Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy and Safety of Calcipotriol Plus Hydrocortisone Ointment in Psoriasis Vulgaris on the Face and Skin Folds

Lead Sponsor:

LEO Pharma

Conditions:

Psoriasis Vulgaris

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

There are few therapies suitable for the treatment of psoriasis on the face and skin folds. As these areas are sensitive, irritation and other adverse reactions are more common than elsewhere on the b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinical diagnosis of psoriasis vulgaris involving the face
  • Clinical signs of psoriasis vulgaris on the trunk and/or the limbs, or earlier diagnosed with psoriasis vulgaris on the trunk and/or the limbs
  • An extent of psoriatic involvement of the face of at least 10 cm2 (the sum of all facial lesions)
  • Treatment areas (the face and the intertriginous areas) amenable to topical treatment with a maximum of 100 g of ointment per week
  • Disease severity graded as mild, moderate, severe or very severe according to the investigator's global assessment of disease severity of the face

Exclusion

  • Systemic treatments with all other therapies than biologicals, with a potential effect on psoriasis vulgaris (e.g., corticosteroids, vitamin D analogues, retinoids, immunosuppressants) within the 4-week period prior to randomisation
  • Systemic use of biological treatments, whether marketed or not, directed against or with a potential effect on psoriasis vulgaris (e.g., alefacept, efalizumab, etanercept, infliximab, adalimumab) within 3 months prior to randomisation
  • PUVA therapy or Grenz ray therapy within the 4-week period prior to randomisation
  • UVB therapy within the 2-week period prior to randomisation
  • Topical treatment of the face and the intertriginous areas within the 2-week period prior to randomisation (use of emollients is allowed on treatment areas during this 2-week period, but not during the double-blind phase of the study)
  • Topical treatment with very potent WHO group IV corticosteroids within the 2-week period prior to randomisation
  • Initiation of or expected changes in concomitant medication that may affect psoriasis vulgaris (e.g., beta blockers, anti-malaria drugs, lithium and ACE inhibitors) during the study
  • Current diagnosis of erythrodermic, exfoliative, guttate or pustular psoriasis
  • Patients with any of the following conditions present on the treatment area: viral (e.g., herpes or varicella) lesions of the skin, fungal and bacterial skin infections, parasitic infections, skin manifestations in relation to syphilis or tuberculosis, rosacea, perioral dermatitis, acne vulgaris, atrophic skin, striae atrophicae, fragility of skin veins, ichthyosis, acne rosacea, ulcers and wounds
  • Other inflammatory skin diseases (e.g., seborrhoiec dermatitis, contact dermatitis and cutaneous mycosis) that may confound the evaluation of psorisis vulgaris on the face or on the intertriginous areas
  • Planned exposure to sun, UVA or UVB that may affect the psoriasis vulgaris during the study
  • Known or suspected severe renal insufficiency or severe hepatic disorders
  • Known or suspected disorders of calcium metabolism associated with hypercalcaemia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

1245 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00691002

Start Date

May 1 2008

End Date

January 1 2010

Last Update

March 10 2025

Active Locations (11)

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Croatia - managed by CRO

Zagreb, Croatia, 10000

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Macedonia - managed by CRO

Zagreb, Croatia, 10000

3

Slovenia - managed by CRO

Zagreb, Croatia, 10000

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Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University of Bonn

Bonn, Germany, 53105