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Safety and Equivalence of a Generic Ciclopirox Olamine Topical Suspension Compared to the Reference Ciclopirox Topical Suspension 0.77% for the Treatment of Tinea Pedis

A Double-blind, Randomized, Parallel-group, Vehicle-controlled, Multi-center Study to Evaluate the Safety and Clinical Equivalence of a Generic Ciclopirox Olamine Topical Suspension to Reference Ciclopirox Topical Suspension 0.77% in the Treatment of Tinea Pedis

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00804193
Enrollment
553
Registered
2008-12-08
Start date
2004-06-30
Completion date
2005-04-30
Last updated
2021-10-27

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

Conditions

Tinea Pedis

Keywords

Tinea Pedis, Ciclopirox Olamine

Brief summary

The objectives of this study were to demonstrate comparable safety and efficacy of Ciclopirox Olamine Topical Suspension (Test Product) and Ciclopirox Topical Suspension 0.77% (Reference Product) in the treatment of subjects with tinea pedis, and to show the superiority of the active treatments over that of the vehicle.

Interventions

DRUGCiclopirox Olamine Topical Suspension

topical suspension

DRUGCiclopirox Topical Suspension 0.77%-Reference Product

topical suspension

DRUGCiclopirox Olamine Topical Suspension-Placebo

topical suspension

Sponsors

Padagis LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Male or female at least 10 years of age, and otherwise healthy * Clinically and mycologically confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic tinea pedis * In good health with no clinically significant disease that might have interfered with study evaluations * Study participant or legal guardian was willing and able to read and sign an IRB approved ICF, which included agreement to comply with all study requirements as indicated in the protocol. For subjects 10 to 17 years of age, an assent form for minors was completed.

Exclusion criteria

* History of hypersensitivity or allergy to ciclopirox * Had any skin condition that would interfere with the diagnosis or assessment of tinea pedis * Had a history of dermatophyte infection unresponsive to antifungal treatment * Had a history of alcoholism, drug abuse, or problems that would likely have made the subject unreliable for the study * Had any condition or used any medication that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might have interfered with the conduct or results of the study or placed the prospective subject at increased risk * Was unwilling to sign the informed consent * Female who was pregnant or lactating

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Proportion of Subjects in Each Treatment Group With Therapeutic Success6 weeksTherapeutic success was defined as having both Mycological Cure (potassium hydroxide \[KOH\] wet mount negative and fungal culture negative) and Clinical Cure

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Proportion of Subjects With Mycological Cure6 weeksPotassium hydroxide \[KOH\] wet mount negative and fungal culture negative
Proportion of Subjects With Clinical Cure6 weeksClinical Cure was defined as a signs and symptoms score of \<1 for erythema; \<1 for scaling; and 0 for pruritus, maceration, fissuring/cracking, and burning/stinging; as well as an assessment that no additional antifungal therapy was required to treat the subject's current episode of tinea pedis

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Test Product
Ciclopirox Olamine Topical Suspension
220
Reference Product
Loprox® Topical Suspension 0.77%
224
Vehicle Product
placebo of test product
109
Total553

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Overall StudyAdverse Event002
Overall StudyLack of baseline fungus323119
Overall StudyLack of Efficacy113
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up334
Overall StudyProtocol Violation082
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject312

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTest ProductReference ProductVehicle ProductTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
10 Participants13 Participants4 Participants27 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
22 Participants30 Participants19 Participants71 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
188 Participants181 Participants86 Participants455 Participants
Age, Continuous43.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16
44.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.5
47.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.5
45.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.3
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
55 Participants60 Participants26 Participants141 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
165 Participants164 Participants83 Participants412 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
2 Participants0 Participants1 Participants3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants5 Participants2 Participants9 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
37 Participants26 Participants21 Participants84 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants1 Participants2 Participants4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
178 Participants192 Participants82 Participants452 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
220 participants224 participants109 participants553 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
65 Participants68 Participants33 Participants166 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
155 Participants156 Participants76 Participants387 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 2200 / 2240 / 109
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 2202 / 2244 / 109

Outcome results

Primary

Proportion of Subjects in Each Treatment Group With Therapeutic Success

Therapeutic success was defined as having both Mycological Cure (potassium hydroxide \[KOH\] wet mount negative and fungal culture negative) and Clinical Cure

Time frame: 6 weeks

Population: Per protocol population

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Test ProductProportion of Subjects in Each Treatment Group With Therapeutic Success93 participants
Reference ProductProportion of Subjects in Each Treatment Group With Therapeutic Success88 participants
Vehicle ProductProportion of Subjects in Each Treatment Group With Therapeutic Success7 participants
90% CI: [-0.69, 18.85]Wald's method, Yates
Secondary

Proportion of Subjects With Clinical Cure

Clinical Cure was defined as a signs and symptoms score of \<1 for erythema; \<1 for scaling; and 0 for pruritus, maceration, fissuring/cracking, and burning/stinging; as well as an assessment that no additional antifungal therapy was required to treat the subject's current episode of tinea pedis

Time frame: 6 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Test ProductProportion of Subjects With Clinical Cure81 participants
Reference ProductProportion of Subjects With Clinical Cure96 participants
Vehicle ProductProportion of Subjects With Clinical Cure22 participants
p-value: 0.00190% CI: [-4.6, 14.24]Wald's method Yates' continuity cor
Secondary

Proportion of Subjects With Mycological Cure

Potassium hydroxide \[KOH\] wet mount negative and fungal culture negative

Time frame: 6 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Test ProductProportion of Subjects With Mycological Cure119 participants
Reference ProductProportion of Subjects With Mycological Cure127 participants
Vehicle ProductProportion of Subjects With Mycological Cure18 participants
p-value: 0.00190% CI: [-7.08, 9.24]Wald's method with Yates' continuity cor

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026