Safety and Efficacy of Rifaximin in Patients With Papulopustular Rosacea and Positive Lactulose Breath Test

NCT ID: NCT03864978

Last Updated: 2019-03-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

236 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-06-22

Study Completion Date

2020-10-31

Brief Summary

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Preliminary evidence suggests that treatment with rifaximin may be beneficial in patients with papulopustular rosacea.

The present clinical trial is aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of oral rifaximin delayed release versus placebo in adults with moderate-to-severe papulopustular rosacea (a.k.a. subtype II) and positive lactulose H2/CH4 breath test.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Papulopustular Rosacea

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Rifaximin-EIR 800 mg BID for 10 days

2 x rifaximin delayed release 400 mg tablet twice a day (total daily dose of rifaximin: 1600 mg) for 10 days and 2 x placebo tablets twice a day for the following 20 days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rifaximin delayed release 400 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Rifaximin delayed release

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Rifaximin-EIR 400 mg BID for 30 days

1 x rifaximin delayed release 400 mg tablet + 1 x placebo tablet twice a day (total daily dose of rifaximin: 800 mg) for 30 days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rifaximin delayed release 400 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Rifaximin delayed release

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Rifaximin-EIR 400 mg BID for 10 days

1 x rifaximin delayed release 400 mg tablet + 1 x placebo tablet twice a day (total daily dose of rifaximin: 800 mg) for 10 days and 2 x placebo tablets twice a day for the following 20 days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rifaximin delayed release 400 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Rifaximin delayed release

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Two placebo tablets BID for 30 days

2 x placebo tablets twice a day for 30 days

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Interventions

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Rifaximin delayed release 400 mg tablet

Rifaximin delayed release

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Men and women aged 18 to 70 years at screening.
2. Female participants are eligible if they are either of non-childbearing potential or of childbearing potential with a negative pregnancy test result at screening and randomization and agreeing to use a highly effective method of contraception until 72 hours after taking the last study treatment dose.
3. Moderate-to-severe papulopustular rosacea (a.k.a. subtype II, RII) at screening and confirmed at randomization. Moderate-to-severe rosacea is defined as the presence of 11 or more facial papules or pustules with or without plaques.
4. Positivity of lactulose H2/CH4 breath test (L-BT) within the last 2-weeks before randomization.
5. Patients accepting to provide and legally capable of providing free and informed consent to all procedures included in the protocol (including facial skin photography).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Granulomatous rosacea or rosacea fulminans.
2. Erythematoteleangectatic, phymatous or ocular rosacea only. Patients with these subtypes associated with papulopustular rosacea can be enrolled.
3. Circulating anti-helicobacter pylori IgM and/or IgG at screening (V1).
4. Positivity at the faecal Clostridium Difficile toxin assay at screening (V1).
5. History or family history of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) or other conditions characterized by severe intestinal ulcers.
6. History or family history of coeliac disease.
7. Patients with intestinal obstruction or partial intestinal obstruction.
8. Presence of diarrhoea associated with fever and/or blood in the stool.
9. Health conditions requiring continuous or intermittent treatment with facial topical, inhaled or systemic steroids and/or biologic or non-biologic immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory agents (e.g. autoimmune diseases, etc.).
10. Severe kidney impairment (i.e. estimated glomerular filtration rate \<30 ml/min).
11. Severe hepatic impairment (i.e. Child-Pugh B or C).
12. Cancer or any cancer-related treatment within 5 years prior to screening (excluding non-melanoma skin-cancer).
13. History of alcohol or drug abuse within a year prior to screening.
14. Facial skin conditions that can interfere with reliable assessment of rosacea throughout the study (e.g. keloids, hypertrophic scarring, recent facial surgery etc.)
15. Any other significant health condition (e.g. cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hepatic, neurologic, psychiatric, hematologic, oncologic, immune etc.) that in the investigator's judgement may: i) jeopardize the patient's safe participation in the trial or ii) make unlikely the patient's completion of the study or iii) make unlikely the patient's compliance with the study procedures (e.g. highly anticipated need of non-permitted treatments, terminal illness, etc.).
16. History of hypersensitivity to rifaximin, rifamycin-derivatives, any of the rifaximin-EIR excipients, or any UV protection cream component.
17. Treatment with biologic immunomodulatory and/or immunosuppressive drugs (e.g. anti-TNF drugs) within 6 months prior to randomization.
18. Treatment with non-biologic immunomodulatory and/or immunosuppressive drugs (e.g. cyclosporine, methotrexate etc.) within 30 days prior to randomization.
19. Treatment with warfarin within 14 days prior to randomization.
20. Treatment with niacin within 30 days prior to randomization.
21. Topical facial or systemic antibiotics within 30 days before randomization;
22. Treatment with neomycin or other low-absorbable oral antibiotics (such as marketed rifaximin) within 90 days before randomization.
23. Topical facial, inhaled or systemic corticosteroids within 30 days prior to randomization.
24. Topical facial retinoids within 30 days before randomization.
25. Systemic retinoids within 6 months before randomization.
26. Any other topical or systemic treatment for rosacea within 30 days before randomization (including also laser and pulsed light, etc.).
27. Pharmaceutical prebiotics and probiotics (functional food is allowed), within 30 days before randomization.
28. Any experimental treatment within 6 months prior to randomization.
29. Women who are pregnant, breast-feeding or planning a pregnancy during the trial period.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Alfasigma S.p.A.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona

Ancona, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Policlinico di Bari

Bari, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi

Bologna, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Spedali Civili

Brescia, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele

Catania, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Ospedale Policlinico San Martino

Genova, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Ospedale della Misericordia

Grosseto, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Policlinico di Modena

Modena, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II

Napoli, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli

Roma, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria

Terni, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza

Torino, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Alessandro Blè, MD

Role: CONTACT

+39-051-6489619

Other Identifiers

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2017-003722-33

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

REROS/001/17

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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