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A Randomized Double Blind Vehicle Controlled Dose Ranging Parallel Design Multiple Site Clinical Study

A Randomized Double Blind Vehicle Controlled Dose Ranging Multiple Site Phase 2 Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of DSXS in Patients With Moderate to Severe Scalp Psoriasis

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02413229
Enrollment
151
Registered
2015-04-09
Start date
2015-04-30
Completion date
2016-01-29
Last updated
2018-12-06

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Conditions

Plaque Psoriasis

Brief summary

The objectives of this study are to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of DSXS and a Placebo in patients with moderate to severe scalp psoriasis.

Detailed description

This randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled, dose-ranging, parallel-group multi-site study is designed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of the investigational product, DSXS, for the treatment of moderate to severe scalp psoriasis at different application times up to 30 minutes.

Interventions

DRUGDSXS1411

DSXS (Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.)

DRUGPlacebo

Placebo (vehicle) (Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.)

Sponsors

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

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

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Male or non-pregnant, non-lactating females age 12 and older. * Clinical diagnosis of moderate to severe scalp psoriasis, defined by a Investigator's Global Assessment score of at least 3 at screening.

Exclusion criteria

* Under 12 years of age. * Patients whose scalp and/or non-scalp psoriasis necessitates systemic or other concomitant topical therapies during the study. * Has a scalp skin condition that would interfere with the diagnosis or assessment of plaque psoriasis of the scalp.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Clinical Response of Success28 DaysThe proportion of patients in each treatment group that have clinical success at Day 28, which is defined by a Investigator's Global Assessment score of 0 or 1.

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
DSXS1411 5 Min
DSXS applied once a day for a total of 28 days for duration of 5 minutes. DSXS1411: DSXS (Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
24
Placebo 5 Min
Placebo (vehicle) applied once a day for a total of 28 days for duration of 5 minutes. Placebo: Placebo (vehicle) (Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
12
DSXS1411 10 Min
DSXS applied once a day for a total of 28 days for duration of 10 minutes. DSXS1411: DSXS (Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
26
Placebo 10 Min
Placebo (vehicle) applied once a day for a total of 28 days for duration of 10 minutes. Placebo: Placebo (vehicle) (Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
12
DSXS1411 15 Min
DSXS applied once a day for a total of 28 days for duration of 15 minutes. DSXS1411: DSXS (Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
22
Placebo 15 Min
Placebo (vehicle) applied once a day for a total of 28 days for duration of 15 minutes. Placebo: Placebo (vehicle) (Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
12
DSXS1411 30 Min
DSXS applied once a day for a total of 28 days for duration of 30 minutes. DSXS1411: DSXS (Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
25
Placebo 30 Min
Placebo (vehicle) applied once a day for a total of 28 days for duration of 30 minutes. Placebo: Placebo (vehicle) (Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
15
Total148

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003FG004FG005FG006FG007
Overall StudyAdverse Event00010001
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up00102000
Overall StudyProgressive Disease00000001
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject11001002

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPlacebo 5 MinDSXS1411 10 MinPlacebo 10 MinDSXS1411 15 MinDSXS1411 5 MinPlacebo 15 MinDSXS1411 30 MinPlacebo 30 MinTotal
Age, Customized
< 18
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants2 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants5 Participants
Age, Customized
18 - 40
4 Participants5 Participants5 Participants4 Participants6 Participants6 Participants5 Participants10 Participants45 Participants
Age, Customized
41 - 64
4 Participants18 Participants5 Participants14 Participants13 Participants5 Participants13 Participants4 Participants76 Participants
Age, Customized
65 - 75
3 Participants3 Participants0 Participants4 Participants3 Participants1 Participants4 Participants1 Participants19 Participants
Age, Customized
> 75
0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants2 Participants0 Participants3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants8 Participants4 Participants7 Participants9 Participants5 Participants7 Participants4 Participants48 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
8 Participants18 Participants8 Participants15 Participants15 Participants7 Participants18 Participants11 Participants100 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants2 Participants2 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
10 Participants24 Participants9 Participants22 Participants23 Participants11 Participants23 Participants15 Participants137 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
10 Participants19 Participants7 Participants14 Participants12 Participants8 Participants12 Participants10 Participants92 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
2 Participants7 Participants5 Participants8 Participants12 Participants4 Participants13 Participants5 Participants56 Participants
Time Patient has Suffered from Symptoms
> 1 Year And <= 3 Years
3 Participants3 Participants4 Participants6 Participants3 Participants4 Participants3 Participants3 Participants29 Participants
Time Patient has Suffered from Symptoms
< 3 Months
0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants2 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants3 Participants
Time Patient has Suffered from Symptoms
3 to 6 Months
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants2 Participants
Time Patient has Suffered from Symptoms
> 3 Years And <= 5 Years
0 Participants6 Participants1 Participants3 Participants4 Participants1 Participants2 Participants4 Participants21 Participants
Time Patient has Suffered from Symptoms
> 5 Years
8 Participants16 Participants4 Participants12 Participants13 Participants6 Participants19 Participants5 Participants83 Participants
Time Patient has Suffered from Symptoms
6 to 12 Months
1 Participants1 Participants2 Participants1 Participants1 Participants1 Participants1 Participants2 Participants10 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
EG004
affected / at risk
EG005
affected / at risk
EG006
affected / at risk
EG007
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 240 / 120 / 260 / 120 / 220 / 120 / 250 / 15
other
Total, other adverse events
4 / 243 / 123 / 263 / 124 / 224 / 127 / 255 / 15
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 240 / 120 / 260 / 120 / 220 / 120 / 250 / 15

Outcome results

Primary

Clinical Response of Success

The proportion of patients in each treatment group that have clinical success at Day 28, which is defined by a Investigator's Global Assessment score of 0 or 1.

Time frame: 28 Days

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
DSXS1411 5 MinClinical Response of Success6 Participants
Placebo 5 MinClinical Response of Success4 Participants
DSXS1411 10 MinClinical Response of Success6 Participants
Placebo 10 MinClinical Response of Success1 Participants
DSXS1411 15 MinClinical Response of Success6 Participants
Placebo 15 MinClinical Response of Success1 Participants
DSXS1411 30 MinClinical Response of Success11 Participants
Placebo 30 MinClinical Response of Success1 Participants
p-value: 0.3571Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
p-value: 0.5224Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
p-value: 0.389Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
p-value: 0.0325Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel

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