Trial Outcomes & Findings for Comparative Safety and Efficacy of Two Antiviral Treatments in the Treatment of Recurrent Herpes Simplex Labialis (NCT NCT02265913)

NCT ID: NCT02265913

Last Updated: 2021-10-22

Results Overview

Time to complete healing of lesions measured in hours from the time of first dosing

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

4076 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

up to 21 days

Results posted on

2021-10-22

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Test Product
acyclovir cream Acyclovir 5 percent (Perrigo)
Reference Product
acyclovir cream Acyclovir 5 percent (Reference)
Placebo Product
Placebo cream Placebo cream
Overall Study
STARTED
1357
1361
1358
Overall Study
COMPLETED
793
810
813
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
564
551
545

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Comparative Safety and Efficacy of Two Antiviral Treatments in the Treatment of Recurrent Herpes Simplex Labialis

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Test Product
n=1357 Participants
acyclovir cream Acyclovir 5 percent (Perrigo)
Reference Product
n=1361 Participants
acyclovir cream Acyclovir 5 percent (Reference)
Placebo Product
n=1358 Participants
Placebo cream Placebo cream
Total
n=4076 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
43.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.05 • n=93 Participants
43.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.20 • n=4 Participants
43.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.99 • n=27 Participants
43.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.08 • n=483 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
900 Participants
n=93 Participants
915 Participants
n=4 Participants
902 Participants
n=27 Participants
2717 Participants
n=483 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
457 Participants
n=93 Participants
446 Participants
n=4 Participants
456 Participants
n=27 Participants
1359 Participants
n=483 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
278 Participants
n=93 Participants
297 Participants
n=4 Participants
300 Participants
n=27 Participants
875 Participants
n=483 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
1079 Participants
n=93 Participants
1064 Participants
n=4 Participants
1057 Participants
n=27 Participants
3200 Participants
n=483 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=93 Participants
0 Participants
n=4 Participants
1 Participants
n=27 Participants
1 Participants
n=483 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
6 Participants
n=93 Participants
6 Participants
n=4 Participants
4 Participants
n=27 Participants
16 Participants
n=483 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
9 Participants
n=93 Participants
12 Participants
n=4 Participants
9 Participants
n=27 Participants
30 Participants
n=483 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
3 Participants
n=93 Participants
3 Participants
n=4 Participants
3 Participants
n=27 Participants
9 Participants
n=483 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
294 Participants
n=93 Participants
284 Participants
n=4 Participants
244 Participants
n=27 Participants
822 Participants
n=483 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
1025 Participants
n=93 Participants
1037 Participants
n=4 Participants
1078 Participants
n=27 Participants
3140 Participants
n=483 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=93 Participants
0 Participants
n=4 Participants
0 Participants
n=27 Participants
0 Participants
n=483 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
20 Participants
n=93 Participants
19 Participants
n=4 Participants
20 Participants
n=27 Participants
59 Participants
n=483 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: up to 21 days

Population: per protocol population

Time to complete healing of lesions measured in hours from the time of first dosing

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test Product
n=633 Participants
acyclovir cream: Acyclovir 5 percent (Perrigo)
Reference Product
n=652 Participants
acyclovir cream: Acyclovir 5 percent (Zovirax)
Placebo Product
n=641 Participants
vehicle of the test product cream
Lesion Healing
107.47 hours
Standard Deviation 80.660
110.08 hours
Standard Deviation 82.840
112.41 hours
Standard Deviation 83.467

Adverse Events

Test Product

Serious events: 2 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Reference Product

Serious events: 4 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo Product

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Test Product
n=1357 participants at risk
acyclovir cream Acyclovir 5 percent (Perrigo)
Reference Product
n=1361 participants at risk
acyclovir cream Acyclovir 5 percent (Reference)
Placebo Product
n=1358 participants at risk
Placebo cream Placebo cream
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
Colon Cancer
0.07%
1/1357 • Number of events 1 • Up to 21 days
0.00%
0/1361 • Up to 21 days
0.00%
0/1358 • Up to 21 days
Vascular disorders
Worsening Of Hypertension
0.00%
0/1357 • Up to 21 days
0.07%
1/1361 • Number of events 1 • Up to 21 days
0.00%
0/1358 • Up to 21 days
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
Dehydration
0.00%
0/1357 • Up to 21 days
0.07%
1/1361 • Number of events 1 • Up to 21 days
0.00%
0/1358 • Up to 21 days
Cardiac disorders
Atrial Fibrillation
0.07%
1/1357 • Number of events 1 • Up to 21 days
0.00%
0/1361 • Up to 21 days
0.00%
0/1358 • Up to 21 days
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
Thyroid Cancer
0.07%
1/1357 • Number of events 1 • Up to 21 days
0.00%
0/1361 • Up to 21 days
0.00%
0/1358 • Up to 21 days
Renal and urinary disorders
Kidney Stone
0.00%
0/1357 • Up to 21 days
0.07%
1/1361 • Number of events 1 • Up to 21 days
0.00%
0/1358 • Up to 21 days
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Right Forearm Fracture
0.00%
0/1357 • Up to 21 days
0.07%
1/1361 • Number of events 1 • Up to 21 days
0.00%
0/1358 • Up to 21 days

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Jonathan Schwartz

Perrigo

Phone: 718-960-9900

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place

Restriction type: OTHER