| E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation | 
| E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated | 
| Lupus erthematosus discoides |  | 
| MedDRA Classification | 
| E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation | 
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| E.1.2 | Version | 8.1 |  
| E.1.2 | Level | LLT |  
| E.1.2 | Classification code | 10025138 |  
| E.1.2 | Term | Lupus erythematosus discoides |  | 
| E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No | 
| E.2 Objective of the trial | 
| E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial | 
| The primary objective is to compare the treatment effect of ASF-1096 cream 0.5% to ASF-1096 Cream Placebo on a newly developed DLE lesion after 8 weeks of twice daily, topical treatment. |  | 
| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial | 
| To compare the treatment effect of ASF-1096 cream 0.5% to ASF-1096 Cream Placebo with regard to the response/rating on/of: o	Erythema
 o	Scaling/Hypertrophy
 o	Dyspigmentation
 o	Scarring/Atrophy/Panniculitis
 o	Induration
 o	Pain
 o	Itching
 o	Lesion area
 o	General improvement assessed by the investigator
 o	Global improvement assessed by the patient after 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks of treatment
 To compare and describe the safety profile in the ASF-1096 cream 0.5% and ASF-1096 Cream Placebo groups.
 
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| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No | 
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria | 
| All of the following criteria have to be met for inclusion of a patient in the study: •	Male or female patients aged from 18 to 70 years
 •	A clinical diagnosis of either DLE or SLE
 •	At least one newly developed, sharply demarcated DLE lesion (target lesion) with erythema score > 1 and scaling score >1
 •	Histological results from biopsy confirming the diagnosis (biopsy can be taken at screening)
 •	No clinically relevant abnormalities at physical examination
 •	Is willing and able to comply to the study procedures
 •	Is prepared to grant authorised persons access to the medical records
 •	Has signed informed consent
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria | 
| Patients will not be included in the study when one or more of the following conditions are met: •	Has an active skin disease other than DLE or another progressive or serious disease that interferes with the study outcome
 •	Has scarring at the target lesion
 •	Has keratonisation of the target lesion
 •	Concomitant (or within four weeks prior to dosing) treatment with corticosteroids (local or systemic), anti-malarials, retinoids or thalidomide
 •	Systemic treatment of SLE
 •	Concomitant (or within four weeks prior to dosing) treatment with medicinal products containing salbutamol (local or systemic)
 •	Has symptoms of a clinically significant illness that may influence the outcome of the study in the four weeks before and during the study
 •	Participation in another clinical trial, including the four week period preceding the study
 •	Has known allergic reactions to components of the study preparations
 •	Is pregnant (according to pregnancy test) or nursing
 •	Females of childbearing potential who do not fulfil one of the following criteria:
 o	surgically sterile (hysterectomy or tubal ligation)
 o	 use a medically accepted contraceptive regimen for at least 12 weeks prior to the study, during the study and one month after the end of the study: systemic contraceptive (oral, implant, injection), diaphragm or cervical cap with intravaginal spermicide, intrauterine device (IUD), condom with intravaginal spermicide
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| E.5 End points | 
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) | 
| The primary efficacy variable is the Area under the Curve (AUC) of the local CLASI index (Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Area and Severity Index calculated from Erythema, Scale/Hypertrophy, Dyspigmentation and Scarring/Atrophy/Panniculitis). |  | 
| E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial | 
| E.6 | Scope of the trial | 
| E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No | 
| E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No | 
| E.6.3 | Therapy | No | 
| E.6.4 | Safety | Yes | 
| E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes | 
| E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No | 
| E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No | 
| E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No | 
| E.6.9 | Dose response | No | 
| E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No | 
| E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No | 
| E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No | 
| E.6.13 | Others | No | 
| E.7 | Trial type and phase | 
| E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No | 
| E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No | 
| E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No | 
| E.7.1.3 | Other | No | 
| E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description |  | 
| E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes | 
| E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No | 
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No | 
| E.8 Design of the trial | 
| E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes | 
| E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes | 
| E.8.1.2 | Open | No | 
| E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No | 
| E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes | 
| E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes | 
| E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No | 
| E.8.1.7 | Other | No | 
| E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial | 
| E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No | 
| E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes | 
| E.8.2.3 | Other | No | 
| E.8.3 | The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned | No | 
| E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes | 
| E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 6 | 
| E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No | 
| E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA | 
| E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No | 
| E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No | 
| E.8.8 | Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
                        visit of the last subject undergoing the trial |  | 
| E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years |  | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 5 | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days |  | 
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 5 |