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Efficacy and safety of oral dapsone in the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases

Efficacy and safety of oral dapsone in the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600128386
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-07-20
Start date
2025-08-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

Rosacea

Interventions

Treatment group:Dapsone tablets (100 mg/day). Of these, 28 patients who agreed to participate in the collection of additional biospecimens constituted the biomarker exploration subgroup.

Sponsors

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of both sexes, aged 18-65 years, diagnosed with rosacea by professional dermatologists according to the Chinese Guidelines for the diagnosis and Treatment of rosacea (2021 edition); (2) Refractory criteria: insufficient response to at least two adequate and sufficient courses of conventional systemic therapy (such as doxycycline, minocycline, isotretinoin, etc.), and improvement of IGA score did not reach grade 1 after =8 weeks of treatment; 3. Sign the informed consent and be willing to cooperate with the use of the same topical preparation (ceramide moisturizer) during the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Currently pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant; 2. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency; 3. Allergy to dapsone or sulfonamides; 4. Patients with malignant tumors and other serious systemic diseases; 5. Patients with previous or ongoing systemic immunosuppressive therapy; 6. Patients with other facial diseases (seborrheic dermatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, etc.).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Investigator’s global assessment (IGA);Clinician’s erythema assessment (CEA);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
patient's self-assessment scale (PSA);Rosacea Quality of Life Index (RQoL);Skin moisture content;Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL);Patient satisfaction;Image changes with octa-spectral facial imager;Proteomics;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWu Jiawen

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University

jiawen702@126.com+86 155 1529 1299

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026