A Study in Atopic Dermatitis to Determine Serum and Skin Biopsy Biomarkers in Patients Receiving Topical Corticosteroid (TCS) and Following TCS Withdrawal
试验速览
- 阶段
- 4 期
- 状态
- 终止
- 入组人数
- 11
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in Blood and Tissue Levels of Biomarkers Following Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis With Topical Corticosteroids.
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to assess the differential expression of AD biomarkers in serum, plasma, and skin biopsies from both lesional and non-lesional skin in moderate to severe AD patients in the presence of TCS and after withdrawal from TCS.
详细描述
This exploratory study consists of four visits to the investigator site post screening: at Weeks 0 (baseline), 2, 6 and 8 (Figure 1). At the first visit (baseline), patients who have met the screening eligibility criteria will be started on a stable TCS regimen for a total of two weeks. At the second visit (Week 2) following two weeks of therapy on stable TCS, patients will stop TCS and blood, serum, plasma and two 6mm punch biopsies (one lesional (L) and one non-lesional (NL) skin) will be obtained. At the third visit (Week 6), after four weeks receiving no TCS, the same sample collections will be repeated and the patients will then enter a two week safety follow up. At the end of the safety follow up (last visit, Week 8) and after obtaining written informed consent by the patient, blood, serum and plasma samples mav be collected.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
盲法说明
Open label
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 75 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Male or female patients 18-75 years of age
- •AD diagnosed by the Rajka/Hanifin criteria at the time of screening and that has been present for at least 1 year
- •History of inadequate response to a stable regimen of TCS for 1 month (in the 3 months immediately preceding the screening visit) as treatment for their AD
- •Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score ≥ 14 at the screening and baseline visits
- •Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA; 5-point) score ≥ 3 at the screening and baseline visits
- •≥10% body surface area involvement by AD
- •A washout period prior to screening for those patients who have previously received the following medications:
- •Cyclosporine/Oral Steroids/Imuran/Mycophenolate Mofetil/Other systemic immunosuppressants: 4 weeks
- •Phototherapy: 4 weeks
- •Biologics: 5 half lives of the drug
排除标准
- •Evidence of other concomitant skin conditions (e.g., psoriasis or contact dermatitis)
- •Use of topical calcineurin inhibitors within 4 weeks of screening
- •Hypersensitivity to TCS or to any other ingredients contained by the emollient or TCS product used during the study
- •Evidence of active skin infection at screening or baseline visit
- •Evidence or history of active or latent infections such as tuberculosis or hepatitis C
- •Patient clinical condition is not appropriate for treatment with protocol prescribed TCS
- •Use of an investigational agent within 4 weeks prior to screening or within 5 half-lives of the investigational agent, whichever is longer
- •Use of a tanning booth/parlor within 4 weeks before the baseline visit
- •Use of any anti-histamine medication within 4 weeks before the baseline visit.
- •History of any condition (e.g. bleeding diathesis) that may predispose the patient to complications associated with the planned skin biopsy procedures
- •Known current malignancy or current evaluation for a potential malignancy, including basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ
- •Other clinically significant medical disease that is uncontrolled despite treatment that is likely, in the opinion of the investigator, to impact the patient's ability to participate in the study or to impact the study pharmacodynamic (PD), or safety assessments
- •Unwillingness or inability to comply with the study protocol for any other reason.
研究组 & 干预措施
Treatment
Topical Triamcinolone 0.1% ointment will be provided for twice daily application, during treatment periods.
干预措施: Triamcinolone 0.1% (Drug)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Blood and Tissue Levels of Biomarkers Following Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis With Topical Corticosteroids.
时间窗: Baseline to Week 8
The blood and skin biomarkers to be evaluated include but are not limited to eosinophils, Immunoglobulin E (IgE), Interleukin 13 (IL-13), Chemokine ligand 13 (CCL-13), and Chemokine ligand 17 (CCL-17). These biomarkers will be evaluated for differential gene expression and protein levels in samples obtained from atopic dermatitis patients on and off topical corticosteroid treatment.
次要结局
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