A Phase Ib/II Study of HL-300 Ointment in Patients With Mild-to-Moderate Atopic Dermatitis

NCT07629778 | Not Yet Recruiting Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: HL-300-201
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 156
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter Phase Ib/II clinical study designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and PK characteristics of HL-300 ointment with different concentration regimens for mild-to-moderate AD.

Conditions

Atopic Dermatitis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI)

  Percentage change from baseline in Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score at Week 4 (W4)

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (11)

• EASI

  at Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 6 after treatment.

• EASI

  at Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 after treatment

• EASI50

  at Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 after treatment

• EASI90

  at Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 after treatment.

• vIGA-AD

  at Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 after treatment.

Study Arms (4)

Group D

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Drug: Placebo

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

Group A：0.25%

Drug: HL-300

Group B

EXPERIMENTAL

Group B：0.5%

Drug: HL-300

Group C

EXPERIMENTAL

Group C：1.0%

Drug: HL-300

Interventions

HL-300 DRUG

Group A receives the investigational product at a concentration of 0.25%, Group B at 0.5%, and Group C at 1.0%, BID,4 weeks.

Group A; Group B; Group C

Placebo DRUG

BID, day 7.

Group D

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age ≥18 years and ≤75 years at the time of ICF signing, with no gender restriction
• Meeting the Hanifin \& Rajka diagnostic criteria for atopic dermatitis (AD) at screening, with a history of AD ≥ 6 months before screening, and the AD condition judged by the investigator to be stable within 4 weeks prior to ICF signing,.
• vIGA-AD score of 2-3 at screening and baseline visits;
• EASI score within the range of 5-21 at screening and baseline;
• "Body Surface Area (BSA) affected by AD skin lesions meeting one of the following requirements at screening and baseline visits, with skin lesions suitable for topical treatment:
• Cohort 1: BSA of 5% to 20%;
• Cohort 2: BSA of 15% to 25%. "
• Women of childbearing potential and men willing to use at least one highly effective method of contraception or practice abstinence from the time of informed consent signing until 3 months after the last dose of the investigational product
• Those who voluntarily participate in the study and sign the informed consent form

You may not qualify if:

