Mild to moderate acne Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
The study was carried out in more than 600 subjects with mild-to-moderate acne with facial involvement. Prescribed treatments were:
1. Specific anti acne drugs: topical retinoids, topical antiseptics
Sponsors
Isdin SA
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Mild to moderate acne necessitating topical treatments with retinoid or antibiotics
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Severe acne
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of the impact of adherence and compliance to the treatments on the clinical outcome in patients with mild to moderate acne. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of the impact of the use of specific adjuvant treatments (facial cleansing, emollient moisturizing and lenitive specific topical products) on adherence level and entity of the clinical outcome obtained. Acne severity was assessed at each visit with a 5-point score system (from 0 to 4), absolute count of lesions and percentage of patient reaching a =50% reduction in lesion numbers. Adherence and Compliance were evaluated at visit 2 and visit 3 by means of validated 4-item questionnaire (ECOB) with a dichotomous classification: good adherence/compliance (ECOB score 4) and poor adherence/compliance (ECOB score <4). Poor compliance to treatment was defined as a different to expected answer on the ECOB questionnaire.a negative answer to question number 2 or number 3 of ECOB questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed