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A randomised, multi-centre, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy of VANIQA with laser treatment versus laser treatment alone in female subjects with excessive facial hair (facial hirsutism)

Phase 1
Conditions
Excessive facial hair in females (Facial hirsutism)
MedDRA version: 8.1Level: LLTClassification code 10020112Term: Hirsutism
Registration Number
EUCTR2006-002833-19-AT
Lead Sponsor
Shire Pharmaceutical Development
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

- Female subjects aged 18 or over
- Satisfactory medical assessment with no clinically significant and relevant abnormalities (of medical history or physical exam)
- Clinical diagnosis of facial hirsutism/excessive facial hair
- Subjects with Fitzpatrick skin type I- IV
- For effective photoepilation skin/hair contrast must be adequate (hair in target areas to be predominantly brown or black in colour)

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

- Use of electrolysis or epilation (plucking, waxing, Epilady, sugaring etc.) to remove hair within 6 weeks before start of study or regular use of any other medication that could affect (improve or worsen) the condition being studied, or could affect the action, absorption or disposition of the investigational product or clinical assessments
- Use of laser to remove hair within 6 months before start of study
- Facial conditions such as severe inflammatory acne
- Use of systemic antiandrogens, growth hormone, insulin-sensitising agents, spironolactone, immunostimulants, immunosuppressants, dehydroepiandosterone (DHEA), minoxidil, flutamide or other medications considered to have an effect on hair growth with 6 months of the study
- Change of oral contraceptive with 6 months prior to screening
- Use of concomitant therapy with any medication considered to exacerbate or be useful treatment of hirsutism including ketoconazole. Cyproterone acetate use is allowed up to a maximum dose of 2mg per day.
- Presence of significant scarring, haemangioma, melanocytic naevi or any other abnormalities in the Trichoscan reference area
- Hepatic/ renal impairment
- History of skin malignancy
- A history of androgen secreting tumour
- A known severe hyperandrogenaemia or hormonal imbalance requiring or likely to require systemic treatment during the course of the study
- Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating, including females with a positive pregnancy test at screening
- Subjects must not have used any other investigational product or taken part in a clinical trial within the last 30 days prior to randomisation
- Known or suspected intolerance or hypersensitivity to the investigational products or any stated ingredients
- Systemic or topical treatment with phenytoin, retinoids, ciclosporin or corticosteroids
- Current or recurrent disease that could affect the site of application, the action, absorption or disposition of the investigational product or clinical asessments
- Patients will not be permitted to use plucking as a method to remove facial hair for the duration of the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
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