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Candin for the Treatment of Common Warts

Phase 3
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Common Warts (Verruca Vulgaris)
Interventions
Drug: Candin, Intradermal Solution
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT05889845
Lead Sponsor
Nielsen BioSciences, Inc.
Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare outcome in healthy subjects 12 years of age and older with at least 3, but no more than 20, common warts (Verruca vulgaris) following treatment with Candin or placebo. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* does treatment with Candin result in better clearance of warts than placebo

* how many injections are required to result in wart clearance Participants will

* have one wart selected for injection every two weeks until clearance

* return 12 weeks after wart clearance for assessment of durability of response

Detailed Description

This study involves a comparison of an equal volume injection of Candin with an injection of placebo (unpreserved normal saline solution) in common warts. Subjects will be randomized 2:1 to receive Candin or placebo. During the Treatment Period, 1 dose (0.5 mL) of investigational product (IP) will be injected every 2 weeks into a single treatment wart until either clinical clearance of the treatment wart is achieved or a total of 10 injections have been administered.

Subjects achieving clinical clearance of the treatment wart will receive a final injection at the site of the cleared wart and then immediately enter the Observational Period for 12 weeks. Complete resolution is achieved when a subject demonstrates clinical clearance for 12 weeks.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
330
Inclusion Criteria
  • At least 3, but not more than 20 common warts (Verruca vulgaris)
  • Willing to agree to use adequate contraception methods during the study
Exclusion Criteria
  • Systemic or localized diseases, conditions, or medications that could interfere with the assessment of safety or efficacy or that compromise immune function
  • Candin delayed type hypersensitivity reaction test wheal sized < 5 mm or > 25 mm at the Baseline Visit
  • History of keloid formation
  • Prior treatment of common warts with liquid nitrogen, carbon dioxide, electrodesiccation, laser, surgery, salicylic acid, etc., that, in the Investigator's opinion, does not exhibit complete healing from the treatment
  • Treatment with immunotherapy (e.g., diphenylcyclopropenone [DPCP], dinitrochlorobenzene [DNCB], or other), imiquimod, 5-fluorouracil, bleomycin, or podophyllin within 12 weeks of the Baseline Visit or during the study
  • Prior treatment with Candida albicans within 12 weeks of the Baseline Visit or during the study
  • Systemic treatment with an immunosuppressive drug during the study or in the 6 months or 5 half lives prior to the Baseline Visit or during the study (e.g., azathioprine, 6 mercaptopurine, methotrexate, infliximab, adalimumab, etanercept, systemic steroids [topical or inhaled steroids are acceptable]).
  • Use of cantharidin or an investigational agent or device within the 30 days prior to the Baseline Visit or during the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Candin treatmentCandin, Intradermal SolutionCandida albicans Skin Test Antigen for Cellular Hypersensitivity will be administered as a 0.5 mL injection at the region of the interdigitated base of the treatment wart (epidermal/dermal junction) every 2 weeks for up to 10 injections
PlaceboPlaceboMatching placebo (sterile saline) will be administered as a 0.5 mL injection at the region of the interdigitated base of the treatment wart (epidermal/dermal junction) every 2 weeks for up to 10 injections
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of participants with complete resolution of the treatment wartTwelve weeks after last injection

Absence of visual or measurable wart maintained through the entire Observational Period for injected wart

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to wart clearanceUp to 27 weeks

Time from first injection to achieving clinical clearance of the treatment wart. Clinical clearance is no evidence of the wart by visual inspection.

Number of participants with clinical clearance of at least 50% of all measured wartsUp to 27 weeks

The injected wart and up to five other warts will be measured. Clinical clearance is no evidence of the wart by visual inspection.

Number of participants with clinical clearance of all measured wartsUp to 27 weeks

The injected wart and up to five other warts will be measured. Clinical clearance is no evidence of the wart by visual inspection.

Time to clinical clearance of all measured wartsUp to 27 weeks

The injected wart and up to five other warts will be measured. Clinical clearance is no evidence of the wart by visual inspection.

Trial Locations

Locations (18)

Cahaba Dermatology

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Arkansas Pediatric Clinic

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Bryant, Arkansas, United States

Johnson Dermatology

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Ft. Smith, Arkansas, United States

Dermatology Clinic of Arkansas

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Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

Velocity Clinical La Mesa

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La Mesa, California, United States

Long Beach Research

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Long Beach, California, United States

Integrative Skin Research

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Sacramento, California, United States

Velocity Clinical Englewood

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Englewood, Colorado, United States

Kaminska Dermatology

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Integrated Dermatology of Newton-Brighton

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Brighton, Massachusetts, United States

Hamzavi Dermatology

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Fort Gratiot, Michigan, United States

Schlessinger MD

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Advocare Berlin Medical Associates

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Berlin, New Jersey, United States

Bryn Mawr Health Center

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Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, United States

Velocity Clinical Spartanburg

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Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

DermResearch

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Austin, Texas, United States

Austin Institute for Clinical Research

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Pflugerville, Texas, United States

Velocity Clinical Hampton

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Hampton, Virginia, United States

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