study Start

November 1, 2010

Primary Completion

May 1, 2011

Study Completion

May 1, 2011

Last Updated

August 8, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-08

Locations