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Safety and Efficacy of Topically Applied CTA018 in Plaque Psoriasis

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Psoriasis
Registration Number
NCT00384098
Lead Sponsor
OPKO Health, Inc.
Brief Summary

Vitamin D and its analogs are currently widely used for the treatment of psoriasis. The study drug (CTA018) is a novel analog of vitamin D, and this Phase 2 study will investigate the efficacy and safety of CTA018 in the treatment of psoriasis. Patients with chronic plaque psoriasis will receive one of three doses of CTA018 cream or vehicle (no study drug) daily for 12 weeks.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
140
Inclusion Criteria
  • clinical diagnosis of chronic plaque psoriasis for 6 months to a max 15% body surface area excluding face, scalp, groin, axillae, palms, soles of feet
  • at least two evaluable plaques with CPSS >/= 6
  • baseline PSGA >/= 2
  • women of childbearing potential msut agree to use an effective form of contraception
Exclusion Criteria
  • cannot have guttate, pustular, erythrodermic or other non-plaque forms of psoriasis
  • cannot have concomitant serious illness/condition that may interfere with participation in the study
  • cannot have used topical therapy within 2 weeks prior to baseline visit
  • cannot have used photo-therapy or systemic psoriasis therapy within 4 weeks prior to baseline visit
  • cannot have had prolonged exposure to natural or artificial UV radiation within 4 weeks of baseline visit or intend to have exposure during the study
  • cannot have used systemic immunomodulatory therapy within 12 weeks prior to baseline visit
  • cannot have a history of hypercalcemia or kidney stones
  • cannot be unable or unwilling to discontinue calcium and/or vitamin D supplementation during the study
  • cannot be pregnant or a nursing mother
  • cannot be participating in or have participated in an interventional study within 30 days of study start

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary endpoint will be treatment success or failure based on a Physician's Static Global Assessment (PSGA) of 0 or 1 (success).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary efficacy outcomes include time to success (PSGA), change in overall PSGA score, and Area Adjusted Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (AAPASI)changes from baseline.

Trial Locations

Locations (15)

Radiant Research Inc.

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Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Northwestern University

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

New York University Medical Center

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Radiant Research, Kansas City

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Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Dermatology Research of Arkansas PLLC

🇺🇸

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Palmetto Clinical Trial Services LLC

🇺🇸

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

🇺🇸

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Mass General/ Brigham & Women's

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Paddington Testing Co.

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Buffalo Medical Group PC

🇺🇸

Williamsville, New York, United States

Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic

🇺🇸

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

University Hospitals of Cleveland

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Radiant Research

🇺🇸

Cincinatti, Ohio, United States

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