Pimecrolimus Cream 1% in Adult Patients With Perioral Dermatitis

NCT ID: NCT00232115

Last Updated: 2008-01-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

124 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-09-30

Study Completion Date

2006-07-31

Brief Summary

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An evaluation of the safety and efficacy of the calcineurin inhibitor, pimecrolimus cream 1%, in adult patients with perioral dermatitis.

This study is not enrolling patients in the United States.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Perioral Dermatitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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1

Pimecrolimus

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pimecrolimus

Intervention Type DRUG

Pimecrolimus cream 1 %

2

Vehicle

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Vehicle cream (placebo)

Interventions

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Pimecrolimus

Pimecrolimus cream 1 %

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Vehicle cream (placebo)

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Elidel

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* clinically diagnosed perioral dermatitis associated or not associated with topical steroid use (the periorbital area may also be involved in addition to the perioral region)
* minimum severity score (PODSI) ≥ 4
* age 18 and older

Exclusion Criteria

* Ongoing use of the following treatments is NOT allowed after the start of study drug:

Oral tetracyclines, oral erythromycin, oral steroids and oral calcineurin inhibitors. All topical treatments of the face, including steroids, calcineurin inhibitors, metronidazole, tetracyclines, erythromycin and emollients (exception: DAC Basiscreme).

* Systemic immunosuppression
* History of malignancy of any organ system, treated or untreated, within the past 5 years
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Novartis

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharma AG

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Nuremberg, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Schwarz T, Kreiselmaier I, Bieber T, Thaci D, Simon JC, Meurer M, Werfel T, Zuberbier T, Luger TA, Wollenberg A, Brautigam M. A randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled study of 1% pimecrolimus cream in adult patients with perioral dermatitis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Jul;59(1):34-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.03.043. Epub 2008 May 7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 18462835 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CASM981CDE15

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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