• "Trial participants with any of the following medical histories or abnormal conditions at screening: (1) Skin lesions or abnormalities that may affect the assessment of the investigational product application site; (2) Clinically relevant skin diseases that are contraindicated for the study or affect the assessment of the application site, including but not limited to: psoriasis, acne, skin cancer; (3) Other autoimmune diseases besides AD, such as inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, where the investigator believes the disease would unfavorably impact the assessment of this study; (4) Current or history of lymphoproliferative disorders, or signs or symptoms suggestive of possible lymphoproliferative disorders, including lymphadenopathy or splenomegaly; (5) Any malignancy, or any history of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening (except for completely resected cervical carcinoma in situ or non-metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, or papillary thyroid carcinoma); (6) History of herpes virus infection within the past 6 months, or recurrent herpes zoster (≥2 episodes), disseminated herpes zoster, disseminated herpes simplex, or current inability to rule out herpes zoster or herpes simplex infection; (7) Systemic infection requiring hospitalization within 12 weeks prior to screening to baseline, or active bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, or other infections requiring anti-infective treatment within 4 weeks prior to screening to baseline; (8) Local active infection within 1 week prior to screening to baseline, such as active infected AD, or any superficial skin infection requiring oral or intravenous antibiotic, antifungal, or antiviral medication; (9) History of thrombotic events, including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, or high-risk factors for thromboembolism (e.g., immobilization or prolonged bed rest), which is judged by the investigator's comprehensive clinical assessment to be unsuitable for participation in this study; (10) History of significant cardiovascular, neurological, respiratory, hematological, digestive, urinary, immune, or psychiatric diseases that the investigator believes may confound study results or affect drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion, or place the trial participant at undue risk; (11) History of drug abuse or substance abuse."
• "Trial participants who have received any of the following treatments: (1) Use of topical skin products for AD or AD-related skin infections at the study application site within 2 weeks prior to baseline, including but not limited to: topical corticosteroids (TCS), topical calcineurin inhibitors (TCI), topical phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE-4) inhibitor ointments, topical antimicrobials, etc.; (2) Use of topical skin products containing chemically active ingredients (including but not limited to vitamin E cream, functional products containing niacinamide/urea/ceramide, excluding emollients without any chemically active ingredients) at the study application site within 1 week prior to baseline; (3) Use of systemic therapeutic drugs for AD within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to baseline, including but not limited to systemic anti-infectives, PDE-4 inhibitors, and systemic traditional Chinese medicine or herbal medicines for AD; (4) Use of systemic or topical JAK inhibitors (such as ruxolitinib, tofacitinib, baricitinib, filgotinib, lestaurtinib, pacritinib, delgocitinib, upadacitinib, abrocitinib, etc.) within 12 weeks prior to baseline; (5) Use of sedating antihistamines within 2 weeks prior to baseline (Stable use of non-sedating antihistamines is permitted \[dose stable for 2 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before the first study medication\]); (6) Use of systemic immunosuppressants or immunomodulators (such as oral or injectable corticosteroids, methotrexate, cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil, and azathioprine) within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to baseline; (7) Use of biologics (such as dupilumab) within 12 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to baseline; (8) Use of strong CYP450 inhibitors or inducers within 2 weeks prior to baseline, including but not limited to: nelfinavir, ritonavir, clarithromycin, itraconazole, nevirapine, and barbiturates; (9) Vaccination with live/attenuated live vaccines within 4 weeks prior to baseline, or planning to receive vaccination during the study period; (10) Sunbathing or phototherapy (including ultraviolet therapy, photochemotherapy, etc.) with AD therapeutic effects within 4 weeks prior to baseline;"
• "Trial participants with any of the following laboratory and instrumental examination results:
• (1) Any significant clinical and laboratory abnormalities that the investigator believes may affect trial participant safety, including but not limited to:
• White blood cell count (WBC) \< 3×109/L, absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \< 1.5×109/L, absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) \< 0.8×109/L, platelet count (PLT) \< 100×109/L, hemoglobin (Hb) \< 100 g/L;
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 2× ULN, or total bilirubin (TBIL) ≥ 1.5× ULN;
• Blood creatinine \> 1.5× ULN; (2) Confirmed or suspected active tuberculosis, incompletely cured tuberculosis, or active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (except for trial participants with documented treatment proving adequate therapy, who may enter this study based on the medical judgment of the investigator and/or infectious disease specialist) judged by the investigator and/or infectious disease specialist (combining medical history, symptoms, signs, laboratory tests, tuberculosis screening tests, and imaging findings); (3) QT interval corrected by Fridericia formula (QTcF) ≥500 ms in 12-ECG results at screening; (4) Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive; HBsAg negative but hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) positive and HBV-DNA above detection limit, or human immunodeficiency virus antibody (HIV) positive, or anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive and HCV-RNA positive, or Treponema pallidum antibody positive (excluding trial participants with negative non-specific syphilis antibody results and judged by the investigator to have a past history of syphilis infection that has been cured);" 4.Known or suspected allergy to the investigational product or excipients in the investigational product; 5.Female trial participants who are suspected or known to be pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy during the trial period; 6.History of major surgery within 4 weeks prior to baseline or planned surgery during the study; 7.Significant blood loss, received blood transfusion, or donated blood (≥400 mL) within 3 months prior to baseline; 8.Participation in other clinical trials within 3 months prior to baseline; 9.Weekly alcohol consumption greater than 14 units within 3 months prior to screening (1 unit of alcohol ≈ 360 mL beer or 45 mL spirits with 40% alcohol content or 150 mL wine); 10.Other conditions judged by the investigator to be unsuitable for participation in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hangzhou Highlightll Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dermatitis, Atopic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Skin Diseases, Genetic; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Dermatitis; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Skin Diseases, Eczematous; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• Wu Liming NA, Doctor of Medicine

  First People's Hospital of Hangzhou

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: QUADRUPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 1, 2026
• First Posted: June 5, 2026
• Study Start: May 11, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2027
• Last Updated: June 5, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share