A Sequential Treatment Regimen of Cryotherapy and Picato® for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis on the Face and Scalp

NCT ID: NCT01541553

Last Updated: 2025-03-10

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

367 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this trial is to compare the rate of complete clearance of actinic keratosis (AK) using sequential cryotherapy and field treatment with PEP005 Gel compared to cryotherapy alone.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Actinic Keratosis

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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PEP005 Gel, 0.015%

Cryotherapy followed by PEP005 Gel, 0.015%

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cryotherapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Cryotherapy of all visible AKs (4-8 lesions, "baseline lesions") in the selected treatment area

Ingenol metabute

Intervention Type DRUG

Field treatment with vehicle gel once daily for 3 consecutive days.

Vehicle gel

Cryotherapy followed by vehicle gel

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Cryotherapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Cryotherapy of all visible AKs (4-8 lesions, "baseline lesions") in the selected treatment area

Vehicle

Intervention Type DRUG

Field treatment with vehicle gel once daily for 3 consecutive days.

Interventions

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Cryotherapy

Cryotherapy of all visible AKs (4-8 lesions, "baseline lesions") in the selected treatment area

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Vehicle

Field treatment with vehicle gel once daily for 3 consecutive days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Ingenol metabute

Field treatment with vehicle gel once daily for 3 consecutive days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Picato® gel, 0.015%

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects must be competent to understand the nature of the trial and provide informed consent.
* Subjects with 4 to 8 clinically typical, visible and discrete AKs within a contiguous 25 cm2 treatment area on the face or scalp.
* Subject at least 18 years of age.
* Female subjects must be of either:

* Non-childbearing potential, i.e. post-menopausal or have a confirmed clinical history of sterility (e.g. the subject is without a uterus) or,
* Childbearing potential, provided there is a confirmed negative urine pregnancy test prior to study treatment, to rule out pregnancy.
* Female subjects of childbearing potential must be willing to use effective contraception.

Exclusion Criteria

* Location of the selected treatment area:

* on any location other than the face or scalp
* within 5 cm of an incompletely healed wound
* within 10 cm of a suspected basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or SCC
* Prior treatment with PEP005 Gel on face or scalp.
* Selected treatment area lesions that have:

* atypical clinical appearance and/or
* recalcitrant disease
* History or evidence of skin conditions other than the trial indication that would interfere with evaluation of the trial medication
* Clinical diagnosis/history or evidence of any medical condition that would expose a subject to an undue risk of a significant AE or interfere with assessments of safety and efficacy.
* Any abnormal vital signs measurements that are medically significant or would impact the safety of the subject or the interpretation of the trial results.
* Anticipated need for hospitalization or out-patient surgery during the first 15 days after the first trial medication application.
* Known sensitivity or allergy to any of the ingredients in PEP005 Gel
* Recent excessive exposure to ultraviolet light
* Current enrolment or participation in a clinical trial within 30 days of entry into this study
* Subjects previously randomised in the trial
* Female subjects who are breastfeeding

Prohibited Therapies and/or Medications within 2 weeks prior to Visit 1

* Cosmetic or therapeutic procedures within 2 cm of the selected treatment area
* Use of acid-containing therapeutic products within 2 cm of the selected treatment area
* Use of topical medicated creams, ointments, lotions, gels, foams or sprays

Prohibited Therapies and/or Medications: within 4 weeks prior to visit 1:

* Treatment with immunomodulators, cytotoxic drugs or inter-feron /interferon inducers
* Treatment with systemic medications that suppress the immune system
* Treatment/therapy with ultraviolet light A (UVA) or ultraviolet light B (UVB).

Prohibited Therapies and/or Medications within 8 weeks prior to visit 1:

* Treatment with 5-FU, imiquimod, diclofenac sodium, or photodynamic therapy: within 2 cm of the selected treatment area.

Prohibited Therapies and/or Medications within 6 months prior to visit 1

* Use of systemic retinoids or biologic / mono-clonal antibody therapies
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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LEO Pharma

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Brian Berman, MD, Ph.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Center for Dermatology Clinical Research

Fremont, California, United States

Site Status

Dermatology Specialists, Inc.

Oceanside, California, United States

Site Status

Skin Surgery Medical Group, Inc.

San Diego, California, United States

Site Status

University Clinical Trials, Inc.

San Diego, California, United States

Site Status

Colorado Medical Research Center, Inc.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Site Status

About Skin Dermatology and DermSurgery, PC

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Site Status

The Center for Clincial and Cosmetic Research

Aventura, Florida, United States

Site Status

Study Protocol, Inc.

Boynton Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

North Florida Dermatology Associates, PA

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status

University of South Florida, Carol and Frank Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

MedaPhase

Newnan, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Gwinnett Clinical Research Center, Inc.

Snellville, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Altman Dermatology Associates

Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Laser & Skin Surgery Center of Indiana

Carmel, Indiana, United States

Site Status

The Indiana Clinical Trials Center, PC

Plainfield, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Great Lakes Research Center

Bay City, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Henry Ford Medical Centre - New Center One, Department of Dermatology

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Grekin Skin Institute

Warren, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Minnesota Clinical Study Center

Fridley, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Academic Dermatology Associates

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Site Status

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Skin Search of Rochester, Inc.

Rochester, New York, United States

Site Status

Long Island Skin Cancer and Dermatologic Surgery

Smithtown, New York, United States

Site Status

Oregon Medical Research Center, PC

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Oregon Health & Science University, Dept. of Dermatology

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Philadelphia Institute of Dermatology

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Dermatology Research Associates, Inc.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Arlington Research Center, Inc.

Arlington, Texas, United States

Site Status

Suzanne Bruce and Associates, P.A.

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Dermatology Clinical Research Center of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Center for Clinical Studies

Webster, Texas, United States

Site Status

Dermatology Research Center, Inc.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

The Education & Research Foundation, Inc.

Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Virginia Clinical Research, Inc.

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Premier Clinical Research

Spokane, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Berman B, Goldenberg G, Hanke CW, Tyring SK, Werschler WP, Knudsen KM, Larsson T, Swanson N. Efficacy and safety of ingenol mebutate 0.015% gel after cryosurgery of actinic keratosis: 12-month results. J Drugs Dermatol. 2014 Jun;13(6):741-7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24918567 (View on PubMed)

Berman B, Goldenberg G, Hanke CW, Tyring SK, Werschler WP, Knudsen KM, Goncalves J, Larsson T, Skov T, Swanson N. Efficacy and safety of ingenol mebutate 0.015% gel 3 weeks after cryosurgery of actinic keratosis: 11-week results. J Drugs Dermatol. 2014 Feb;13(2):154-60.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24509965 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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https://www.leopharmatrials.com/en

Clinical Trials at LEO Pharma

Other Identifiers

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LP0041-21

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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