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A study to evaluate the efficacy of ingenol mebutate on precancerosis and its contigous area compared to cryotherapy

A randomized study to evaluate the efficacy of ingenol mebutate on actinic keratoses and field cancerization compared to cryotherapy - A study to evaluate the efficacy of ingenol mebutate on precancerosis and its contigous area compare

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2015-005820-24-IT
Enrollment
50
Registered
2021-06-01
Start date
2016-09-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

actinic keratoses and field cancerization MedDRA version: 20.0 Level: PT Classification code 10000614 Term: Actinic keratosis System Organ Class: 10040785 - Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders

Interventions

Trade Name: PICATO - 150 MICROGRAMMI/G-GEL-USO CUTANEO-TUBETTO (HDPE/ALU) 3 TUBETTI Product Name: picato Product Code: [042513010] Pharmaceutical Form: Gel INN or Proposed INN: INGENOLO MEBUTATO Curre

Sponsors

A.O.U. Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Current diagnosis of AK, with =2 lesions of grade I and/or II located in two different anatomical districts (within a contiguous 25 cm2 area on the face, scalp or forehead); - Male = 18 years of age - Female = 60 years of age ; • Skin type I or II according to Fitzpatrick; • Patient has confirmed his/her willingness to participate in this study after being informed of all aspects of the study that are relevant to his/her decision to participate, by signing and dating the approved informed consent form, according to ICH and local laws. The 25 cm2 contiguous treatment areas could be of any shape, e.g. 5 cm x 5 cm, 2 cm x 12.5 cm, 3 cm x 8.3 cm. Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 30 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 20

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Has received any therapy for AK within the past 3 months • Has AK of grade III • Has currently a skin cancer or shows an early stage of skin cancer; • Has another skin disease that requires treatment with other medications in the AK area or in distance of 3 cm; • Use of cosmetic or therapeutic products and procedures which could interfere with assessments of the treatment area; • Immunosuppressive therapies or current treatment for cancer; • Clinically unstable medical condition; • High risk group for HIV infection or presentation of other infectious diseases (HAV, HBV, HCV, TBC, etc); • Allergies to the tested gel (ingenol mebutate and eccipients); • Pregnancy and breastfeeding; • Psychiatric disease that may interfere with follow-up of study procedures; • Participation in other clinical trials up to 30 days prior to day 1 of the study; • Patient is, for any reason, considered by the investigator to be an unsuitable candidate for the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of ingenol mebutate gel versus cryosurgery in terms of number of AKs showing complete response and the effect of the two treatments on the cancerization field as measured using reflectance confocal microscopy ;Secondary Objective: Patient compliance; Patient assessment of local tolerability and satisfaction to treatment; Cosmetic outcome ;Primary end point(s): At least 75% reduction in the total AK count relative to baseline Reduction of subclinical AK lesions according to a RCM score ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: At month 1 and month 6

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): Absence of new lesions after a follow-up period of 6 months Cosmetic outcome. ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: At month 6

Countries

Italy

Contacts

Public ContactClinica dermatologica

A.O.U. Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli

g.argenziano@gmail.com0815666828

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026