E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
psoriatic plaques in patients with chronic psoriasis capitis |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10037157 |
E.1.2 | Term | Psoriasis of scalp |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004858 |
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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 |
Evaluate the efficacy and safety of a topical dimeticone formulation (Loion®) compared 10% saliclylic acid in octyldodecanol with 15% Macrogol-4-laurylether for the removal of psoriatic plaques in patients with chronic psoriasis capitis (scalp psoriasis).
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial | |
E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
- Patients ≥ 18 years of age. - Having a diagnosis of chronic psoriasis capitis (scalp psoriasis) with or without the involvement of other body areas and with or without psoriatic arthritis. - PSSI ≥5 (range 0-72) - Scaling ≥2 (on an scale from 0 to 4) - At least 10% of scalp area affected - If a women: - Postmenopausal - Premenopausal and using an effective contraceptive device (e.g. oral contra-ceptives). - Negative pregnancy test at inclusion. - Patients with no concomitant systemic psoriasis medication. - Be willing and adhere to the prohibitions and restrictions specified in the study protocol. - Be willing to self-administer the drug. - Sign an informed consent document indicating that the patient to be included understands the purpose of and the procedures for the study and is willing to participate.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
- Patients having a solely non- plaque form of psoriasis (e.g. erythrodermic, gut-tate, pustular). - Patients with uncontrolled psoriasis under the current treatment. - Patients having received topical keratolytic agents for the scalp in the past 2 weeks and topical steroids for the scalp in the past week prior to inclusion. - Patients receiving systemic antipsoriatic drugs, immunosuppresants or systemic corticosteroids (within 4 weeks prior to inclusion) - Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant dur-ing the observational period - Patients participating in another study using an investigational agent or proce-dure during participation in the study observation period. - Known hypersensitivity to any ingredient in the investigational products’ formulations. - Having any condition that in the opinion of the investigator makes the participa-tion not be in the best interest of the subject - Employees and staff of the investigator or study site with direct involvement in the study as well as family members of the employee or the investigator.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
- Proportion of treatment responders in scaling (= ≥ 0.5 points im-provement)
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
After 3±1, 7 and 14 days in comparison to baseline (determined directly before start of treatment). |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
-Improvement of scaling by > 50% -sPGA -Mean value comparison of scaling after treatment -Comparison of the efficacy and safety of Loion® to SA-Gel (non-inferiority) -Amount of Loion® applied per application: in total and per representative defined target area -Time to treatment response |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
After 3±1, 7 and 14 days in comparison to baseline (determined directly before start of treatment). |
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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 | Yes |
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) | Yes |
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 | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
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E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
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 | No |
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
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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 | 8 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |